119 – Podcast Answer Man – Feedburner And Old Episodes
July 29, 2009 by Cliff Ravenscraft
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Podcast Answer Man Episode 119
Feedburner And Old Episodes
In this episode, I share some thoughts on the use of Feedburner even if you are using a hosting service that provides iTunes optimized rss feeds.
Chris Oatley called to say thanks for Episode 80 which was a screen cast on Google Analytics.
I share some thoughts I’ve been having on how to best handle the old archives of Podcast Answer Man.
Finally, I close the show out with a call from Daniel Johnson Jr. regarding limited speaking times at Podcamps and my thoughts on his comments.
Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum.
EQUIPMENT SALES: Please consider purchasing from me when making your next purchase for audio gear to improve the sound of your podcast. Email me at Cliff@gspn.tv or call me at 859-757-1399.
PODCAST CONSULTING: I’m also available for one on one podcast consulting. Whether you want someone to get everything set up for you or you just need a little help along the way, I’d love to work with you. I’m able to demonstrate using screen sharing technology during our call which makes it just like I was there sitting next to you at the computer. If you are interested, email me at Cliff@gspn.tv or call me at 859-757-1399.
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Equipment Diagrams
July 25, 2009 by Cliff Ravenscraft
Hey folks,
I’m just posting this here to let you know that one of the many services that I provide is personalized equipment setup consults, even if you have purchased your equipment elsewhere.
This morning, I had an hour long consulting client who had purchased the following equipment elsewhere. (He said in the future, he’ll buy from me)
Shure SM7B Mic
Behringer 1204 Mixer
Edirol R-09HR Recorder
DBX 266XL Dual Compressor/Limiter/Gate
He was looking for a podcast consultant because he had no idea how to hook all the equipment up and what cables to use.
Within one hour with me on the phone (AND SHARING MY SCREEN WITH HIM using GoToMeeting) we did the following.
I pulled up images of all his equipment and created a setup diagram with him, while we were on the phone, explaining every step in the process.
I was able to walk him through what each of the buttons and knobs are used for on his mixer, I was able to give him advice on how to get the PERFECT audio levels every single time he records, and soooo much more.
In the end, he felt as confident that he knew exactly what to do and was on his way to a local store to pick up a few cables to build his studio setup.
I might mention that folks who have hired me to help them do this usually spend MANY HOURS researching this stuff online before they actually come to me for help. In one hour with me, they know what they need to know to get up and running so that they can do more important things LIKE RECORDING THEIR CONTENT. 
After each of these calls, I save the equipment diagram and email it to them.
Here’s an example….
Social Media Serenity – Twitter – Facebook – Google Reader And More
July 18, 2009 by Cliff Ravenscraft
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Social Media Serenity
A Balanced Approach To Social Networking
In this episode, Erik Fisher and myself, Cliff Ravenscraft, explain our reasoning for starting this podcast and share our thoughts on what we will be discussed moving forward.
Erik and I both share that our top social media sites/services that we use are Twitter and Facebook.
In the discussion, we discussed the Twitter Facebook Application and the Selective Twitter Status Application. Also, we made mention of Ping.fm and Hellotxt.com for the ability of posting your status updates to all the social networks
We also mentioned the use of Google Reader. In the discussion of what RSS feeds are, we referenced a video called RSS In Plain English.
Update 07/18/2009: [Read more]
118 Podcast Answer Man – Mixing Content In Feeds
July 17, 2009 by Cliff Ravenscraft
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Podcast Answer Man Episode 118
Mixing Content In Feeds
In this episode, I give some thoughts on the idea of mixing content in the same podcast feed. Whether it be mixing video with audio or even long shows with short shows. Ultimately, I think it really depends on what your audience wants. The best thing to do is simply to ask them.
I also took two calls asking about doing Live Shows. I quickly give some thoughts on that topic.
Finally, I share who did my cartoon picture that I use for my avatar. It’s a question that I’m asked quite frequently. Click Here For The Site.
Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum.
EQUIPMENT SALES: Please consider purchasing from me when making your next purchase for audio gear to improve the sound of your podcast. Email me at Cliff@gspn.tv or call me at 859-757-1399.
PODCAST CONSULTING: I’m also available for one on one podcast consulting. Whether you want someone to get everything set up for you or you just need a little help along the way, I’d love to work with you. I’m able to demonstrate using screen sharing technology during our call which makes it just like I was there sitting next to you at the computer. If you are interested, email me at Cliff@gspn.tv or call me at 859-757-1399.
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Individuals Have The Power In New Media!
July 9, 2009 by Cliff Ravenscraft
New media has radically changed our world! In the past, if you wanted to literally broadcast a message to the world, the only way to really reach a mass audience was through traditional media outlets such as television networks, news papers, etc. Even then, your message may have been limited to the geographical reach of of the media outlet of your choice.
Let’s pretend for a moment that you are a music artist going on a week long tour in another state with your band and you actually happen to witness baggage handlers tossing your $3,500 guitar around in what seems to be like a game to them, causing significant damage. Let’s pretend that you have several others from the plane who also witnessed this event taking place and when you confronted the airline staff about your issue they seemed uninterested in your claim.
If this were ten years ago, what could you possibly do? Do you think the major networks would put your story on 20/20? Fat chance! Do you think you would get your local news station to cover your report of damaged luggage from the airline? Yeah right! Ten years ago, you may have blogged about the event and it’s possible that you may have reached a few hundred people with you sad story.
Okay, what if it were today? In our hyper-connected world we are all networked together with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. With the tools available to us today, if we have an interesting story to tell and depending upon how much passion as we can muster to tell our story, the possibilities of how far we can spread our story is nearly limitless!
In the spring of 2008, the band Sons of Maxwell were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour. Dave Carroll’s Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. He discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged. They didn’t deny the experience occurred but for nine months the various people Dave communicated with put the responsibility for dealing with the damage on everyone other than themselves and finally said they would do nothing to compensate me for my loss.
Dave promised the last person to finally say “no” to compensation (Ms. Irlweg) that he would write and produce three songs about his experience with United Airlines and make videos for each to be viewed online by anyone in the world.
To date Dave has written the first two of his three songs and just released the first video in the trilogy. The response has been incredible so far. Everyone involved in the recording of the track and filming/editing of the video has volunteered their time and pre-production work is underway for the filming of the second song due out later this summer.
Dave says that “United has demonstrated they know how to keep their airline in the forefront of their customer’s minds and I wanted this project to expand upon that satirically. I’ve been done “being angry” for quite some time and, if anything, I should thank United. They’ve given me a creative outlet that has brought people together from around the world. We had a pile of laughs making the recording and the video while the images are spinning on how to make “United: Song 2” even better than the first. So, thanks United! If my guitar had to be smashed due to extreme negligence I’m glad it was you that did it. Now sit back and enjoy the show.”
Before you view this video, please note that the video was released on Monday, July 6th, 2009. I’m posting this blog entry and embedding this within only 60 hours of it’s release. As of the time I post this, the video has already been viewed by more than 466,539 times. [Read more]
