Posts Tagged ‘itunes’

Podcast Marketing: Free Courses from UC Berkeley via iTunes

Monday, January 8th, 2007

UC Berkeley is offering over 50 free courses available via iTunes (click here to launch their site in iTunes).

No matter where you live, you can access at no cost the very same courses attended by students paying full tuition. And, given the critical mass of courses being offered across a range of disciplines, you can [...]

iPod’s Promotional Advantage to the Rescue

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

It’s a guarantee that Apple is feeling ecstatic that its relatively recent iPod device is suddenly the savior of two of the most notable automobile manufacturers, Ford and GM. Both car companies are integrating iTunes software and iPod capabilities into their production lines for a stab at savvy car buyers. It’s no secret that the [...]

Odeo’s New Ajax Interface

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Odeo is the podcatcher for those of you who dislike iTunes.  And, I realize that is quite a bit of you.  Some people just don’t like to support ‘the man’ that is Apple, and feel the need to reach out to indie podcatchers like Juice and Odeo.  And, I can’t blame you.  However, until now [...]

Yahoo! Podcasts

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

Be sure to promote your podcast in Yahoo!’s beta service for podcasts, because though it is very new, at less than a year old, it is already very well used.
And, because it is a web-based podcast directory, as opposed to iTunes’ proprietary, software-dependant model, Yahoo! Podcasts assist you greatly with visibility in the search engines.
For [...]

February is Podcast Month

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

If the fact that the ‘word of the year’ for 2005 was Podcasts didn’t ‘clue you in’ to the importance of podcasting and how mainstream it’s use was becoming, PRWeb’s naming the month of February ‘podcast month‘ should cement podcasting’s place in your business plan.
PRWeb, an online press release distribution service, has named February 2006 [...]

Podcast Hijacking

Monday, February 6th, 2006

Anyone can syndicate an RSS feed.  Most times that is great for your company’s visibility, however, you don’t want someone taking your textual or audio/video content and using it without your benefiting from their use.
For instance, recently there has been an increase in RSS hijacking, most notably in podcasts because many podcasters forget to repeat [...]

IT Podcasting at Microsoft

Monday, January 30th, 2006

While the topic seems a little boring to someone like me, I suppose the intended audience might be excited to learn that Microsoft is podcasting on IT.
From Chris Pirillo:
Yeah, look at the title for this page: Download details: Podcasts: How Microsoft IT Implements Encryption Using SQL Server 2005. Not exactly a subject that would [...]

iTunes Spyware Update

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

The ministore, Apple’s new feature-turned PR disaster has been modified to reflect blogosphere concerns.  From BoingBoing:

The MiniStore was switched on by default, without any notice that this service was collecting your information, nor which information was being collected, nor what Apple did with this information.
The new version of the iTunes 6.0.2 installer pops up [...]

iPrivacy and iTunes

Friday, January 13th, 2006

Podcasting got a large boost when iTunes incorporated podcast features into their version released last summer. iTunes is overwhelmingly the most popular way to listen to music and tunes on the web.
However, as it turns out, they may be guilty of spying on you without gaining your consent:
What it also offered, but didn’t bother [...]