Podcasting Basics – Screencast Version of USCG PodCamp Presentation

November 21st, 2009 § 0

Best viewed in Full Screen HD Mode.

Five Highlights of United States Coast Guard PodCamp

November 19th, 2009 § 2

uscgpclogoEarlier this week, I travelled down to Virginia Beach, VA to participate in the first United States Coast Guard PodCamp which took place on November 18, 2009. It was a great event where, in the spirit of social media, people connected, shared and learned.

There were so many highlights of the day but for the sake of crafting a post that doesn’t go on forever, I’ve limited my self to the five (5) below.

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Podcasting Basics: US Coast Guard Podcamp Presentation

November 17th, 2009 § 0

Here is a copy of my PowerPoint presentation. Unfortunately, the animations aren’t captured.
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Podcasting Basics: Why Podcast?

November 13th, 2009 § 0

Why podcast?

Well, there could be lot’s of reasons but I believe they all fall into two overarching ones: passion and business objectives.

Spend some time in the iTunes store or any of the podcast directories, like Podcast Alley, Podcast Pickle or Mevio, and you will be amazed by the breadth and depth of content that you will find with much of it is produced by people who simply have a passion for something. » Read the rest of this entry «

Podcasting Basics: How I Became Involved in Podcasting

November 12th, 2009 § 0

My first experience with podcasting dates back to December 2005 when my parents gave me a video iPod for Christmas. Prior to that I wasn’t really familiar with the concept of podcasting but soon after loading iTunes on my laptop, and rummaging around the iTunes store, I stumbled upon some very interesting content and the best part was that it was all free! Not only that, but I could press one little button and get fresh stuff automatically delivered to me whenever I plugged my iPod in for charging.

Soon after this “iPodiphany,” I started to think about how I might be able to use this tool at work.  At that time I was the executive director of the American Sail Training Association and we produced a rather large public event each summer called the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE which is a series of tall ships races and maritime port festivals. One of the problems we had was how to effectively educate the general public about our organization’s mission as well as the diverse missions of the participating ships. Inspired by the Acoustiguide experience that many museums offer to their visitors, but having no budget for this type of thing, we began to look into producing our own podcast audio tour of the ships that visitors could download before coming to the event. » Read the rest of this entry «

Podcasting Basics Series

November 11th, 2009 § 1

USCG PodcampOn Monday I’m heading down to Virginia Beach for the first U.S. Coast Guard Podcamp, which is part of the annual USCG Innovation Expo.  I’m really looking forward to catching up with some great Guardian friends that I’ve made online over the past few years.  The event is free and open to the public so if you’re in Virginia on Tuesday, come participate.

I’ve been asked to present a session on podcasting basics and thought it would be a good idea to flush out my material here. So over the next few day’s I’ll do a series of posts about podcasting.

A few points to consider. » Read the rest of this entry «

Blogging Every Day

October 10th, 2009 § 0

It’s a little odd that I haven’t written a post here in MONTHS and today I chose to title this post Blogging Every Day. Well, I haven’t been here for a number of reasons with one being pure neglect. But I have been extremely busy over at Sea-Fever and Weekly Leader as well as with the WL podcast. Not to mention a number of other fun projects with some great clients.

I do blog nearly every day over at Sea-Fever so I’m not really out of my depth on this topic. But social media rock star Chris Brogan wrote a great post today titled How to Blog Almost Every Day where he shares some of his ideas and techniques about keeping things fresh on his great blog. Any time you can learn from a successful leader like Chris, you should take advantage of the opportunity. So if you’re new to blogging or a veteran, check out Chris’ great post and subscribe to his blog because nearly every day you’ll learn something valuable, whether you blog or not.

Launching the New Bedford Port Society website

March 11th, 2009 § 1

Port Society logoOur latest project involved creating a web presence for the New Bedford Port Society, a nonprofit organization located in the New Bedford National Whaling Historical Park which has served mariners and the greater New Bedford community for nearly 180 years.  The original and continued mission of the Port Society is “to bring moral and spiritual improvement to those who work along the waterfront and in the fishing industry.” The Port Society owns and manages two historic properties, The Mariner’s Home and the Seamen’s Bethel, the latter which was made famous as the “Whaleman’s Chapel” in Herman Meville’s classic novel Moby-Dick. In addition to providing services to mariners, the nondenominational Seamen’s Bethel is also the site of many weddings, christenings, funeral and memorial services each year.

The Port Society has never really had any significant web presence and the organization relied on the National Park and several local tourism and business websites to tell its rich history. » Read the rest of this entry «

What’s your boss think of social media?

February 11th, 2009 § 0

Not much probably. Don’t get too down him or her though, it’s part of a leader’s genetic makeup. They can’t help it, but you probably can.

Steve Borsch of the Minnov8 blog wrote an interesting post titled “Why Executives Don’t "Get" Social Media” in which he shares a valuable personal experience and some useful insights about how to “talk” to executives about social media.

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The Yellow Page Killer

February 5th, 2009 § 0

Remember the good old days when you actually got excited when the new edition of the Yellow Pages was dropped on your doorstep? It was great because now you could look up a number to call that new store to see what time they opened and if they carried a specific brand you’ve been searching for? But it really wasn’t that “good” when you thought of this at 11 PM as you were planning your next day before going to bed.  And if you ran a business I bet on at least one occasion you dodged a “friendly” call from the Yellow Pages salesperson offering you a “great deal” to increase your visibility in the community. It was definitely a good tool in its day.

But today if you think of your static website as your White Pages listing, then your organization’s official blog is the powerful Yellow Pages display advertising the salesperson was trying to upsell to you. » Read the rest of this entry «

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