Random Articles

• Down and Dirty Listener-Centric Podcasts Metrics Thoughts The article I whipped up for ID3 Magazine on a listener-to-podcaster metrics method is up; Trees Falling in the Forest: Lowering the Barriers of Connecting Podcasters and their Listeners. In it, I use Applescript to connect iTunes to Wordpress as a way for listeners to rank and send rankings of individual podcasts to the podcasters.
• Eric Larson Reviews My ID3 Mag Article on Listener Metrics Eric Larson from the Ericast.com digs into my ID3 Mag article on podcast listener metrics. He brings up some good points (it’s a platform-specific solution) and talks about some ways to extend it. Listen here: Ericast 62 - “Tracking Your Attention” mp3
• Tag It garrickvanburen for My Attention Erik Haugo has started a for:garrickvanburen tag over at del.icio.us for things he thinks I’ll be interested in. Thanks Erik. If you’re reading this right now, feel free to use that tag for the same purpose. I’m also watching garrickvanburen on Flickr and Technorati. Similarily, if there’s a podcast you think I’d enjoy - you can
• Three Thoughts on Demand Supplying Itself “So what do you do when the deer have guns, You get into the ammunition business.” - Gordon Borrell “Attention tuning will reduce RSS overload but not noise to signal.” - Steve Gillmor “[Real Estate] Sellers and buyers can figure out pricing via Zillow; they can bid via Redfin; they can list via PropertyShark or Craigslist.” -
• We Aggregate and Filter Each Other Great post over at the Pomo blog, Pardon my removal of the blacklisted buzzwords. “Because there are far more people creating content than there is time for people to consume it. Therefore, trusted, smart filters… become desirable. Who does the filtering? Sometimes, it’s a person or people, but increasingly we consumers do it ourselves” -