http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:12:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At NetCastNow we've been wanting to explore the world of interactive sites for some time. The current financial and soaicl pressures on people meant it was time we thought about doing something positive. The result is TurnDownIntoUp.com - a site that helps people turn their lives around. We'll cover people's ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=50 In 4Hoteliers, Alicia Whalen enthuses about the use of new media for promoting hospitality venues. She quotes Marketingsherpa.com's "How to Use Web 2.0 to Promote Your Content & Lift Revenue 200%" The story  highlights how the travel publisher “Rough Guides” built it’s brand using new media channels such as Podcasting, communities ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=49 Podcasting's growing, but more slowly in the US than I suspect it is in Australia. The Pew Internet and American Life project reports that almost one in five Internet users (19 percent) say they have saved a podcast for later listening. That's up from 12 percent in Pew's August 2006 survey, ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=48 Forget the warnings about staying offline during work. These jobs require you to log on, according to Liz Wolgemuth...   "Pity the college kids who are readying themselves for the boredom of working in an office where online profile views are sharply limited or not allowed. Don't they know that there ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=47 THE number of people in the UK who have listened to the radio via the internet has increased by 2.5 million in six months, figures out today showed. And six million people have downloaded a podcast, with podcasting seen as having a positive effect on radio listening. Here's how the Manchester Evening  News ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=46 One of the most engaging sessions of the International Employee Communications Summit was a spirited presentation by Paolo Tosolini, New Media Business Manager of Microsoft’s Enterprise and Partner Group, Kelly Kass writes. "Paolo offered attendees a look inside the launch of Microsoft’s Academy Mobile, an internal video podcasting platform started in ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=45 More commercial enterprises are realising that podcasts are the perfect way to showcase their products and services, according to P McIndoe. "For example, it’s a perfect format for hotels to show their wares. Rather than having to rely on someone’s hit or miss amateur photographs on review sites, professional video ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=44  Producing Video Podcasts - A Guide for Media Professionals by Richard Harrington and Mark Weiser with Rhed Pixel Are you looking at a career in podcasting (or netcasting or videocasting or making video for the net), this is a great little ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=43 The New Rules of Marketing and PR, by David Meerman Scott, shows you how to leverage the potential that Web-based communication offers your business. Finally, you can speak directly to customers and buyers, establishing a personal link with the those who make your business work. You can reach niche buyers ... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=42 Entrepreneur.com has come up with some basic ules of podcasting that are a useful reminder to keep it simple. Our favourite is Rule Five: A good podcast doesn’t have to be professionally mixed and remastered. This is not Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”–just make it professional. You can read them all.... http://www.netcastnow.net/wordpress/?p=41