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So I was on the train last night to our monthly Internet Marketers of New York get together and I bring my video iPod with me to catch up on my podcasts. I don’t watch the news on TV or listen on radio, I will occasionally scan Google news other than that if it’s not important enough to make the headlines of any of the social media sites I visit each day, it’s probably not important enough for me to know about (there’s something to be learned from that).

One bit of “conventional” media I do watch is Anderson Coopers 360 podcast. I like Anderson and that wry clever snarky cynical sense of humor, but more importantly I really watch him because it’s available in podcast form, which means I can digest it in the format I want where and when I want (there something to be learned there). Additionally there really isn’t any other general news video podcasts I can find, either because the itunes interface sucks, or no one else is offering one (there is a missed opportunity there)

In the latest broadcast they talked about the OJ theft/arrest scandal. All of the networks CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC, PBS, NPR and everyone else got scooped when the AOL owned TMZ.com (yes AOL) got the audio recordings of the OJ incident first (thats something worth noting).

Is traditional media taking notice that internet sites are beating them to the punch? Do they realize they no longer control the distribution medium and stories like “Don’t Tase Me Bro” are reaching people via YouTube? When your news divisions have lost their edge and start to look more like yesterdays newspaper (literally and figuratively), it’s time to shake things up and make some changes … before it’s too late …

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Earlier in the week I mentioned I was going to be on Jason’s podcast talking about Mahalo. I was joined by Brian of Scoreboard Media, Allen Stern of Center Networks, and Andy Beard.

First off kudos to Jason for having the nerve to have on guests who not only have differing opinions but in some cases critical opinions. It’s about an hour long but I think it was a really great show. If the technology works it should be embeded below, if not you can go download the video or audio version. Check it out and let me know what you think. Hey Jason I’d be curious if you get a spike in downloads/views.

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I’m going to be a guest on Jason Calacanis Podcast this afternoon, I’ll post a link when it’s up.

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I was on Greg Niland’s GoodKarma Radioshow earlier this week talking about a whole bunch of things and dropping some hints, tips and tricks. Sorry about not letting you know before hand but it was all very last minute. Listen to or download the podcast from WebmasterRadio

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Nick Wilson founding Father of Threadwatch, and part owner of Performancing has started Podcasting on a new site CommuniContent. Nick’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I think he’s almost always got something interesting to say.

Hat tip to web professor on the find.

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I’ve got my head down working on the mashup to end all mashups. However if you’re looking for some Graywolf goodness, you can listen to a podacast I did with Greg Niland on 9/28/2006, where we talk about SEO mistakes we’ve made and how to learn from them and not repeat them.

Good Karma Podcast

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I’ll admit I’m like the people Guy Kawasaki recently talked with I don’t spend a lot of time watching TV. I watch the occasional Mythbusters, American Chopper and animal planet nature documentary, and a few TV show I run some blogs for, so we’re talking about less than 5 hours a week. Since I spend a majority of my time in front of a monitor I’m pretty comfortable watching video there, especially if it happens to be search engine related news. Looking at Search Video News »

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Guy Kawasaki heads a panel of teens and early twenty-something talking about a whole bunch of stuff. I think this one’s a must watch

http://www.veotag.com/player/?u=wgcqpthubc

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As I mentioned I was part of the pilot program for the MTV Google Adsense Video Beta test. I’m sure I’m not supposed to reveal the details, but I will say I pulled it down and the main reason was the low click/view rate and low payout.

Here’s a suggestion for improving the program instead of forcing everyone to show the same MTV videos give more control. Why not allow me to pick a video that’s offered for sale in the Google Video Store. Allowing me to choose a category or subject would be a nice option too. I show a short version on my site and if the customer clicks through and pays for the download I get paid.

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I was on SEO Rockstars on Tuesday September 5th if you missed it you can listen to the podcast. I talked with Todd and Greg about spammin’ and workin’ places like digg, and myspace.

