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ad:tech Chicago 2006 - Day Two Roundup

Day two of ad:tech Chicago rounded up with a sigh. With all the parties Monday night, I think some of the attendees were looking forward to the end of the day.

Podcasting as Complementary Communication

Global swimwear brand Speedo has released the second podcast in the Speedo Make Waves series, featuring an interview with Amanda Beard, Olympic champion and FHM cover girl.

ad:tech Chicago 2006 - Day One Roundup

The first day here at ad:tech Chicago was pretty good. I covered 3 sessions over at Online Marketing Blog and at the ad:tech blog.

Schwartz Launches New Podcasting Service

Perusing my feeds the other day, I came across a press release from Schwartz Communications announcing the launch of a podcasting service.

Scoble Endorses New Podcasting Directory

I'm on vacation, the garage is almost clean, so time for some fun stuff. Oh, I am endorsing the reformed Podcasting Directory (Dave Winer has the details).

Community Podcast directory?

Dave Winer linked over to a Canadian podcast directory. That's very cool.

How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions

A key aspect of lead generation is to engage people as early in their buying process as possible, because that's where you can make the biggest difference. Simply put, engage early and often.

Podcasting and Beach Bums

"Go, Beach Bums!" Alright, so they could have done better with the name, but last year when it was announced that the Frontier League, an independent professional baseball league, was granting Traverse City an expansion team, I was excited.

Nielsen's Podcast Blog Comparison Not Helpful

Oh, Jon Watson over on the BizPodcasting blog you totally nailed it. What kind of horse manure is this to compare listeners to podcasts to authors of blogging? Lame beyond belief.

Podcasts and Blogs, Apples and Lemons

Nielsen Netratings issued a press release yesterday (PDF) with some interesting stats on podcasting in the US. Here's how it starts: