iPod Ban

Digital media players are being targeted by schools as potential cheating devices used by students. According to the article here, banning the players might be somewhat of a national trend even though using the devices to cheat is nothing new. The article mentions at the end that Duke University in North Carolina distributed iPods as part of the Duke Digital Initiative program. There are 'iPod office hours' where students can have their questions answered about how they can use their iPod as creative project material. The executive director Tim Dodd of the Center for Academic Integrity at Duke stated, "Trying to fight the technology without a dialogue on values and expectations is a losing battle."

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Podcast Basics

Podcasting, in its simplest form, is audio that can be downloaded to a computer or portable media player and listened to at a later time. There are two major components of a podcast, the audio file and the RSS file. Most podcast audio segments are compressed MP3 files.

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Amazon to Sell Unprotected Music Files

Sources in the London Times say Amazon has approached all the major labels "in the past fortnight" and stated its desire to launch an online music store by May. The Times said the store would offer "unprotected MP3s."

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Easy Software for Podcasters

If you are looking for software to handle audio recording and editing, look no further! Give RecordForAll a try. It is super easy to use and is really pretty slick.

Features allow for:
audio importing
audio recording
built-in noise filtering
easy editing
layering of sounds
volume scaling
synchronize and sequence clips
effortless publishing

A free RecordForAll trial version is available for download.

TPU #24 | How Often Should You Update Your Podcast?

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In this episode of the Podcasting Underground, I discuss how often you should post new episodes of your podcast. Many podcasters quickly find out that posting to your podcast regularly takes a lot of time and energy. But you need to post often enough that your audience keeps coming back for more. So what is the right balance? This episode will help you think through the important criteria for deciding the right frequency for updating your podcast.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Slides for my six presentations at the NAB Podcasting Summit
• Promoting Your Podcast

Send comments and questions to jason [AT] PodcastingUnderground [DOT] com or call the message line at 206-222-1585.

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Where To Locate PodSafe Music

Nothing really polishes a podcast more than background music or theme music. In the music world, these music segments are referred to as intros and extros. While many enjoy streaming Internet Audio and recording songs they like over the Internet, these songs cannot legally be used in a podcast.

Where to Locate Podsafe Music?

Internet Radio is Struggling Against Fees

A panel of judges at the Copyright Royalty Board has denied a request from the NPR and a number of other webcasters to reconsider a March ruling that would force Internet radio services to pay crippling royalties.

The ruling is a huge blow to online broadcasters, and the new royalty structure could knock a large number of them off the 'Net entirely'.

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iTunes Movies Dropping Off? – Hold the Video

New figures released by Apple suggest that demand for its iTunes movie download offerings is fading.

Initial demand for downloaded movies from iTunes was strong, with Apple saying 1.3 million films were downloaded by 2 February of this year. But new figures show that, almost three months afterwards, only around 700,000 additional films have been sold.

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Imus Podcast

I wonder how popular a podcast by Don Imus would be? The internet airwaves are not controlled or regulated. Satelite radio facing a merger are gun-shy to touch a topic that would sure to bring more controversy. Could podcasting be a solution for Don Imus?

Blogger and Podcaster Magazine

A new magazine Blogger and Podcaster for "aspiring new media titans" has been launched.

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