Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders

RIP for RIM’s BlackBerry and the Radio Industry?

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on August 18, 2008

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This video investigates whether the 3G-iPhone signals the decline of the fortunes of Blackberry-maker, Research-in-Motion as well as those of broadcast and satellite radio.

Many executives hunger for the iPhone but can’t do without real-time email while they’re on the move. As a result, they haven’t bought the iPhone because they don’t want to carry around yet another portable unit in addition to their Blackberries. However, the situation changed on July 11th when Apple started selling the 3G-iPhone with “push” email while earlier iPhones can get a free “push” email download. Read more…

A Hidden Asset at Amazon.com

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on August 11, 2008

 
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Are stock analysts overlooking one of the most important assets at Amazon.com?

Our guest today is Shelly Palmer who is the author of Television Disrupted. He is also a noted blogger and podcaster in the field of New Media. In a recent post Shelly observed that Amazon Web Services (AWS) may be one of the most important factors that will enable small companies to move into the era of “Cloud Computing”. Read more…

The Future of Internet Video

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on July 22, 2008

 
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Steve RosenbaumIf you would like to learn what a prominent television producer thinks is the future of Internet video, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Steve Rosenbaum who is the Founder of Magnify.net. Earlier he was the creator of MTV News: Unfiltered. He has also produced prime time television for A&E, Animal Planet, Court TV, The History Channel, BBC, TLC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC. His current company provides a platform that empowers groups of people who share common interests to gather, filter, organize, discuss and share video in a community context on the Internet. Read more…

Easy Tool for Creating and Sending Business Videos

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on May 27, 2008

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While YouTube makes it easy to produce a video of ourselves that we can email to others, today’s guest-company enables us to just as easily produce and send personalized videos about our company to clients and prospects. It also provides crucial tracking statistics.

Our guest today is Gary Anderson who is the CEO of Netbriefings. For the past seven years his company has provided Webcasting services for companies that want to host Webcasts for large audiences. However, last year they introduced a hosted service called Proclaim that permits users to easily produce a short video of themselves and combine it with a professionally produced PowerPoint or corporate video.

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Create Your Own Video Ad Network

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on May 17, 2008

 
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Jayant KadambiIf you would like learn how to create a customized network of video Websites where you can place video ads, this interview is for you.
 
Our guest today is Jayant Kadambi who is the CEO of YuMe Networks. His company is an Applications Service Provider (ASP) that places ads in digital video.  YuMe offers a variety of ad formats including pre-roll, post-roll, mid-roll, overlays, player skins, and others. You can get a look at samples at their ad gallery.

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WordPress Pioneer & Automattic Founder - Matt Mullenweg

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on May 14, 2008

 
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Matt MullenwegIf you would like to hear what the founder of WordPress.com has to say about the future of blogging, this interview is for you.

Subject: Our guest today is Matt Mullenweg who is the Founder of Automattic, Inc. which is the owner of WordPress.com and the Akismet anti-spam software for blogs. Invested capital in Automattic is now $30 million from such sources as The New York Times, Polaris Ventures, True Ventures, and Radar Ventures. Read more…

Blogging Success in Local Markets

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on April 16, 2008

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If you would like to learn how one blogger became a leading source of information about his local community, this interview is for you.
 
Subject: Our guest today is Tommy Duncan who is the Founder of the Sticks of Fire blog. Through it, Tommy has become a go-to source of information about events, history, and news affecting his home town of Tampa, Florida. From an “unknown” four years ago, Tommy quite often now sees his blog writing republished by the local metropolitan newspaper. Tommy shares his thoughts about what it takes to be a successful blogger in both a content and platform technology context. 

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How One Podcaster Earned Success

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on March 18, 2008

 
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Cliff RaenscraftIf you are would like to learn about a podcaster whose success with a single  show about the TV program “Lost” launched a self-sustaining business, this interview is for you.

Subject: Our guest today is Cliff Ravenscraft who is the founder of BitCastMedia and the Generally Speaking Podcast Network (GSPN.tv). At BitCastMedia, Cliff produces podcasts for others and consults with clients who want to start podcasting. At GSPN.tv, he runs a network of 17 different podcasts. Read more…