Author: Christopher S Penn

  • Declaring Someone Else's Independence

    Once you’ve declared your own independence from doing things the way they’ve always been done, from mainstream media and mainstream thinking, make a commitment to help someone else declare their independence today – or at least realize that the option exists. Whether it’s at the barbeque, fireworks, on a hike, no matter where, bring a…

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  • Happy Fourth!

    Happy Fourth of July to all Americans! If you have a Mac, check out Skyrocket, a fantastic fireworks screensaver that’s safe for kids of all ages.

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  • I Want Different Podcast Awards

    The Podcast Awards must be happening. In the past 24 hours, I’ve gotten 12 emails, over 40 bulletins on MySpace, and on virtually every other channel you can reach out to your audience with, I’ve had fellow podcasters begging, pleading, and pimping for votes for the 2007 Podcast Awards. Now, don’t get me wrong. If…

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  • Nokia Podcasting on the N91 Handset

    Nokia Podcasting on the N91 Handset System: 2.20 Software: Podcatching Client 1.00.3 SIS Here’s what I’ve discovered after having a Nokia N91 for 48 hours… Risto K. from Nokia flat out said at PodCamp Europe that the only directory Nokia *searches* for podcasts is DigitalPodcast.com. Make sure your show is listed in there. Joe Carpenter…

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  • Steve Garfield examines the iPhone

    Steve Garfield examines the iPhone at Boston Media Makers, July 1, 2007. Click To Play

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  • Web 2.0 Domain Names doomed on iPhone

    Web 2.0 Domain Names doomed on iPhone Watching the iPhone keyboard video, I thought this snippet was interesting: “iPhone uses its built in dictionary to predict the next letter you might tap, and dynamically resizes the tap zones. It makes the next predicted keys larger in area, and the others smaller as it zeroes in…

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  • Podcaster iPhone Kit

    Giving away the Financial Aid Podcast Podcaster iPhone Kit which makes a simple page for iPhone goodness. Enjoy!

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  • What to do when your intellectual property is violated

    What to do when your intellectual property is violated Brian from Audio Attitude and the Procrasticast recently emailed both Adam Curry and me to let us know that EveryZing, formerly Podzinger, was infringing on the copyrights of our respective online properties. In Adam’s case, it’s a violation of Podshow’s IP, and in my case, a…

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  • Why should a company engage in new media?

    Lorri Randle wrote: I read your blog and listen to your podcast and thought you’d be great in answering this question: What do you tell a company that is scared to blog or do any new media because of the possibility of bad comments and bad press? I have a friend in an agency who…

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  • Stabilization equipment for handheld video

    We in new media have enjoyed access to smaller, lighter, less costly equipment as the years have gone by. I remember when my father got our first VHS video camera. It shot at 320 x 240, 30 fps, weighed 17 pounds, sat on your shoulder, and cost a thousand bucks. Today, I carry a small…

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