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Hey Danny what’s up with the HTML formatting in the daily searchcast descriptions? It’s not looking cool in the ITunes interface (screen shot).

Not trying to be a doofus just showing you and others, cause I’m not sure it’s what you intended, and thought it might be slightly educational.

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If everything works out according to plan I’ll be a guest on SEO Rockstars on Tuesday August 29th 7PM EST.

Game canceled due to a the hurricane about to hit the studios.

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I can’t imagine if you read this blog and haven’t heard of Shoemoney. However if you aren’t listening to his podcast you’re missing out. I can’t listen live because I’ve got some scheduling conflicts but I’m catching up on the podcast archives. My top recommended Shoemoney Net Income Episodes are:

• ShoeMoney talks arbitrage, PPC, and affiliates with Pepperjam
• Part 2 of the Pepperjam interview
• Best of the Web’s Greg Hartnett joins ShoeMoney
• Shoemoney keeps it real!

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I’m glad the whole Guy Kawasaki blog fiasco got cleared up, because if it wasn’t I’d have missed a video of his presentation. After watching it I’m more excited I’ll be seeing him speak in Las Vegas at Pubcon this fall than I have ever been for a keynote speaker before.

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Over the past few days we’ve looked at a few different ways you use some new web functionality to drive traffic to your website (see How to Annotate Google Maps, How to drive traffic with Flickr Photos, Using Web Videos to Build Traffic). Now I’d like to take look at ways to bring it all together and build links, and expand into some new business areas.

Web Maps, Video, and Audio for Fun and Profit »

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So I got a last minute invite to be on GoodKarma with Greg Nialand (GoodROI) and Todd (Stuntdubl) today and we were talking about clickstreams. Everything was going well until my phone battery died.

GoodKarma Clickstream Podcast (MP3 format)

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On January 31st Google’s top Svengali Matt Cutts visited SEO Rockstars. WebGuerilla (aka Greg Boser) questioned Matt about the “sandboxing” of the domain [linkcondom.com]. Using his super top secret internal google tools (show off) he said it was not an age penalty, there was something else that made it look “wonky”. Yes he actually said wonky, but obviously wasn’t going to reveal the cause of the “wonkyness”. He also stated that there was no hand ban or penalty in effect.

Towards the end of the show he mentioned the WMW robots.txt experiment and the URL removal tool. He also stated that only one person submitted the request. Now I can tell you from direct, first hand, personal experience that statement is 100% incorrect and false. Hopefully he was making a joke that I missed out on, because if that wasn’t the case, my shoulder angel has his arms across his chest and is tapping his foot impatiently. Why distort the truth about something so harmless, what’s the point and what will be gained, and by doing so don’t you hurt your credibility on other fronts?

Something to think about.

Added 2/2/2006: Please see Matt’s comments below.

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Earlier this week Google launched Google Video, a service which allows you to download and play videos. Some big time players are participating in the distribution like CBS and the NBA. While some of these videos are free many of them have a nominal download fee (currently $$3.95 or less). This puts them on a level playing field with ITunes videos for the Video Ipod. Now I’m not big on TV and don’t have a need for watching a TV show or movie on my IPod but I understand how many people would want this service. Internet Based TV Network »

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If you happened to miss SEO Rockstars from Webmaster Radio on Tuesday September 27th, you missed a good episode. Oilman was talking with Darin Babin (aka SEGuru) about general goings on in the world of Google about 40 minutes into the show SEGuru stars ranting on how at somepoint SEO’s need to grow and leave the comfortable womb of the forums if they are going to take it to the next level. It’s classic and worth a listen.

(Link) MP3 Format.

Categories:( webmaster.radio | seo.rockstars)

ps, this is what makes podcasting great, that I can tell you about a show I listened to and you can go listen to the exact same show at a time frame and on a device of your choosing. It’s portable time shifted broadcasting/viewing.

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