Digital Convesrion with MoonDog Digital, Episode 2

This show was originally taped on December 15, 2008 and you can access the archived version at: www.talkshoe.com or at http://www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com on the unique TechnoGrannyShow channel: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986

EPISODE 2, DIGITAL CONVERSION, CRAIG Kelker 12-15-08

Don’ts: Which iPod is best
1. Loading your music
a. Take an inventory of each media (CD, cassette, and LPs)
b. Determine if you want to
i. Make a total transition to digital by converting everything
1. Once and for all project that has long lasting implications based on the large amount of work
ii. Make a partial transition to digital by selecting favorites
1. Quick and simple way of enjoying your music
c. Review the music formats that are supported for your music system/player
d. Select software (or service) to handle the conversion considering
i. CD Information supplied (artist, cover art images, etc)
ii. Music format
iii. Issue reporting (CD scratches, etc)
2. Syncing your music and music system/player
a. Your PC serves as the home for your music
i. PC users – “My Documents/My Music”
ii. Mac users – “{user}/Music”
b. For portable players - music needs to be uploaded from the PC via manufacturer software
i. Auto-synching all available music to player is best as you aren’t required to manage what is loaded
c. For PC-connected systems – PC software links the music system to the available music on the PC
Don’ts: How do I buy music online and get that on my system/player; What is the best format for digital music;

Product Overviews

1. Portable music player
a. Apple iPod Family (iPod Classic, iPod Touch, Nano, Shuffle)
i. Benefits – iTunes music store and movie store, lots of third party accessories, simple interface, and Apple styling
b. Microsoft Zune
i. Benefits – less expensive than Apple products, wireless interactivity with other Zune owners to share music
c. Sandisk Sansa
i. Benefits – cheap, non-proprietary, solid value for price
2. Whole house
a. Sonos Music System
i. Benefits – wireless multi-room distribution, iPod-like remote, music subscription services available, simple setup
b. Logitech Squeezebox
i. Benefits – inexpensive, small wireless in-room display units, non-PC based music sources (internet radio, MP3Tunes.com integration)
c. Apple AppleTV
i. Benefits – wireless iTunes integration, 16x9 TV viewing, movie rental, movie playing

Moondog Digital’s Services
1. What we offer
a. Consumer services for CD/DVD/vinyl/cassettes (/consumers)
b. Eliminate the large amount of effort and time needed to digitize a collection
c. Utilize commercial grade software to create pristine music libraries
2. How we provide our service
a. Customer places order via website or phone
b. Moondog sends supplies to customer
c. Customer returns music to us via pre-paid FedEx Ground
d. Moondog converts CDs/DVDs/LPs/cassettes to digital form with accompanying metadata
e. Music is returned via DVDRoms/iPod/media server/hard drive along with the collection

Craig Kelker
Moondog Digital
317-489-0151

httP://www.moondogdigital.com

Techno Granny Show Web 2.0 Election Sites

This show was originally recorded on November17, 2008. You can listen to archived version at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986

Techno Granny Show Web 2.0 Election Sites

Research notes:

Election Results - CBSNews.com election.cbsnews.com
Election Center 2008 - Election & Politics News from CNN.com www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/ - 70k –
Election result maps www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/
Slate Magazine: www.mapthecandidates

Use the search in the bottom left to check out your own city.
Takes you to Google maps
Customize voting info for election day
Drag the timeline
Starbucks cares enough to buy you a coffee, You Tube

What can I do with this Web page?
MTC is a tool to help you keep track of the presidential candidates, follow their campaigns virtually, and even find trends in their movements.
1 Mix and match candidates.
Check and uncheck candidates to the right of the map to filter the map’s display. Use the search in the bottom left to find your home state or city.
2 Tinker with time.
Drag the handles on the timeline above the map to adjust the time range you’re viewing. Look at severals months or just a single day.
3 Become a campaign groupie.
Click on articles or videos on the left to jump to noteworthy stops. Watch video of the candidates campaigning to follow them across the country.



Blogs:
Dare2Dream.com—Did Obama Buy the Election?


Extra! Extra! Barack Obama Becomes Third Consecutive New President
To Lose New Hampshire Primary and Was Unable to Get
Elected to the House of Representatives.

