I have been catching up on podcasts lately, so I am kind of behind. I just listened to a Dawn and Drew show from November 21st, in which they have sex to try and boost their rating on podcastalley.com. Quite possibly the funniest six minutes I have ever heard. Listen here!
While you’re checking it out, vote for us too!
Okay, as I mentioned previously, we have Skype all set up. Call us now! Think of it as your chance to get on the air! Our Skype name is “blogosphereradio”.
I just did my first test recording using SkypeOut. After the long distance bill came in for the first month of BlogosphereRadio calls, I decided I should explore some other options. Not only is SkypeOut much, much cheaper, it also is a lot easier to record as it’s already on the computer. The test went extremely well – easy to setup, sound quality was great.
Actually, I like Skype so much that we’re going to add the ability for listeners to talk to us via Skype! Why Skype over a competing product? Well, aside from the fact that it works very well (except on my Tablet), almost 39 million downloads means that the user base is already sufficiently huge. And Skype also supports conference calls of up to 5 people, which should come in handy. If they add the SkypeIn feature that has been discussed (so normal phones can call Skype clients), it will be perfect!
So watch BlogosphereRadio.com soon for the addition of Skype!
I am off to sleep, but I figured I would leave you with this wonderful site I stumbled across tonight. It’s called Book-A-Minute Bedtime, and is a collection of classic stories compressed into one-minute bedtime stories, like the infamous Corduroy by Don Freeman:
Corduroy: No one will buy me because I’m missing a button.
(A girl BUYS Corduroy and makes him a BUTTON, and there are WARM FUZZIES.)
THE END
Enjoy, and goodnight!
Have you heard about TiVo lately? Along with some other news, they recently announced plans to show advertisements while you are fast-forwarding. Kind of defeats the purpose, don’t you think? Well there are lots of bloggers who felt that way, some who disagreed, and some who just said “deal with it”. Put it all together and what do you get? A blogroversy.
So in the newest episode of Blogoversial, titled Blogoversial: TiVo Fast-Forward Ads, we take a look at what the blogosphere is saying about the decision. Check it out!
Have you been following the Ukraine election fiasco? It’s a pretty big story with Canada, the United States, and a bunch of other countries refusing to recognize the declared winner. Some good news appeared recently however, as the results have been put on hold:
Ukraine’s Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked the victory of Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich in the disputed presidential election, barring publication of the Central Election Commission’s results until the court reviews complaints of widespread fraud and abuse.
With civil war becoming a greater possibility with each passing hour, we can only hope that they get the mess sorted out with as little trouble as possible. And I think they will, partially because Canada and other countries have taken the hardline, threatening “consquences” for their relationship with the Ukraine unless an objective review takes place. Someone has to look out for democracy!
Read: New York Times
Just came across this very interesting article from The Globe and Mail. The writer, Jan Wong, lists ten things that are better in China than they are here. And apparently, she left a lot of things out. Since I hate bad drivers, this is my favorite:
2. Informative stop lights
In Tianjin, a city of 13 million people, traffic lights display red or green signals in a rectangle that rhythmically shrinks down as the time remaining evaporates. In Beijing, some traffic lights offer a countdown clock for both green and red signals.
During a red light, you know whether you have time to check that map; on a green light, you know whether to start braking a block away — or to stomp on the accelerator, as though you were a Toronto or Montreal driver. (That’s probably why Montreal has a few lights with countdown seconds for pedestrians.)
Their cellphone coverage is better too, but almost anywhere in the world is better than North America. Worth a read!
This is just awesome to see – a major news outlet supporting social media technology. CNET’s News.com now supports trackbacks and pingbacks:
CNET News.com is pleased to introduce support for TrackBack and Pingback as additional tools to help readers follow the flow of interactive content. Anyone linking to a CNET News.com story who sends the proper notification will get a link back in return.
Makes me much more likely to link to a story at News.com than to the same story somewhere else that doesn’t support trackbacks. Now lets hope more media outlets follow suit!
One of the very first people I interviewed for Blogging With on BlogosphereRadio was Jeremy Wright of Ensight. I liked Jeremy because he seemed very smart, energetic, and because he loves what he does – blogging. But I think I like him for a new reason now. Jeremy pushes the envelope, and I like people that take things to the next level.
One day, everyone who makes money blogging may have to thank Jeremy. The first man to sell his blog is now the first man to auction off his services on eBay. Talk about a creative way to once again see how you can make money from blogging. Will it work? Jeremy says “You just don’t know until you try, and I’m quite happy to put myself out there as a guinea pig to see if this works.”
I think its a great idea, even if it doesn’t end up working out. Best of luck to you Jeremy, and thanks for once again attempting to expand what is possible for bloggers everywhere!
Not like its a surprise, but Ralph Klein won his 10th consecutive majority in yesterday’s election. The Tories were leading or elected in 62, with the Liberals leading or elected in 17. In fact, Klein’s PCs lost 12 ridings compared with the 2001 election – the first decline in his tenure.
Now the question is, how long until he decides to retire?
Read: The Globe and Mail
