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I have had a lot of requests for the slides from my presentation at this last year’s Podcast and New Media Expo. Particularly, folks wanted to know whatever happened with Kiptronic. I have updated the slides with all the details. For those that are impatient, long story short: they made us work to get paid. It was an ordeal, with many missed promises and interestingly enough, by their own choice, they ended up being the company that took the longest to pay someone who ran their ads – 169 days. There is nothing worse than making your client have to work to get paid! I am a big fan and like the folks at Kiptronic, but I must admit, the whole experience sucked. I hope they fix it. I want them to succeed – we’ll see what happens. I’m curious, either they will attack me for saying this (like they did at PNME which they had to retract) – or attack their problem. I’m optimistic.

(As a disclaimer, these are just our personal experiences with the referenced companies when running ads placed by them on IT Conversations.)

PNME 2007 #02: Sound Matters – Technique and Technology to Make Your Message Loud and Clear
Podcast and New Media Expo 2007: The technical quality of a podcast subconsciously influences the listener, for better or worse. If it sounds bad, the message is obscured. If it sounds great, the message comes through clearly and the message is received. Platinum award-winning audio engineer and pro audio journalist John McJunkin reveals, step-by-step, how to choose the right equipment, and then how to use it the right way to create high-quality podcasts that will stand out, sound great, and get the message across. First, he makes equipment recommendations for small, medium, and big budgets, and mobile podcasting rigs as well. Then he explains how to get the recording right from the beginning, including discussion of room acoustics, microphone choice, and processing. He reveals tips and techniques for editing, mixing, and mastering, all the way up to the process of encoding. You know what you want to say with your podcast – John McJunkin clearly spells out the technical process of making your message sound great.

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PNME 2007 #01: Howard Lindzon Keynote Address
Podcast and New Media Expo 2007: Howard Lindzon recently sold the video podcast he created, Wallstrip, to CBS News for a reported five million dollars. Tim Bourquin, Founder of the Expo, talks with Howard about the beginning of WallStrip, how they drew the attention of major media, and what led to the decision to sell the show. Tim also asks Howard about his views on the past, present and future of online media.

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