Institute of Election Analysis website

The Banzhaf Power Index and Equity - Another Reason to Keep the Electoral College


National Conference of State Legislatures

State Votes and Party turnover

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/analysis.htm

Interesting blogs:

Blue Collar Republican
John Farmer
Picture of a soldier, nurse, fire fighter, policeman and construction worker

Technorati

16,101 results

U.S. Presidential Elections
47, 733


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Techno Granny Show, Digital Conversion with Moondog Digital, Ep 1

This episode originally broacast live on December 8, 2008. Listen to archived versions at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986 or:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com
Following are show notes from Craig Kelter, Moondog Digital

History & Background - “So how did digital music become so popular so quickly?”
1. Shifts in technology need catalysts
a. Free music via Napster
i. Consumers whetted their appetite
ii. It’s free, I can’t complain
b. iPod
i. Apple wasn’t the first but they made it friendly
ii. Fit all the customer’s needs into a seamless solution
1. Ability to purchase music
2. Ability to browse Podcasts
3. Third party extensions (cases, docking stations, connectivity products, etc)
c. You’re the DJ
i. Playlisting – super easy “mixed tapes”
ii. Immediate satisfaction – assuming your collection is centralized you’ll never be without a CD that matches your mood
d. Mobility
i. Causes centralization of all music
ii. Pocket-sized devices that can be plugged into the car, home stereo, or left in your pocket

First Steps of going digital

1. Purchasing a music system/player
a. Questions to consider
i. How and when do I listen to music?
1. iPod-centric – means you plan to utilize the iPod as the mobile repository plugging your iPod into your car, home stereo, or docking stations around your house
2. PC-centric – the PC remains on at all times and devices around your home (including iPods) pull music from it
ii. Which features are important to me for a whole house system?
1. Music store integration
2. Watch videos
3. Music subscription services
4. Interfaces (TV, remotes, touchscreens)
iii. Which features are important to me for a portable device?
1. Music store integration
2. Watch videos
3. FM radio
4. Durability and ruggedness
5. Beyond my pocket uses
6. Wireless connectivity
Don’ts: Which iPod is best
2. Loading your music
a. Take an inventory of each media (CD, cassette, and LPs)
b. Determine if you want to
i. Make a total transition to digital by converting everything
1. Once and for all project that has long lasting implications based on the large amount of work
ii. Make a partial transition to digital by selecting favorites
1. Quick and simple way of enjoying your music
c. Review the music formats that are supported for your music system/player
d. Select software (or service) to handle the conversion considering
i. CD Information supplied (artist, cover art images, etc)
ii. Music format
iii. Issue reporting (CD scratches, etc)
3. Syncing your music and music system/player
a. Your PC serves as the home for your music
i. PC users – “My Documents/My Music”
ii. Mac users – “{user}/Music”
b. For portable players - music needs to be uploaded from the PC via manufacturer software
i. Auto-synching all available music to player is best as you aren’t required to manage what is loaded
c. For PC-connected systems – PC software links the music system to the available music on the PC
Don’ts: How do I buy music online and get that on my system/player; What is the best format for digital music;

Product Overviews

1. Portable music player
a. Apple iPod Family (iPod Classic, iPod Touch, Nano, Shuffle)
i. Benefits – iTunes music store and movie store, lots of third party accessories, simple interface, and Apple styling
b. Microsoft Zune
i. Benefits – less expensive than Apple products, wireless interactivity with other Zune owners to share music
c. Sandisk Sansa
i. Benefits – cheap, non-proprietary, solid value for price
2. Whole house
a. Sonos Music System
i. Benefits – wireless multi-room distribution, iPod-like remote, music subscription services available, simple setup
b. Logitech Squeezebox
i. Benefits – inexpensive, small wireless in-room display units, non-PC based music sources (internet radio, MP3Tunes.com integration)
c. Apple AppleTV
i. Benefits – wireless iTunes integration, 16x9 TV viewing, movie rental, movie playing

Moondog Digital’s Services
1. What we offer
a. Consumer services for CD/DVD/vinyl/cassettes (/consumers)
b. Eliminate the large amount of effort and time needed to digitize a collection
c. Utilize commercial grade software to create pristine music libraries
2. How we provide our service
a. Customer places order via website or phone
b. Moondog sends supplies to customer
c. Customer returns music to us via pre-paid FedEx Ground
d. Moondog converts CDs/DVDs/LPs/cassettes to digital form with accompanying metadata
e. Music is returned via DVDRoms/iPod/media server/hard drive along with the collection


Craig Telker
Moondog Digital
317-489-0151

ctelker@moondogdigital.com

Start Your Own Talkcast on Talkshoe

Why in the world would you want to start your own podcast or talkcast? For the same reasons that you have a blog:
a. to become a thought leader
b. to establish yourself as an expert in your field
c. to monitor the market and help to shape it
d. to create a following that will in turn create business.

So here are your ten very basic steps, there is much filling in the blanks and you can get a little more of this on the pre-recorded show that is attached to these notes:
Record Date: July 21, 08 Techno Granny for President or How to Start Your Own Talkshoe Show
You can listen to archived versions at: www.talkshoe.com or on Techno Granny Show’s own radio channel at www.postivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com.

