There are many ways to find and upload Podcasts. Podcast alley is an easy way to find Podcasts. The uniqueness of a Podcast is that you can download it audio file and listen to it on whatever device you choose, you can syndicate on whichever program you decide, and you can stream it from any website. You can also use Podcasts to try and sell yourself to a TV show. For example, some Podcasts are becoming so popular that famous people are appearing on them and helping newcomers get their name out and having a chance at making it big.The only money made on Podcasts is that of which is used for advertisements between scenes. Podcasts are also useful for classes and giving lessons. You can learn through a Podcast anything from a new language to how to cook dinner and that best part is that its right at your fingertips to decide what you want to be taught! Below is an example of a podcast on how to keep your skin from being dry and keeping it healthy…
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April 22, 2009Dublin, Ireland…
April 19, 2009In April I visited Dublin, Ireland. Ireland is a beautiful city with a lot to do. We spend the weekend there and stayed at the Days Inn. The hotel was in a good location but not the nicest if you’re looking for luxury. On both days we spend in Dublin, we took the bus tours. The first day we went around the city. Dublin is a very interesting city. We visited Trinity College. It’s a beautiful campus and we saw the Book of Kells which was written by the Monks. We also saw the Guinness Museum, the Dublin Castle, and the Dublin Writer’s Museum. At night there are many bars to jump around to and the people are really friendly and fun. The next day we were there we went to the countryside. We visited a Palace in the country that was situated in a beautiful area. We spent the day there and had lunch overlooking the courtyard. To get to the countryside took a couple of hours but it was definitely worth it. We ate at fun pubs where they played good music although Dublin is definitely not known for its food; it’s still a very good time!
PODCASTS…
April 15, 2009A podcast can be defined as “a series of digital media files, usually digital audio or video, which is made available for download via web syndication.” Podcasts weren’t created overnight. There were many variations of podcasts, and many creations of “almost” podcasts. Ben Hammersley analyzed some examples of audio content distributed about different topics through many weblogs. Christopher Lydon, a journalist, through his weblog distributed recorded interviews about blogging and politics. Audio corporations used to sell audio-books through the internet which evolved because of the internet into online hit TV shows, radio stations, and New York Times and Wall Street Journals. Podcasts were successful because you had the information you wanted when you want it, where you want it, and as long as you want it. The most popular aggregators for podcasting are iTunes, miro and juice. Dave Winer, a programmer and blogger and Adam Curry, an ex-presenter on MTV tried something new with the podcast. They created which is an optional sub-element of Adam Curry was the first to figure out how to get audio files automatic to an MP3 device (iPod or other device too). This discovery made uploading videos onto podcasts so easy that anyone can do it and it is very easy. There are many benefits to podcasting. Podcasting is portable, “walk away” content that adapts to our everyday lives. We can view our favorite television shows, breaking news, or just something we find interesting and upload it to our MP3 player and watch it at our leisure. Another great thing about podcasts is that anyone can create one. In Spain in September 2004, Gelado produced the first podcast in Spanish called “comunicando” which was fifty four seconds in length.
EL PERIÓDICO
March 31, 2009For class, we visited the news room of El Periódico. El Periódico is a successful newspaper that is commonly read in Spain. El Periódico is different from American newspapers because it possesses many unique characteristics.
El Periódico is a morning daily newspaper that is owned by Grupo Zeta that started around thirty years ago. The uniqueness of El Periódico is that it is published in two languages. The Spanish edition which is the red nameplate and the Catalan edition which is the blue nameplate, both editions combined sell more than 150,000 copies each day. El Periódico uses many graphics and is also a serious newspaper. El Periódico creates every page in color and makes uses many charts and pictures. El Periódico uses unique covers for its newspaper. For example, when President Obama was elected, the cover was Martin Luther King Jr. and it said “It’s not a dream.” El Periódico is a well thought out newspaper that is the third most popularly read newspaper in Spain.
The New York Times was founded in 1851 in New York City and is an American daily newspaper. The New York Times is the largest metropolitan newspaper in the U.S. and is nicknamed ´The Gray Lady¨ after its demure appearance and style. The New York Times is considered a national newspaper of record. The New York Times is a conservative, radical newspaper and has been family owned since 1896. The New York Times is owned by the New York Times Company which is also the publishers of the Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, and sixteen other newspapers. The motto of the NY Times is “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” The NY Times is organized into eight sections: News, Opinions, Business, Arts, Science, Sports, Style, and Features. The NY Times is a very old and successful newspaper, it has won 98 Pulitzer Prizes and it one of the most popularly visited news website.
