Saturday, July 28, 2007

Tennis anyone? Comparative posts for PodCamp City Online

For the purpose of discussion, I created a super-basic, tennis-themed, episode entitled: "Tennis-themed image and audio to accompany Lisa Tolliver On Air and Online >> S'more about my podcamp session." The episode, or feeds thereto, are posted at three sites (Podomatic, MyPodcast.com, and Talkshoe.com), all linked and critiqued (briefly) below.



1. PODOMATIC - see the widget below, or follow this link:





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1. PODOMATIC - see the widget below, or follow this link:

The Good about Podomatic:



  • Free hosting.

  • Reasonable charges for bandwidth plans.

  • Easy to use.

  • Episodes and badges can be embedded elsewhere online.

The Bad about Podomatic:



  • Each post accommodates only one image and one audio track.

  • Videos are not accommodated.

The Biggest Turnoffs of Podomatic:



  • Exceeding free bandwidth limits can be costly.

2. MYPODCAST.COM: [Visit this link: Tennis-themed image and audio to accompany Lisa Tolliver On Air and Online >> S'more about my podcamp session.]


The Good about MyPodcast.com:



  • Free hosting and bandwidth. (Good site for storing audio.)

  • Offers earning opportunities from advertisements placed in the post at points designated by the podcaster. [By default, ads are inserted at the front of each episode.]

  • Easy to use.

The Bad about MyPodcast.com:




  • Each post accommodates only one image and one audio track.

  • Audio tracks limited to MP3 format.

  • Accepting ads into 'casts is not optional.

  • Videos are not accommodated.

The Biggest Turnoff(s) about MyPodcast.com:



  • The site does not provide widgets or code for embedding podcasts elsewhere.

3. TALKSHOE: [Visit this link: Tennis-themed image and audio to accompany Lisa Tolliver On Air and Online >> S'more about my podcamp session.]


The Good about TalkShoe:



  • Free hosting and bandwidth. (Good site for storing audio.)

  • Offers revenue-sharing opportunities.

  • Easy to use.

  • Can host interactive chats, conference calls.

  • The Bad about Talkshoe:

  • Each post accommodates only one image and one audio track.
    Audio tracks limited to MP3 format.
    Accepting ads into 'casts is not optional.
    Videos are not accommodated.
    The Biggest Turnoff(s) about MyPodcast.com:
    The site does not provide widgets or code for embedding podcasts elsewhere.