10 EASY STEPS TO START A TALK CAST ON TALK SHOE

1. Purchase microphone and head phones
2. Create Account at www.talkshoe.com
3. Create editorial calendar
4. Do a Test Call to check out how your sound will be and get familiar
5. Schedule Your First Episode
6. Invite and promote ( People join via phone, pc or listen on computer later)
7. Be prepared for commitment
8. Start a blog of the same name for your show notes and any additional blogs
9. Always plan your show
10. When you schedule a show, be sure to observe your start time and BE THERE!
Helpful Hints:
• Check out my show blog for ideas: www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com
• You can also change this to a domain name that does not use blogspot in it.
• Make sure that you add a widget from Talk Shoe for people who discover your blog and want to listen to your show.
• Use can also use: BlogtalkRadio which is also free.
• After you have some following, probably about twenty shows, start your own social network for your loyal listeners. This will give them an opportunity to comment on your show.
List on as many pod cast hosting sites as possible:
Here’s a list of popular Pod cast Directories.
iTunes,
Podcast Pickle,
Podcast Alley,
Digg,
Podcasting News,
Pod-Planet,
PodZinger,
Zencast,
Zimbio
Many Helpful Hints In “Host Lounge” on Talk Shoe, also you will receive periodic Talk Cast Invites where Hosts Share Strategies on a Talk Cast that will be archived but if you are live you can ask questions.
Check out current Internet Radio and TV channels for JQS Talkcasts at:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com or www.talkshoe.com
Watch for these shows by JQS: Techno Granny Show, Monday Morning Marketeer, Professionals with Impact, PositivelyPittsburghLive
For additional info and Web 2.0 Gorilla Branding Training™
Contact: Joanne Quinn-Smith
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
joanne@positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com
412-628-5048
This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following information:
© Joanne Quinn-Smith, Techno Granny Show 412-628-5048
Listen at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986 or
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com on the Techno Granny Show Internet Radio Channel.
Blog: www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com
e-mail: infoattechnogrannyshowdotblogspot.com

Flash Pros and Cons with Emile Nottle of Zoop Design

This show was recorded live on December 1, 2008 and can be heard archived at:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986 or on Techno Granny Show personal channel at:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com
This is an article from Emile's E-Zine, info for additional articles below.

FEATURE ARTICLE] FLASH: PROS AND CONS

While Flash websites can be pretty slick, with animations, slide shows, fancy menus and moving text, there are a some serious problems with Flash based sites. Here's what I explain to clients when they tell me they want a Flash website:
First, the search engines cannot read the text in a Flash site. If you have an online business, whether you're selling goods, services, or digital downloads, you probably want all the traffic you can get. When web users type in search terms for things they are looking for, you want your website to come up in the search engine. A Flash site will not come up in the search.

Another problem with Flash sites is that people with outdated browsers, and/or who don't have the current version of the Flash player, won't be able to see the site, again eliminating a large chunk of your target market. Also, some people disable Flash to avoid those annoying, flashy ads. This further narrows your audience.

Also, some people simply don't have the patience to wait for Flash sites to load. I've seen Flash sites take up to 3 minutes to load, which seems excessive to me, considering that most websites load instantly if you have a fast connection. An ultra cool site won't help you if people don't stick around and wait for it to load.
Finally, most effective websites are constantly updated with fresh content to entice users to keep coming back. However, if you have a Flash based site, you will need a developer with Flash skills, and the updates will cost you much more than updates to a standard HTML/CSS based website.

Ok, you must be thinking... with so many Flash sites out there on the internet, there must also be some pros?
There's a way to get around most of the problems described above. Your web designer can embed Flash elements into your HTML website - like a fancy menu, a small window with a slide show or moving text, etc. If this is done properly, you can have a slick website without excluding much of your target market.
© 2008 Emilie Nottle

Want to use this article in your website or ezine? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it:

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1We, 1 World Experience and 1We,Chain

This show aired on Techno Granny Show at 7 AMEST, Monday November 24, 2008
You can hear archived version at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
or at: www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com


Profile
Fazila started her media career at The International Advertising Film Festival, Cannes. She now holds the position of President for The Netherlands and Malta for the European Economic Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Industry (EEIG). 1We - One World Experience has been a dream for her since her childhood and feels like a lifetime commitment.
By parentage and birth she is from Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan). At the age of 10 months in 1964 her family migrated to England as the economy and political situation was very bleak with the possible outbreak of war which inevitably happened separating East and West Pakistan creating Bangladesh in 1971. She was raised in England and in 2004 moved to Malta where she lived for 4 years. She now lives in Holland where she operates internationally.
Her only visits to Bangladesh were at the age of seven and twelve years old. She felt she could never return to her home country due to the anguish it would cause her after she had left yet for once she felt she could do this with 1We – One World Experience and this time, make a difference.


