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• “Because of” Not “With” in Traditional Media Also? Last night, I was chatting with a copywriter about some story ideas. She mentioned how tough it is to get a story in free ad-subsidized weekly newspapers. Even when you get the by-line, the monetary compensation isn’t all that. Over in the music industry, Steve Albini reminds us how record companies put artists in the
• The Mass Market Mentality vs Individual Customer Doug Kaye states Mark Ramsey doesn’t get podcasting. Mark Ramsey replies that Doug doesn’t get broadcasting. Yes, podcasting is a great opportunity for broadcasters to experiment and create a farm team. Yes, podcasting is a no-brainer for a broadcasters to connect with their audience on their audience’s terms. Finally, Yes, podcasting is the easiest way to share
• Second Minneapolis Real Estate Agent Blogging Just a few weeks after a conversation inspiring the Wanted - Real Estate Agents to Blog post, Samantha launches her Strong Urban Realty blog. Congrats Sam. Other Minneapolis real estate bloggers include Duane Thilmony offering a very comprehensive write-up of Zillow.com
• The Business Models of Water As a follow-up to How to Build a Business from Podcasting I thought I’d share this with you: There’s a case of Ice Mountain bottled water in my kitchen (the extra big case from CostCo). There’s also 2 Brita pitchers in my fridge and 4 Nalgene bottles - of different sizes - in the cupboard. The
• Business Podcast Sighting: Cisco Had another conversation yesterday about how podcasting can help business communicate and connect both internally and externally. One thing coming out of these conversations - there’s probably audio or video somewhere in your organization that is collecting dust and could be more used and more useful in an RSS feed. Aside from the convenience, there’s