Newsvine Column As a Regular Podcast

News Type: Opinion — Sun May 11, 2008 12:50 AM EDT

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'Straight Talk,' the first-ever podcast of a regular column at Newsvine, is an initial success. EDIT: Well, not the FIRST. I just heard Dom Pody was the original Newsvine podcaster. I guess I'll have to settle for second.

The stats below show the real-time traffic to the podcast after one, two, and the first three hours. They have increased dramatically since then.

Page views 14 19 33

Downloads 14 22 51

Unique visitors 4 13 30

Subscribers 6 22 27

How it was done:

I opened an account with Pod-o-Matic and set up a homepage with the same name as my column here at Newsvine. I filled out all the appropriate information, and made sure to insert links and references leading back to my Newsvine column. Then, I read selected articles over the air that I've already published at Newsvine, trying to insert a little more drama into them than is possible through text alone.

One good thing about podcasts is that they are becoming more popular all the time, and users are picking the ones they like by subscribing, which they can do with a click through iTunes, or any of the major podcatchers.

UPDATE: Since I went live with this Newsvine-based podcast, I've been picking up more Link Love messages from Newsvine. I encourage you to try a podcast based on your articles at NV. Check out my podcast first, to get some hints. Your profile and homepage entries at PodoMatic accepts standard code, making it easy to link viewers back to your column at Newsvine. You can imagine the possibilities. Don't forget to sign your podcast up with all the feeds. PodoMatic has an easy list.

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

This is fun, actually.

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3 votes

#1 - Sun May 11, 2008 12:55 AM EDT

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Tedd Riggs

Dang, that is weird, that Manson Girl turning 60 on the far right in the middle picture with the messed up hair-do looks really familiar. Wasn't that that lady that Cliff was always talking about ? Dang I am rotten with names...

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4 votes

#1.1 - Sun May 11, 2008 1:58 AM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

Left to right: Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houton, Patricia Krenwinkle.

Up to date pictures in the original article.

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3 votes

#2 - Sun May 11, 2008 2:01 AM EDT

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Andy Min

Aw man... this brings back such great memories of Dom Pody's Vinecast (any one else remember that great show?). I'm a horrible podcaster (just listen to a few of my shows and you'll see I'm not just being humble), but keep it up. Maybe you could even restart (again) the Vinecast.

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6 votes

#3 - Sun May 11, 2008 9:12 AM EDT

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Pamela Drew

Aw man... this brings back such great memories of Dom Pody's Vinecast (any one else remember that great show?).

I didn't until you said something and I do! :~)

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4 votes

#3.1 - Sun May 11, 2008 12:35 PM EDT

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Sandie Seward

I have always been interested in the Manson Murders. I well remember what outrage and shock they caused, even here, in the U.K.

I agree, Robert, it would be difficult to know if any of the girls are up to being released. Two of our most notorious Murderers from that era, Myra Hindley, and her boyfriend, were banged up for life, with Hindley dying in prison.

Ian Brady, her boyfriend, was sent to a top security hospital for the insane, and, is still behind bars. (I think). Unless he died as well, can't really remember.

I like your podcast, very well done, it puts a whole new aspect to your Column.

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2 votes

#4 - Sun May 11, 2008 11:20 AM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

Ian Brady, from Wiki:

'He was sentenced to life imprisonment in May 1966 and more than 40 years later is still imprisoned; since November 1985 he has been in a mental hospital. It is almost certain that he will never be released, and since 1999 has been trying to gain the right to take his own life through hunger strikes'

I didn't know about Vinecast. Guess that means I'll have to settle for second place. My hat goes off to Dom Pody.

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3 votes

#5 - Sun May 11, 2008 1:26 PM EDT

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Andy Min

It wasn't a column reading like your's, so you're first on that one. Dom's was more of a roundtable panel discussion.

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2 votes

#5.1 - Sun May 11, 2008 4:37 PM EDT

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Kathy Gill

Robert, there's a Seattle Podcast meet-up Monday night at Pyramid Brewery at 7 pm. You should come!

For anyone looking for podcasting resources, I'm teaching a class this quarter: http://podcastbiz.wordpress.com/

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3 votes

#6 - Sun May 11, 2008 10:54 PM EDT

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Tedd Riggs

Pyramid Brewery

My favorite place ! I did not know that..Thanks Kathy

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2 votes

#6.1 - Mon May 12, 2008 1:22 PM EDT

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Kathy Gill

Hope to see you there, then! I'm wearing blue. :)

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1 vote

#6.2 - Mon May 12, 2008 3:50 PM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

I'm sure I'll find some time this year to attend one of those meetups. Damn though...I am so busy all the time. I have to run a magazine (Escape Velocity), a small press, (Adventure Books of Seattle), do my stuff for the NW Science Fiction Society, and then...I have a regular day job running a housecleaning business. Want a chuckle? See our official site for the cleaning biz.

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3 votes

#6.3 - Wed May 14, 2008 3:42 AM EDT

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Tedd Riggs

What ! Is that the same Gayla and is Bob=Robert ?

Dang you have many talents.....Do you go out to the wilderness area's like Redmond ?

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4 votes

#6.4 - Wed May 14, 2008 10:31 AM EDT

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Kathy Gill

Hey! Well the next meeting is going to be 10 June and my podcasting class is the program! Students will give their pitches/air their pilots. :)

Do you know any good cleaning services in the Lynnwood area?

SciFi = good. :)
Do you know Walt Boyes?

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2 votes

#6.5 - Fri May 16, 2008 5:21 AM EDT

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Tedd Riggs

Hey Kathy,
On the June 10th Mtg. Will that be at the same place ?

Hopefully that one I can make, I had to miss the last one, I have some nasty medical issues and am pretty much grounded for at least several weeks.

I have had to get a cleaning service, not sure if they cover Lynnwood or not, but these people are super Amazing Maids

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3 votes

#6.6 - Fri May 16, 2008 8:20 AM EDT

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Kathy Gill

Thanks!

No, it will be at UW, I think! That's a detail that I didn't work out with Travis.

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1 vote

#6.7 - Sun May 18, 2008 1:53 AM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

Gayla and I still do some houses personally, but only customers we've had for years. And no more than one per day. Do we go to Redmond? Not any more, unless it is a one-time-only or a clean by special arrangement. Too far from Auburn. We used to, though...back in the good old days when we first started.

Hard to believe when we look back on it now, but we used to do three homes a day and take home a measly $200 or less. Now we get more than that on a single home. But when we leave, people know we've been there. (laughs)

Gayla is releasing a book soon called 'Neat and Tidy', about how to start one of these businesses up and avoid the usual pitfalls.

And I need to update that website. I haven't done much to it (except adjust prices) since 2004.

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3 votes

#7 - Thu May 15, 2008 2:22 AM EDT

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Sandie Seward

Thanks for this article, Robert. I shall be taking your advice very soon.

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1 vote

#8 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:54 AM EDT

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Kathy Gill

Robert, the Seattle Podcast meet-up is Tuesday 10 June and it's at UW. My students are the program. Come on up!!

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1 vote

#9 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 7:02 AM EDT

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Sandie Seward

My first voice Podcast went "live" tonight!

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1 vote

#10 - Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:43 PM EDT

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