In Bangladesh:
I am walking to a boat in the harbour of Old Dhaka to take us to a village. Time has stood still in my mind and the tormenting memories from my visits as a child have returned. I am in my own country. Nothing has changed. Everywhere I look the harsh reality of how people still have to live and what they endure to get through every single day is more apparent. I close my eyes but cannot shut out the misery around me. I am now in the village and it is still so remote to living in the western world. It is beyond belief.
A few days later I am visiting Dhaka Medical College Hospital. My roots started here. It is where my parents met, where my life started, where I was born and where I lived when I was a baby. I am confronted with horrifying realities and life threatening situations which could affect me and my family. I am on the outside looking in. It feels so real and everything is happening to me.
I am losing count of the sea of desperate faces. Of people so weak with hunger, pain, sickness, disease, with no strength and losing hope. I realize my family was so fortunate to leave so many years ago. I feel sickened and terrified with the realization: THIS COULD BE ME.
So many questions are flying through my mind. What can I do to alleviate or put a stop to these desperate situations? What can I do to make a difference to the lives of these people? How many more are in these situations? Is there a future for anyone? I am more determined that we are all in a position to help with no excuses. It is not too late and a mission cannot be accomplished alone. For the sake of humanity we must integrate, take the bull by its horns and make a positive and sustainable change.

About 1We – One World Experience
1We - One World Experience is an international groundbreaking TV broadcasting and development organization backed by the corporate sector. With innovative development projects and positive TV programs we cut through all traditional practices.
What I am seeking:
I have met many people from all over the world who want to make a difference towards a better world. I would like to meet so many more who share this vision and are willing to help make this happen.
By joining forces this is possible as a mission cannot be accomplished alone.
At this moment in time we are currently broadcasting on national television in The Netherlands and United Kingdom and in other countries internationally.
Furthermore we have created several new development projects. For example we have secured a future for over 60 rickshaw drivers and also slum shops creating a future for several in Bangladesh.
For expanding the organization worldwide I am seeking interested people and corporations, funding towards media exposure, sponsorships, donations towards current and new development projects, alliances, further increased international exposure and awareness.
Most of all, through fundamental and human rights I would like to give a golden future to so many across the globe which will last throughout several generations to come with sustainable benefits.
The concept of 1We came into action in January 2005 resulting in the company launch in January 2006. Due to consistent negative media portrayals the organization took a decision be the new party to change this through positive media resulting in world development.

World Development
The main issues wherever we are in the world and result in six main factors which have to be addressed from the very core in order to sustain projects and build economies.
They are:
Healthcare
Education
Sanitation
Ecology
Environment
Funding
This can be approached successfully by raising awareness via all forms of cross media.
Successful economy building can be reached by identifying skilled entrepreneurs both in the region in allegiance with professionals internationally who have a solid understanding of all full aspects relating to the country in question with several factors taken into consideration.
The main ones are the addressing of social and cultural issues along with current attitudes and mentality. Governance and politics for every country need to be looked into in full detail. In addition to this the identification of successful international case studies in different continents which can be applied anywhere in the world with certain exceptions which may apply such as geographical location, environmental differences and the availability of resources available.

PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com, How It Works

This show was recorde live on the Techno Granny Show on August 25, 2008, Archived show can be hear at www.talkshoe.com at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986 or at: www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com

Guest is Site Designer: Penny Haynes
Penny Haynes
On Line Community Magazine
P.O. Box 328
Holly Springs,, Georgia 30142-0006
727-565-1763
www.onlinecommunitymagazines.com


About Penny's Business


On Line Community Magazines offers an affordable online marketing & simple multimedia creation to businesses in your community.
The Online Community Magazines software gives you EVERYTHING you need to help small and medium sized businesses start marketing online with audio, video, ads & logos at a price that ANY BUSINESS CAN AFFORD.

What’s an On Line Community Magazine
Online Community Magazines is a community-based business opportunity requiring no out-of-pocket investment. The Online Community Magazines software gives you EVERYTHING you need to help small and medium sized businesses start marketing online with audio, video, ads & logos at a price that ANY BUSINESS CAN AFFORD.

What functions available to visitors
Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine can be used as a multimedia business directory, multimedia content creation system, and community internet tv and radio site. Features of the site include RSS, podcasting, blogging, social bookmarking, email subscriptions, a forum, FAQ and community coupon site.

What functions available to vendor members who purchase magazine, radio or TV channels:

• Featured Articles & Coupons - Clients can purchase the Featured Article position on the front page, as well as inclusion in the Coupons feed, online in the magazine.
• Administrative Set Up of Columns, Shows, Ads, and Featured Articles - Administrators can now start set up a client's column, show, ad, or featured article, from the Administration area, to faciliate quick and easy customer support.
• Live Streaming Internet TV Capabilities Now Added - Anyone in your community can have their own live (as well as recorded) tv show on the magazine.
• Clients Can Purchase a Domain and Point it To Their Page - anyone in your community can use their magazine page as their main web page and access it via any domain name they purchase.


The Commercial Creation Center is now available with multiple features!

With this latest version, you can record a narrated powerpoint presentation or video tutorial on your computer. Our Screen Recorder will save your full-sized recording, but ALSO create multiple additional formats if you desire.

Save it in the smaller Online Community Magazine player size, or in YouTube format, or for Mobile Phones or iPods.

It is great for presentations for within your company, as well as for publication and sale on the internet. Use it to create a video tour of your website, so people know where to go to find what they need. Use it to create a short commercial or an infomercial about your business or organization.

Our Webcam Recorder allows you to record yourself with your own Webcam and then create multiple versions, just like the Screen Recorder.

There is also the ability to overlay text on top of your videos (screen or webcam recording), so your information is always visible on the end product. There is also a voice recorder with music mixing capabilities, logo and ad creation software, digital image slideshow software, and much more.


Free functions•
Email Subscriptions - Anyone can subscribe to any column or show and receive the latest posts via email.
• Register to Use the Site- It’s free to put up bio and picture
• Use the calendar-PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine wants everyone to post their events so that we have a great positive resource for all Pittsburghers
• Use the forum-Post all of your positive Pittsburgh stories on the forum and start uniquely Pittsburgh discussions, all you have to do is register, it’s FREE to register to use the site as a visitor and Positive Pittsburgher

Look Jane Look, What You Can Do with Outlook!

Hosted by: technogranny
Title: Techno Granny: Outlook, Look Jane Look, What You Can Do with Outlook
Time: 08/11/2008 07:00 AM EDT
Episode Notes: Mary Pam Kilgore of Kilgore Business Services, seasoned event planner talks about her Outlook preference as an administrator and event planner.


• Guest:
• Mary Pam Kilgore
• Kilgore Business Services LLC
• Corporate Meeting and Event Planner
• 412-854-4827
• www.kilgorebusiness.com
•
• Look, Jane, Look, What You Can do with Outlook!
•
• Microsoft Outlook, an e-mail and personal information management software product from Microsoft
• Outlook Express, an e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook since Outlook 2003) is a personal information manager from Microsoft, and is part of the Microsoft Office suite.
Although often used mainly as an e-mail application, it also provides a calendar, task and contact management, note taking, a journal and web browsing.
It can be used as a stand-alone application, but can also operate in conjunction with Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server to provide enhanced functions for multiple users in an organization, such as shared mailboxes and calendars, Exchange public folders, Sharepoint lists and meeting time allocation
Outlook 2007
Outlook 2007 was available in retail stores at the end of January 2007. A trial is available for download on Office Online[1]. New features in Outlook 2007 include[2]:
• A to-do bar added to the shell UI that shows a snapshot of the user's upcoming appointments and active tasks for better time and project management.
• Improved calendar views that display the tasks due below each day on the week view and supports overlaying multiple calendars.
• Integrated RSS aggregator
• 'Instant Search' through a context indexer based search engine with Windows Desktop Search
• Enhanced integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server
• New programmability features [1]
• Ability to publish calendars in Internet Calendar format to Microsoft Office Online or to a WebDAV server
• Preview Handler extension for previewing email attachment without leaving Outlook
.

Things Mary Pam Likes About Outlook and Uses as and Event Planner and Administrator
Invite a person
Print a label
Check your e-mail
Organize your e-mail
Export to Constant Contact
Find a File, export to new computer


Mary Pam Kilgore
Kilgore Business Services LLC
1762 MC MILLAN RD
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
412-854-4827
www.kilgorebusiness.com

On Line Radio and TV with Debbie Ducic of Gutzy Women

On Line Radio and TV with Debbie Ducic of Gutzy Women
Recorded Live on the Techno Granny Show 11-3-08
This show can be listened to at above link or: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986


1. Mogulus
2.Oovoo
3.Seesmic

1. Mogulus:
Mogulus is totally free. In order to make this service free for their broadcasters, Mogulus inserts one 10 to 15 second commercial advertisement every 8 minutes on each channel, Unless you upgrade to their paid service.
Your channel is free for everyone to see on Mogulus, or embedded elsewhere on the Internet, your website, your blog, facebook...etc. As part of the Mogulus platform comes the Flash based, embeddable Mogulus Video Player, which integrates Linear TV, Live and On-Demand broadcast into a single user experience. The player also features a fully integrated chat for audience interaction.
There is no software to install, no special hardware required, and Mogulus works on Mac or Windows.
All you need is the Mogulus studio, a web cam, and a broadband connection.
You can blend your webcam, video clips from YouTube, and your own original content into your own unique TV program - and you call all the shots. When you're not broadcasting live, turn on the auto-pilot and let it drive your playlist.
Mogulus gives you some broadcast graphics including ticker, bumper, lower third name, and logo bug. Additionally, you can customize these graphics using your own logos and colours.

