We've been thinking about it for months, and now it's a reality. Using Poderator you can now publish your own video podcast that is easily viewable through iTunes.
Video podcasting is really nothing different that traditional podcasting. Instead of linking to an MP3 file, you just link to your video file. So far we can confirm that .mov files are playable in iTunes, we'll be testing others shortly. Since we don't yet have a video iPod I can't confirm whether or not the video will play directly on the iPod at this time. I've heard there is a special format "H.264 video" that the video needs to be encoded to play on the iPod. It's a simple export from QT Pro.
To see a cheesy example we've added a test clip featuring Walker Texas Ranger to my Podcast: http://seven2.net/nicks_podcast/murto.xml
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
I've got my Micro!
Small is the new big! I picked up a Game Boy Micro last week. It's the coolest Nintendo handheld yet! The screen is so vibrant and so well backlit that it is playable in nearly any light conditions. This thing is going to be the hot item on many kids Christmas lists so far this year.
So far I have only one minor complaint. My hands are a bit large and there is a natural place for me to put my fingers on the shoulder buttons. When I push those buttons they depress and make a sound, but they don't actually do anything. You need to have your fingers over the middle of the button for it to actually depress. It's a little more awkward for me. Besides that I love it!
So far I have only one minor complaint. My hands are a bit large and there is a natural place for me to put my fingers on the shoulder buttons. When I push those buttons they depress and make a sound, but they don't actually do anything. You need to have your fingers over the middle of the button for it to actually depress. It's a little more awkward for me. Besides that I love it!
Friday, September 16, 2005
I've got my Nano!
I went and picked up my iPod Nano the other day! Honestly I love it. I've got a shuffle, but my son uses it most of the time and it was a bit hard to listed to podcasts on it without a screen. I also have a first gen iPod 10GB. A good device, but come on, it's way old.
The installation was great and it even syncs with my Outlook contacts. I guess it is also supposed to sync up with my calendar, but so far that has not panned out.
The installation was great and it even syncs with my Outlook contacts. I guess it is also supposed to sync up with my calendar, but so far that has not panned out.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Second to the Last Word on Google
We actually hit the second position on a Google search for "Seven2" - not bad, within 2 months we went from page four to the number 2 spot. Oh yeah, we're experts now... ;)
Really it seems like the more links we had pointing to our site combined with the number of references to Seven2 on the page really effected our positioning. Honestly I also think our Meta tags helped some too, especially since the descriptions listed on Google is right out of those tags and not from any content on our page.
Really it seems like the more links we had pointing to our site combined with the number of references to Seven2 on the page really effected our positioning. Honestly I also think our Meta tags helped some too, especially since the descriptions listed on Google is right out of those tags and not from any content on our page.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Poderator goes live!
We launched Poderator last week! The idea behind it was that it was just too hard for your average Joe to create their own XML files to publish their podcast. We wanted to make a free, simple and easy to use tool that would allow users to publish their podcasts. The end result is Poderator.
Users still need to have a place to store their MP3 files and the XML file that we help them create, but once they do all they have to FTP them to their web server and they'll be set.
Once they create an account we save their file on our server so it's easy to add new podcasts on a regular basis. All the user has to do is log back in and add an MP3 file.
Now we just need to see if anyone wants to use it.
Users still need to have a place to store their MP3 files and the XML file that we help them create, but once they do all they have to FTP them to their web server and they'll be set.
Once they create an account we save their file on our server so it's easy to add new podcasts on a regular basis. All the user has to do is log back in and add an MP3 file.
Now we just need to see if anyone wants to use it.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Needs More Cowbell
Is this real? It looks like Christopher Walken might be running for president. I'm not sure what his politics are, but you gotta love the guy: http://www.walken2008.com
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
Mobile Ringtones
We've been looking for a way to allow our clients to add ringtones to their site. There are a bunch of cheap hacks, but the user experience isn't so hot. Just too many hoops to jump through for the average Joe.
After much web searching, we finally made contact with 3G Upload - these guys make it easy and affordable for us to add ringtones to our sites. Basically we provide them with MP3 files and they tweak them to fit a variety of phones, both MP3 and Polyphonic MIDI as well.
We then use their tools to build a download tool into our website design. Not bad, we hope to use them soon.
After much web searching, we finally made contact with 3G Upload - these guys make it easy and affordable for us to add ringtones to our sites. Basically we provide them with MP3 files and they tweak them to fit a variety of phones, both MP3 and Polyphonic MIDI as well.
We then use their tools to build a download tool into our website design. Not bad, we hope to use them soon.
Monday, August 01, 2005
What the Google?
Okay, we're done with our Google 30 Day Challenge... And in 30 days we went from 34th on the list to 5th!
We're not exactly sure how it happened, but here's a list of what we did to increase our search engine position in such a short time:
1. Blogging - We created our blogs and used them to link to our own site. The tought was that the more pages pointing to our owm site (Seven2.net), the more interested Google might be in us. From what we hear, Google really wants to deliver the most relevant results to their users. If many people are linking to a site it must be good right? Riiight... ;)
2. MoBlog - Similar to blogging, we used our moblog (seven2.textamerica.com) to link back to our site.
3. META Tags - We added relevant meta descriptions and keywords to each of our pages. Yes, each page has it's own unique meta tags. Also the tags were generated so that they matched words that were already on the page in html.
4. Site Content - We didn't really change anything here, but we did notice that the pages Google found and listed higher were the pages that had multiple references to Seven2. For us that is our news page. We list all of our press releases in order on a single html page. There are 38 references to Seven2 on that page. It looks like loading it up definately helps too. I'd just keep it relevant.
We'll keep on tracking, there is more to come. I hope we can stay on the first page of Google.
We're not exactly sure how it happened, but here's a list of what we did to increase our search engine position in such a short time:
1. Blogging - We created our blogs and used them to link to our own site. The tought was that the more pages pointing to our owm site (Seven2.net), the more interested Google might be in us. From what we hear, Google really wants to deliver the most relevant results to their users. If many people are linking to a site it must be good right? Riiight... ;)
2. MoBlog - Similar to blogging, we used our moblog (seven2.textamerica.com) to link back to our site.
3. META Tags - We added relevant meta descriptions and keywords to each of our pages. Yes, each page has it's own unique meta tags. Also the tags were generated so that they matched words that were already on the page in html.
4. Site Content - We didn't really change anything here, but we did notice that the pages Google found and listed higher were the pages that had multiple references to Seven2. For us that is our news page. We list all of our press releases in order on a single html page. There are 38 references to Seven2 on that page. It looks like loading it up definately helps too. I'd just keep it relevant.
We'll keep on tracking, there is more to come. I hope we can stay on the first page of Google.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Poderator
Poderator is a new idea that I had recently. From what I can find there is not an easy and free way to publish Podcasts. It's not hard for the average Joe to record a low-quality MP3 file, but publishing it is a bit confusing.
To publish your Podcast you typically need a knowledge of RSS 2.o with enclosures. It's not that hard to do manually, but it's not very pretty, and it's a little overwhelming for the average Podcaster.
Soon it will be free and easy for anyone to publish their own Podcast using Poderator. More to come soon...
To publish your Podcast you typically need a knowledge of RSS 2.o with enclosures. It's not that hard to do manually, but it's not very pretty, and it's a little overwhelming for the average Podcaster.
Soon it will be free and easy for anyone to publish their own Podcast using Poderator. More to come soon...
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