Many in the mass media industry specifically television websites are starting to catch on to the idea of RSS feedsand the power they harness.

Just heard an interesting story from Cliff Ravenscraft (PodcastAnswerMan episode 68) about having to rename his consulting company due to some litigation and that the name Bitcast was trademarked.

It's been awhile but I'm back from a vacation in Charleston, SC and I'm just getting back into the swing of things. Was sad to hear of Tim Russert's passing especially given that I blogged about his last show. I'm glad I got to watch it and see him in action. I always liked his delivery and style when interviewing guests and the back and forth banter, not too mention it is "the show" in political discourse. Needless to say he will be missed.

If you get a chance, watch Sunday's episode of Meet the Press" which could have been titled "Meet the Political Brands."

My Ipod Touch is amazing. As I stated in a previous post , I will be giving a complete review of the Ipod touch soon but for now I just wanted to leave you with a few things I've noticed. First, the interface can be completely customized and that's a good thing! You can put your favorite apps as quick touch icons in any order you like. I'm not too fond of the 4-button home row though. Seems odd?

Now I wonder who could have said...

Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to one perception, the perception of this one living being; and how all things act with one movement; and how all things are the cooperating causes of all things which exist; observe too the continuous spinning of the thread and the contexture of the web.

The folks at Common Craft have another hit. If you don't understand podcasting after watching this video, you'll probably never understand it. Enjoy!

As Universal Search creeps into the conversations of businesses everywhere,
you may want to keep these things in mind when dealing with digital video and pictures on your website.
Here's a quick overview of what's going on with Google.
It's from last year but gives a good explanation about new google features.
click below for youtube video from the folks at dl.tv
Sidenote: This is a great place to get "geeky" digital tech info.

Three things have happened to me in the past 48 hours that really made me think about marketing the small in order to achieve big branding results. Let me see if I can explain this better...
(1) I had to ship something off using FedEx, no big deal right? Well, that's what I thought too. So I went to the website and spoke to a human (I hate the automated responders.) She told me the nearest drop-off location and that all the packaging materials would be there and that they refill them everynight.

Groundswell could be one of the most current and comprehensive marketing books on shelves today. With insights into some of the biggest corporations and how many companies are dealing with social media, digital technology, and it's impact on their customers. I'm particularly fascinated by the Social Technographics of specific groups.