Absolute Beginner's Guide to Podcasting - Softcover

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

George Colombo has a reputation for making technology topics accessible to general audiences. His book Sales Force Automation was published in 1993, and many industry observers consider it the starting point for today's multi-billion dollar Customer Relationship Management industry. George has written for a number of business and computer industry publications, including Computer Reseller News, VARBusiness, and Selling. George spent two years as the host of TEN-TV's Spotlight Microsoft, a weekly television show for Microsoft developers. George was also the Executive Producer for Conversations With Industry Innovators, an audio interview series.

Curtis Franklin, Jr. has been introducing new products and technologies to readers for nearly twenty years. He was the founder of the BYTE Testing Lab for BYTE magazine, and since then has written about leading-edge technologies and their impact on individuals and organizations for publications like Circuit Cellar INK, VARBusiness, Solutions Integrator, ITWorld.com, HowStuffWorks.com, InternetWeek, InfoWorld, Network World, Secure Enterprise, and Network Computing. As Director of Labs for Client/Server Labs, he directed testing and analysis of performance, capacity, and capabilities testing for a client list that included IBM, Dell, Microsoft, Intel, Shell Oil, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida. Today, Curtis directs security coverage as senior technology editor at Network Computing, edits the Security Channel of TechWeb.com, and contributes to industry-leading security coverage as senior technology editor at Secure Enterprise.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

Has anyone ever told you that you should be on radio? While radio can be hard to break into, podcasting lets you put your voice and talents to work to create your own broadcast to be distributed over the Internet to millions of people. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Podcasting is the aspiring podcaster's handbook. Authors George Colombo and Curtis Franklin will guide you through creating, editing, and syndicating your podcast, from the kinds of equipment you need to how to design a podcast that will reach the widest audience possible to legal issues faced by podcasters. You'll also learn how to:

• Design a podcast that grabs - and keeps - an audience!
• Choose the right tools - recording software, microphones, and other equipment
• Create an engaging show persona - podcasting is more than just talking!
• Craft your 'cast into a show worth listening to with post-production secrets of the pros
• Set up a web page and RSS feed that will allow listeners to subscribe to your podcast
• Efffectively promote your podcast

The tips inside Absolute Beginner's Guide to Podcasting will guide you towards creating a fun and successful podcast.