Okay farm podcasters. There is yet a new tool over which you can drool. I have always been a Marantz fan and this one looks to be a great offering. I know I pointed it out before but now you can find it for sale at BSW right now. The Marantz PMD661 is a versatile, professional handheld PCM/MP3 recorder based …
Surviving The Digital Information Transition
I’ve just got to point you to Steve Rubel, Micro Persuasions, once again. He works for Edelman Digital and one of his fellow digerati (Dave Coustan) will be on my breakout session panel at the upcoming NAMA Conference. Steve just did a couple of posts that anyone in communications and marketing ought to read. I’m going to take the liberty …
We’re Supporting Downloadable Media Standards
The Association for Downloadable Media has released a list of members who are in voluntary support of the preliminary standards and guidelines that have been created as a step toward helping companies become more comfortable utilitizing web-delivered programming. ZimmComm New Media is a charter member and on the list! We hope that this will continue to grow a major segment …
Dupont Broadleaf Weed Report
While surfing through the latest Farms.com Highlighter I found a story about a podcasting project they participated in with Dupont called the Broadleaf Weed Report. Welcome to the Broadleaf Weed Report – an informative series of podcasts covering a range of topics related to weed control in western Canada. The series provides insights into broadleaf weed control and agronomic practices …
New Farm Podcaster Tools
It’s time to take an agriblogging break. But first I thought I’d let you farm podcasters know about a couple new products you might want to check out. First up is the Incipio Lloyd Microphone for iPod Nano. Lloyd allows you to use your nano 4G as a personal assistant and note taker by unlocking the powerful voice recording capabilities …
Podcasting is a Word
It’s officially a word. It’s podcasting. Here’s the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary release of new words. podcasting n. A very new word, for a recent phenomenon, and a great example of how technological change, especially that relating to the Internet and the media, can be a driving force not only in generating new words, but in determining whether …
Podcasting In The News
Thanks to the ever vigilant Evan Slack for the tip to this story in the Rocky Mountain News. It’s worth a full read if you have time. This is especially good for those of you wondering if you should be podcasting. Here’s a few excerpts I liked. “Podcasting isn’t brand-new, but it’s becoming much more important,” said Leonard Sahling, a …
PearCasts Are Juicier Than Podcasts
While looking at PearPanache.com I noticed the PearCasts. They’re “like a podcast, only juicier.” Short video clips. Wish I could subscribe to them! Anyway, PearPanache.com just announced their December Chef of the Month. From an angular glass wing of Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center, Executive Chef Asher Miller of 20.21 Restaurant & Bar by Wolfgang Puck creates Asian-influenced culinary works of …
USDA Podcasting Newslines
I knew it was only a matter of time before USDA’s Office of Communications started podcasting their news feeds. I’ve discussed it with them several times since it makes it so much easier for farm podcasters to get them. It also opens the door to farmers who can now directly subscribe to USDA’s news! That’s as it should be since …
Record Onto Your iPhone
Hey iPhone owning farm podcasters. Here’s some great news. A new application from Griffin that allows you to record onto your phone (or 2nd gen Touch). Turn your iPhone into a high-quality recording device. iTalk’s simple, intuitive user interface lets you start/stop, choose Good/Better/Best sample rates, and manage the list of your recordings, all with just one finger. Run iTalk …