Monthly Traffic
* More than 85,000 signed up producers
* More than 120,000 channels launched
* More than 5.8 million unique viewers each month * Source:Quantcast.com (including embedded players)
* More than 400 million unique viewer minutes watched each month
2. Oovoo:
from video calls with up to six people at once to video messaging to chat and file transfer capabilities.


Video call recording allows users to capture their video chats with other ooVoo users and share the file with friends via email, ooVoo file transfer, or by uploading to any of the social sharing sites that incorporate video including YouTube, Myspace and Facebook.
You are able to make calls to landline or mobile phones within U.S. and Canada, a great feature for calls where one participant is unable to be near a computer with a broadband connection. In addition, ooVoo users are able to host 12 person calls – six on video (ooVoo users on Mac or PC) and six by phone for audio only participation.
3. Seesmic: Seesmic is very much like Twitter only instead of text, you send and watch videos. Very short, have followers and posts show up on a timeline.
So as you can see, it's not only online TV, but video in general is becoming even easier than good old text. The only problem is...one must have a fairly new computer with updated capabilities and a decent bandwidth from their internet service provider.

Debbie Ducic
www.gutZywomen.com

Tehcno Granny Show, Jobs on Line, Ijobscorp.com

Tehcno Granny Show, Jobs on Line, Ijobscorp.com
5 Points about iJobs

Here’s a quick primer about iJobs—what we do and how we do it.
• iJobs makes money posting and promoting career and employment opportunities for businesses
• Never charges fees to jobshoppers for our services
• We help jobshoppers find, capture and keep their dream jobs
• Helps businesses and individuals hiring and recruiting become more successful jobpeddlers
• All this while focusing on “Where it hurts”


iJobs takes job postings to jobshoppers—and jobshoppers to job postings with 1-2-3 distribution:

1. On our websites and over the internet
2. Direct to jobshoppers with alerts & updates
3. To local communities across the US through our networks and at special events
4. iJobs markets jobs to jobshoppers in all 50 US states

iJobs helps jobshoppers obtain dream job success:

iJobs helps jobpeddlers find greater success in making better matches with their jobs and jobshoppers:

• Q&A sessions with jobshoppers—asking them about their dream jobs and jobshopping
• Q&A sessions with jobpeddlers—asking them about their staff recruitment and retention
• Sharing resources, news and information with both Q&A groups about options and opportunities for bringing jobshoppers and jobpeddlers together

We always focus on “Where it hurts” when helping jobshoppers and jobpeddlers create matches.



iJobs, Inc.
1735 Market Street
Suite A#463
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7588
contactus@ijobscorp.com
http://ijobscorp.com

Go jobshopping or post jobs at Jobs By iJobs - http://jobsbyijobs.com

Listen to this espisode from November 10, 2008 at: www.taklshoe.com on The Techno GRanny Show or at www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com on the Techno Granny Show channel.

Techno Granny and International Women on Professionals with Impact

For Immediate Release,

Contact Information:
United States:
Joanne Quinn-Smith
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
412-628-5048
joanne@positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com
Iceland:
Rúna Magnúsdóttir
Reykjavík, Iceland
354-898-0727
runa@connected-women.com

International Women Getting Together for Conversation on Rebuilding the World Economy
(On the Wings of Historic Election in the U.S., Women are Prepared to Help Re-energize the World Economy)

Reykjavík, Iceland; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November, 2008 On the wings of an historic election in the United States, if an African American President can be elected in the United State then the question should be asked, how different can the world be if international women unite to reinvent the world economy from the ground up? On Saturday, at 12 PM EST on Saturday, November 8, 2008 a group of dynamic international women will get together for a two hour conversation about just that “reinventing the world economy.” Reinvention and revitalization of this economy will be the topic on internet radio show, “Professionals with Impact™” hosted at www.talkshoe.com and facilitated by internet talkcast host, Joanne Quinn-Smith, also known as the “Techno Granny.” This show will be hosted on internet radio originating from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania social media radio site at www.talkshoe.com

