A recent post from Alexandre Henault reminded me that many of us on the social-media scene — myself included — like to talk about the value of “joining the conversation” when citing the benefits of blogging, podcasting, commenting on blogs and podcasts, participating in social-media networks, etc.
But lately, I’m starting to think that we’re using […]

I was browsing TheNewPR’s list of business podcasts last week and came across the SimonSays Podcast, a weekly show from publisher Simon & Schuster about its latest books and audiobooks.
Take a gander at the show archives and you’ll find three episodes from this month, four from October, four from September, and so on. Indeed, […]

Dan York has an excellent post on the need to create descriptive headlines for your RSS feeds.
Consider this shocking revelation, folks: most people monitoring blog posts, podcasts, Technorati watches, and RSS news feeds have neither the time nor the inclination to read or listen to all of the content that comes into their RSS […]

Mass High Tech has a story this week on how law firms are using podcasts to try and attract young recruits.
The article highlights two Boston-area firms — Goulston & Storrs PC and Day, Berry & Howard LLP — that have begun podcasting.
“If it’s helpful information [in the podcasts], that’s great,” Northeastern University law student Marshall […]

Want some more posts on podcast consultants?
Here’s one that’s been generating some online buzz: “Top 5 Corporate Podcast Mistakes to Avoid Like the Plague.” The comment thread that follows the post is worth a read as well, as readers build on Tony Valle’s list. (Hat tip: C.C. Chapman at Managing the Gray)
Also, John C. Havens […]

Donna Papacosta offers an excellent comment in response to a post by Leesa Barnes about questions to ask and issues to consider when deciding whether to hire a “podcast consultant.”
Donna writes:
I would look for business experience, particularly communications experience. This comes back to the idea of content as all-important in a […]

Five stories from PodCamp Boston and five new-media lessons we can take from those stories.
Hosted by Bryan Person. Recorded from Boston, Massachusetts, USA and published for Saturday, September 16, 2006.
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Torontonian Leesa Barnes made a brilliant pitch of her podcasting services to author Craig Davidson earlier this week — with a Podonomics blog post!
Davidson, whose first book, The Fighter, is due to be published in late September, said in a recent article in the Toronto Globe and Mail (subscription required) that taking out an advertisement […]

I’ve been having a good back-and-forth over e-mail this week with Chris Brogan about the importance of responding to blog comments on the blog itself.
Chris is a friend and new-media colleague who blogs like a true creative madman/genius at ChrisBrogan.com, as well as at LifeHack.org, the Grasshopper Factory (his about-to-be launched new-media network), and now […]

Here are two good podcast episodes I’ve listened to in the last 12 hours:
Podcast : Understanding Blog Marketing
Feedster founder Scott Johnson offers an excellent 15-minute podcast on the keys to blog marketing, including these gems:

Remember you’re engaging in a conversation
Conversations take two parties, which means that you as the blog marketer have to be a […]