Paris, France
March 24, 2009This past weekend I travelled to Paris, France with my friends. We arrived in Paris late Thursday night famished looking for somewhere to eat. We ate at a local place by our hotel called Hippopotamus. This restaurant was casual and good. We were expectant that we would be viewed as Americans and immediately discriminated against, but it wasn’t as bad as we thought. We went back to the hotel and rested up for a full day of site seeing. On Friday we visited the Eiffel Tower and climbed it. You can take the elevator up and walk up it; the view from the top is incredibly beautiful. After this excursion we headed towards the Musee du Louvre. There we saw le Louvre from the inside and outside and visited the Mona Lisa which is such an exceptional work of art. We also saw the Venus de Milo which is a unique piece sculpture with an interesting story behind it. We walked through the gardens and shopped along the Champ d’elyse. After hours of shopping we ended our day at the Arc d’triumpf which is situated in the middle of a huge traffic circle and very pleasant to look at. That night we went to a small French restaurant which we enjoyed very much. On Saturday we went to the Jewish Quarter in the morning which was very cultural. It was very nice to see how this little section of town could be so detached from the center of the city. You must try the falafel in the Jewish Quarter and the callah! We walked around here, there were cute vintage stores and trendy boutiques that we shopped in and adored! We ate lunch at Breakfast in America which was created by a man from Connecticut and the food really hit the spot. After this we visited the Cathedral of Notre Dame and Montmartre. Both were striking and Montmartre was fun to just sit and listen to people play music and relax in the sun. Sunday we had an early flight out and didn’t make it to the Palace of Versailles although I have heard for several people that if you have the time to definitely make the trip there because it’s worth seeing!
Politics 2.0
March 16, 2009Politics 2.0 is a relatively new concept. It was deeply used by Barak Obama in the 2008 presidential campaign in the United States. What is special about micro targeting on the web is that it allowed Obama to identify his electors individually. What helped Obama was that he realized that every single person is a universe; each voter has their own particular interests and worries. The future of politics has to be addressed to individuals, maybe specific groups, but not the whole society. Obama branched out using Politics 2.0 as his “friend” Obama used other forums such as facebook which he joined in February 2004 and has contracted nearly six million friends it is also a key tool because ¨It strengthens his connection with his constituents and their connection with the causes they care about´´, my space, twitter which he never missed responding to one question, youtube, online advertisements, sms/call centers where voters were able to download wall papers, ringtones, etc., and was the first president to have a blog. These tools allowed Obama to reach the y-generation. The y-generation was an important group for Obama to get through to because they are considered the most skeptical when it comes to believing a campaign. Another website Obama used was http://www.mybarakobama.com throughout this website, its users could read about Barak Obama, create events, create fundraisers, create a blog to express your feelings, read Obama´s blog, connect to Facebook, reach out to other voters, and create their own profile that can be viewed. Although the web alone is a useful tool, Obama was very precise with his details, had a well designed web page and regularly updated his websites.
Barak Obama spread hope. With two wars going on and a severe economic crisis, Obama gave people more than just a speech. He used the internet, something most people are addicted to these days and spread his campaign to show the people that he is just like them. He loves his blackberry, blogging, twitting, etc. This let the people know that he was there to be there president and help the people not just win over a campaign. Once elected, Obama has kept up with the use of internet as a president. “Obama campaigned by the internet and now is governing by the internet” Obama is the first president to have a blog in the Whitehouse. http://www.whitehouse.gov is a 2.0 website used by Obama. There is an official bog on this website and each Saturday Obama uploads a new speech. People can watch this video, read the blogs and comment. This is something that no one has seen before. It keeps the people connected with the president. We can now see deeper into the White House than ever before and it gives people a comfort in knowing that they have access to this.
Obama successfully won the presidential campaign in more than one way. Most of all, he excelled in the online campaign. Obama´s use of web 2.0 helped him to raise money from people throughout the United States which helped him immensely in the long run. The way Obama ran his campaign changed the way politicians organize supporters, advertise to voters, defend against attacks and communicate with constituents. The web was used to collect money, spread messages, and create a net of activists involved in the campaign. Another key to Politics 2.0 was to inform. Obama´s blog was updated more than ten times a day and throughout the campaign, more than two thousand youtube videos both informative and promotional were uploaded. Obama connected people with one another. Obama collected over thirteen million e-mail addresses and postal codes and sent them Google maps so that they could locate other Obama followers. Obama asked people to work with him which allowed the voters to feel involved. Once registered at http://www.mybarakobama.com users could create events promoting Barak Obama. Voters were given pins, t-shirts, posters, etc. and given a place and time to have an event. One extremely important thing Obama did was have testers. He constantly had people testing out all the online things he did so that he knew if they were effective and helping his campaign.