Women have been getting together and talking for centuries and thereby solving family and community challenges and now through the use of Web 2.0 technology a group of women are turning their attention to the world. This is happening through a social networking site started by Rúna Magnúsdóttir and originating in Icelandic Cyberspace. The Site is www.Connected-Women.com and the conversation is ongoing in the forum on the site: “Economic Downturn—what have we learned.” Rúna Magnúsdóttir has developed this site to facilitate women doing business with each other internationally. The conversation is active in the forum of www.Connected-Women.com for the world to see. The use of Web 2.0 technology is further being exploited by a 59 year old grandmother from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA who has gained international audience on the internet through four internet Radio shows. Joanne Quinn-Smith, also known as “the Techno Granny” will host a live internet radio show episode that can accommodate 200 callers at www.talkshoe.com. The show, “Professionals with Impact™” can be accessed live through computers and real time chat at www.TalkShoe.com at Noon EST. “Professionals with Impact™” can be accessed live at: Phone Number: 724) 444-7444 using Call ID: 33431 and will accommodate VOIP users such as Skype and Gizmo. The title of this “Professionals with Impact™” Episode is: International Women Building a New World Economy.

The Concept: World development in the 21st Century

“This is a new vision, a new approach to development cooperation together with corporate business. Especially for the business industry we created the website 1We The Chain, the international entrepreneur's platform which makes the difference. It is the first platform in which anyone can be involved in making the world a better place.” Quote from: Fazila Scierrbas International Ambassador & Director of International Contacts for 1We - One World Experience For more information please visit: http://www.1wethechain.com/
1WE is an international broadcast station with passion and the new most exiting national broadcast station. Positive TV-programs convince individuals and corporations to support the surprising development projects of One World Experience. The new style development organization and the combination of the broadcast station and its development organization make 1We - One World Experience a unique organization with international accomplishments. Socially involved entrepreneurship play an important part in this concept. Additional info at: http://www.1we.com/web/show/

Three dynamic women are spearheading the live radio conversation, two of them have met in person and two of them have not. Runa Magnusdoittir and Joanne Quinn-Smith met at the National Association of Women Business Owners Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona and subsequently Joanne engaged Runa to speak at the 2nd Annual NAWBO Day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The title of the conference in Pittsburgh was, “Think Ginormous” and as you can see, they have. Fazila Scierrbas and Runa met at an international conference for women. The connection for all three is: www.Connected-Women.com.

All three, Joanne and Runa and Fazila are visionaries who believe in making things happen. Runa began the conversation on the Economic Downturn at: www.connected-women.com and Fazila SCIBERRAS and others joined the conversation. Fazila commented that there were things in the world that needed changing and that getting back to basics was very important and talked about implementing a plan to do that. Joanne wrote back that she would love to see her plan. Fazila put out her plan right on Connected-Women.com and now a radio conversation with several international women is scheduled for Saturday at 12 PM EST thru the wonders of the internet. Any international woman with a passion for reenergizing the world economy by getting back to basics is welcome to attend.

The Concept: World Development in the 21st Century:

This is with new vision, a new approach to development cooperation together with corporate business. Especially for the business industry we created the website 1We The Chain, the international entrepreneur's platform which makes the difference. It is the first platform in which anyone can be involved into making the world a better place. For more information please visit: http://www.1wethechain.com/
1WE is an international broadcast station with passion and the new most exiting national broadcast station. Positive TV-programs convince people to support the surprising development projects of One World Experience.

The new style development organization and the combination of the broadcast station and its development organization make 1We - One World Experience a unique organization with accomplishments. Socially involved entrepreneurship plays an important part in this concept.

Content: Women at their Best Getting Together to Solve Challenges

“The main issues wherever we are in the world and result in six main factors which have to be addressed from the very core in order to sustain projects and build economies. They are: Healthcare, Education, Sanitation, Ecology, Environment and Funding.” Fazila SCIBERRAS

“The slogan of Connected-Women is: ‘Let's get together & make a difference!’” “This is huge and can have a great impact on the world economy. The world is going through turmoil of financial downturns. After years of prosperity we are facing bad "hang-over". “But what is done, is done. We can't change the past, but we can build the future. So, what are we learning from this? What are we going to be doing differently in the future? How do you want to see the future? Your opinion is valuable! It's easy to participate, just sign-in or register.”
Rúna Magnúsdóttir. This is how the conversation started on Connected-Women.com!

“The Presidential Election in the United States has transformed us irrevocably no matter who we voted for. It’s time to now transform the world. Our challenges are not just local, they are global. This is just a good fit from Positively Pittsburgh Live Talkcast and www.PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com” to work on building on the positive and using global girl power to do it.” Joanne Quinn-Smith

The Characters:

Rúna Magnúsdóttir 0f Connected-Women.com; Founder ConnectedWomen.com

Previously Runa ran her import company in Iceland – today she is running a GLOBAL search and networking site for women business owners and women entrepreneurs. A site where women can promote themselves, their services, products and companies, participate in global discussion forums, give and receive referrals/recommendations for their businesses.“ A site which women associations around the globe such as the world association of women entrepreneurs, Les Femmes Chefs D’Enterprises Mondiales, FCEM, will be use as their official networking site.

