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March 13, 2006
how (and Why) to Podcast an Event
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I sat in this morning on a panel session on tips and tricks for podcasting>. The conversation touched a lot on technical issues like microphones and encoding, but shifted later to what kind of events are best suited to podcasting... [Read More]
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It might be worthwhile to make sure that everybody knows the difference between "podcast/audioblog" and simply making mp3s available on the web.
If you're not publishing the mp3 via RSS (or presumably ATOM), it's just some sound files.
Podcasting an event is especially weird that way, unless your event happens regularly, or at least more than once.
Posted by: Bryan J Busch | Mar 13, 2006 3:18:07 AM
It seems that the line between podcasting and just publishing mp3's is rapidly diffusing.
Podcasting events would seem more of a novelty, since events have such a low frequency.
Posted by: Garnett | Mar 13, 2006 3:24:42 AM
Also tricky is the frequent need to include link to presentation slides.
You can include pictures in an iTunes-only file format, but that excludes people.
Posted by: Bryan J Busch | Mar 13, 2006 3:28:36 AM
For Eric Meyer:
You mentioned that some technical podcasts are a waste of bandwidth.
While technical podcasts might not be effective for people who did not attend, what about accessability for those attendants that are hard of hearing or unable to attend at all?
Since that group is so small, do you feel it a justifiable reason to podcast technical events?
Posted by: Garnett | Mar 13, 2006 3:32:54 AM
While I think the demographic here at SXSW is very aware of what podcasting is... I think there is still a lot of confusion in the general public. Yes, they've heard the buzzword and might have an idea of what podcasting is but I think it's important to consider offering a layman's explanation on any site that offers podcasts....
An example of the misunderstanding I believe exists...
a radio station in the town I'm from recently switched formats and in their new station identification bumpers they claim to be "podcasting" 90 minutes of commercial free music... They don't have a website... they aren't podcasting... they are using this "buzzword" as a way of trying to connect with a demographic (which in my opinion fails miserably because their demo probably realizes how ignorant their claim sounds)
Posted by: Wes Childers | Mar 13, 2006 3:34:24 AM
Very true about the public lack of knowledge. I am frequently explaining that you don't need an iPod to listen to a podcast. Which is why I use the word "audioblog" as often as possible.
Posted by: Bryan J Busch | Mar 13, 2006 3:39:17 AM
I do a weekly podcast from a coffee house that has music playing in the "background" along with the rest of the coffeeshop ambience. Do I have to worry about those legalities? The tunes are sometimes recognizable, sometimes not, and we are talking over it the whole time. We make no $ on the podcast and it's not a music cast.
Posted by: Bill Simmon | Mar 13, 2006 3:40:31 AM
I am interested in creating a podcast in which I play music supported by advertising (like radio). Am I subject to paying fees for the music?
Posted by: Roopan | Mar 13, 2006 3:43:01 AM
Bill, the music in the background is still copyrighted. That's all the excuse most lawyers would need.
Roopan, Mr. Williams is right for now, try to use only "podsafe" or creative commons-licensed music, and you'll be good.
Posted by: Bryan J Busch | Mar 13, 2006 3:45:18 AM
Roopan, I take that back. Creative Commons-licensed musicians might very well want a piece of your ad budget. Depends on the license chosen.
Posted by: Bryan J Busch | Mar 13, 2006 3:46:24 AM
I'd like to throw in a source for music you can use on podcasts without worrying about licencing issues: podsafe music network at http://music.podshow.com
Posted by: Michael Grosch | Mar 13, 2006 3:47:30 AM
One question that is only tangentially related to eventcasting:
what about something that is licensed as creative commons, and then that license is revoked? do you have to change the content of your show?
Posted by: Bryan J Busch | Mar 13, 2006 3:50:12 AM
Michael Grosch, the tab for "Podsafe Music" opened up in a new window without warning. Please don't do that to us.
Posted by: Bryan J Busch | Mar 13, 2006 3:52:31 AM
Bryan, I didn't do that. Must be a setting within this blog. I just pasted the URL there.
Posted by: Michael Grosch | Mar 13, 2006 4:00:31 AM
Living over in Germany I heavily rely on events being podcast, since I simply can't afford to go to all the interesting events going on all over the world, let alone taking off work for all those events. Many thanks to Maxine, John and all the other people involved in making the talks at WE05 available as podcasts.
Posted by: Michael Grosch | Mar 13, 2006 4:01:44 AM
No, I meant from the main podshow.com page.
Posted by: Bryan J Busch | Mar 13, 2006 4:06:01 AM
Thank you all for coming by. We had so much more to talk about, particularly regarding what you can do to make podCasting worthwhile for your event. This is all stuff we are still learnning, as right now, "if you podCast, they will come", but in future, with so much more available, that won't be true. Had a great chat with Gillian Carson, from Carson's workshops, who have been dlooing similar things - making similar mistakes too. So keep the discussion coming, I think there iis so much potential here,
john
Posted by: john Allsopp | Mar 13, 2006 5:09:35 AM
Sorry, Bryan. I am in no way affiliated with PodShow. Just wanted to share the link.
Posted by: Michael Grosch | Mar 14, 2006 4:50:20 AM
Great presentation (it was a great conference!) John & others. I had a couple of questions I wanted to ask. One, is there any formal work being done regarding RSS feeds for podcasting? Outside the RSS work at Harvard and Apple's technical specs for podcasting?
Two, well... I can't remember what the second question was. To echo Garnett's comment, it would be helpful to somewhat fluidly/semi-rigidly define what a podcast is and how it's so much more than hotlinking a music/video file on a web page.
With regards to the comment about including a link to slides, is that so the audio sync'd up to a particular page? If that's not the case, and it's just a link to a presentation, that can be coded into the RSS feed itself.
Posted by: Pat Ramsey | Mar 17, 2006 7:25:29 AM
It seems that the line between podcasting and just publishing mp3's is rapidly diffusing.
Podcasting events would seem more of a novelty, since events have such a low frequency.
Thats it
Posted by: Staaten | May 5, 2006 3:23:30 AM
