podCALGARY

That’s simple, when it is Streaming Audio. Well, it’s simple for those of us swimming in the web 2.0 soup, but not for everyone. To put it simply, a podcast is a media file with a RSS feed (or is it an RSS feed, grammar isn’t my strong suit) pointing to it. The RSS feed is what tells the podcatcher or aggregator where the … Blah Blah Blah Blah ipod Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah CBC Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah

That’s how many people here the explanation. Okay enough with linking, what’s my point.
A couple of times this week while I was engaged in my real life, and while I working on some stuff for amuk.ca I encounter two listings for podcasts that interested me. Actually, they really excited me because they were both tied to my other passions. After searching for quite awhile for a feed link I contacted the groups producing these podcasts and one got back to me. After a very pleasant conversation (yes I used a phone) I realized that the RSS feed may not be as understood as I had assumed. In both of these cases I volunteered to help get the feed set up. (This was self serving because I really want to listen to this content on my mp3 player, not my computer but it also fits the mission of podCALGARY)
You can find examples throughout the tubes where people use the term “Podcast” when what they have is Streaming Audio. This can be a problem not just because we can’t subscribe like we like to, but also because it confuses people about what a podcast really is.

My question to you is, is this a real problem? Do we need to guard the term “Podcast” and work (gently) towards its correct use?

Daryl Cognito

Hi all, sorry that it has been a while since I have posted. As you know, one of my jobs at podCALGARY is to report on and discuss who is podcasting in Calgary. Well I haven’t been doing a great job but I have an excuse. First, I run a Google Alerts to let me know when someone in Calgary is podcasting, the alerts have been a bit dry. I am starting to question their accuracy since Dugg scooped me on the Global News podcast. I am currently reserving judgment on the podcast, while it is great to get my new on my ipod, they need some serious help. Anyway, my point here is that there isn’t really anything new happening in the Calgary Podosphere so I thought I would fire a podcasting news and technology question out to my buddy Doug.

Hey Doug, on Tuesday November 13th Microsoft’s Zune and Zune Marketplace release podcasting support. Could you let us know a few things? 1. Is there a “one click” subscribe code that podcasters can add to their sites. 2. How does a podcaster get his/her podcast listed in the Zune Marketplaces? 3. What do you think of the Zune podcasting interface?

I am asking Doug these questions partly because he handles this kind of thing for podCALGARY, he uses Windows and mostly cause he scooped me on the Global thing.

Daryl Cognito 

It comes as no surprise to us here at podCALGARY cause we were behind him the whole way, but we still want to say a big congrats to Jeremy Z for coming in 4th in the recent race for the Mayor of Calgary. (Jeremy was the only canditate to be listed in the podCALGARY directory. ) There was a huge gap between 1st and 4th place, actually, the was a huge gap between 1st and second place, but you need to put it into perspective. Dave the incumbent had around 60% of the votes and Jeremy brought in about 4%. Third place, Sandy Jenkins, pulled in 8%. But the interesting story here is with 2and place (18%) Alnoor, who spent 1.2 million on his campaign. I haven’t confirmed this but I a confident that Jeremy spent less than 100 000.00 on his campaign. So there you go, you can spend 1.2 million and come in second, or you can podcast and come in forth, either way you don’t get to wear the Mayor hat, but if you podcast you will save at least 1.1 million.

Seriously, great run Jeremy.

Daryl Cognito

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Hosted by Doug Nouwen, Daryl Cognito Shanghai Wings and Ajay

Recorded Live at Chillies

Warning not office safe at all and we do not follow Robert’s Rules of Order

Doug has smooth and sexy voice that makes all the ladies melt, Ajay has a great ass, and Daryl, well Daryl eats like a 4 year old. We talk about podcasting the birth of Doug’s baby. Other topics include Chinese Learn Online, Daryl’s class with Chinook Learning Services. The most interesting thing about this class was that a couple of people attending the first class wanted to learn how to listen to a podcast. The discussion devolves into Knitting and the Calgary Flames.
Next time we will welcome special guest bob goyetche and everyone is welcome. Watch the front page for details

Song: Pop Debris - Swerve to Hit

note, all editing was done by Ajay