Our premiere episode! Still doing quite a bit of housekeeping on the site and in our technique, but putting out a podcast is like having a baby.. if you wait until you’re ready you’ll never do it!
The is our initial sound check show to get our feet (and other parts) wet.
So what’s this all about? What else.. social media.. isn’t that what all the cool kids are talking about? Ahh.. but who are those cool kids and do they really know what the hell their talking about? Of course not! None of us do.. ahh.. but you’ll learn how you can plug that T-1 line right into your listeners brain with this show!
Monetization? Marketing? Ahh.. just go talk to your neighbors! That’s what being social is all about!
So how often am I going to do this? Well, as far as potential advertisers are concerned we’re (we?) are going to commit simply to one show per month but the reality is I’m going to do a show when I’m ready and the show will last until I’m done. For the most part I’ll keep the show to around 45-minutes, certainly less than 72 minutes.. really want to keep it fitting on a single audio CD.
Expect sound quality to fluctuate over time, this won’t be strictly a studio show. I will surely be adding many field reports from the road, most likely via Utterz.com.
You’ll here tracks from the Podsafe Music Network. I start out with the reggae sound of Ashunda and the track Chah CD mix.
So is this a music podcast? Well no.. but independent music is certainly a part of social networking, well at least being social.. ahh.. but isn’t networking a part of being social? Yes! Now you’re getting!
What’s the deal with Podshow changing names anyhow? Nope.. don’t like it. Do they care that I don’t? Doubt it! LOL
If you’re still not grasping the connection between music and social media you might want to catch up on the SXSW thing.
Since I’ve got the attention of a few of your artist types.. I have one word for you TAGGING! Yes, tag your 
tracks! Fill out those ID3 fields and if your promotions / marketing guru is so stoned and arrogant that they’re putting you “online” but not doing it properly, throw em out! Get someone who knows what they’re doing! (Pssst.. it’s for your own good!)
I will be at Podcamp Boston! Check out the social networks I follow and try to hook up if you’re in the area. I’ll be using Twitter (if they don’t crash that weekend) and Brightkite. Many many field reports on my Utterz channel as well! Oh the date? That’s July 19-20, 2008 at the Joseph Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School. Oh yea.. I was going to give you all my GrandCentral number if you’re trying to link up with me either at Podcamp or wherever..
(860)756-0272
Of course in between all this rambling I throw in plenty of more entertainment…
More Twitter talk.. what’s happening? Will Twitter survive? Will you leave? Will I leave? Will anyone actually read these show notes or download the show? Can you tell that I’ve had a few beers while over the course of putting this show together? Didn’t think so!
Guess I should mention the links to a few other products I mentioned in the show: TwitterBerry, Twibble, Twhirl.
Etiquette? Simple.. don’t annoy and don’t be easily annoyed. If you don’t like what you see, stop following and don’t look!
Here’s my Goodbye to The Sims Online video where I get the typical idiot commenters. At least I’m not one of those nuts who feels that these venues are some sort of alternative to carbon-based living. Boy do I remember giving Secondlifers a hard time. Actually I still think they’re mostly very odd.
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