Fazila Scierrbas International Ambassador & Director of International
Contacts; 1We - One World Experience

Fazila started her media career at The International Advertising Film Festival, Cannes. She now holds the position of President for The Netherlands and Malta for the European Economic Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Industry (EEIG). 1We - One World Experience (http://www.1we.com/web/show) has been a dream for hers since her childhood and feels like a lifetime commitment. 1We - One World Experience is an international groundbreaking TV broadcasting and development organization backed by the corporate sector. With innovative development projects and positive TV programs we cut through all traditional practices.

Joanne Quinn-Smith, Creative Energy Office of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates, Publisher, PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com

Also known as The Techno Granny and 2006-2008 president of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter. Joanne’s forte is Web 2.0 Gorilla Branding™ for small to medium businesses and she is the host of four internet Talkcasts with international listeners. She is also the publisher of positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com, a multi media on line community magazine with internet magazine, radio and TV channels. Joanne is an advocate for women business owners locally, nationally and now internationally and a sought after speaker for organizations and business for Web 2.0 Best Practices.

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Hi-Lights•

International Radio Talkcast by Community Call at Pittsburgh Based www.talkshoe.com
• International Women from www.connected-women.com discussion on
• International Women Building a New World Economy.

• November 8, 2008 EST live internet broadcast on “Professionals with Impact™

• Live chat or call in at: 724) 444-7444 using Call ID: 33431

• Joanne Quinn-Smith, Creative Energy Office of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates, Publisher, PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com

• Fazila Scierrbas International Ambassador & Director of International
Contacts; 1We - One World Experience

• Rúna Magnúsdóttir 0f Connected-Women.com; Founder Connected-Women.com

Special Edition, 3rd Annual Pennsylvania Technology Conference

Special Edition: 3rd Annual Pennsylvania Technology Conference with guest speakers slated for the conference, Misty O’Connor from Point Click and Learn and Kirsten Womack of Two Tech Divas. Interview Date: November 4, 2008.

Using Social Media and Viral Marketing To Increase Brand Awareness & Sales (Tech Conference by Misty O'Connor and Joanne Quinn-Smith

The explosion of social networks provides never-before-seen customer acquisition opportunities for businesses to promote their brands and penetrate new markets. With podcasts, blogs and messages boards, user content reigns supreme. How can your business benefit from sites like Digg, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn and Facebook? What are the key strategies for effective social marketing and how do you capitalize on the phenomenon that is viral marketing, the digital equivalent of offline word-of-mouth advertising, for customer acquisition opportunities. How do you encourage viral marketing and pass-along factor in the electronic space?
Misty O’Connor, Point Click Learn www.pclearn.org

Joanne Quinn-Smith, the Techno Granny, www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com


Misty O'Connor Bio


Futurist, 21st Century speaker and consultant, and President of Point Click Learn, Misty O’Connor has over twenty years in both education and in the technology field, and fifteen years in the computer software industry. For the past 10 years, she has cultivated the knowledge gained from these experiences to become an expert in educational technology, Web 2.0 skills, and the 21st Century Learner. Misty speaks nationally and consults with school districts, business owners, and women entrepreneurs assisting them in developing the 21st Century Skills necessary for their organizations to be competitive in the global market place.

Misty’s strengths lie in her ability to listen to her audience and provide sound, practical advice that can be readily applied for immediate success. Businesses and schools rely on Misty’s expertise in understanding the Digital Age showing business professionals and educators how to incorporate Digital tools and 21st Century Skills within a differentiated environment filled with Digital Natives and Immigrants.

The topics covered in the seminar:

* Growing and developing your business using Web 2.0 tools
Social Prize
* Demonstrating 2nd Life in the Exhibit area.
* Blogging
* Linkedin
* Not using Technology for Technologies sake


Boosting Your Business With a Blog: How To Get Started & Get Noticed (Tech Conference by Kirsten Womack and Donna Baxter)

Weblogs, one of the most powerful and popular e-media tools, provide millions access to your published content, ideas and expertise. Blogs also tend to rank higher in search engines, making them an effective and inexpensive tool for promoting your business and services. Which blog software should you use and how can you use it to create an entire website? How have other business owners used them successfully? Learn what you need to know to become a great blogger and how to capitalize on your blog to attract new business, drive traffic to your website and establish your expertise in your industry.
Donna Baxter, Two Tech Divas
Kirsten Womack,Two Tech Divas


The Divas will be speaking about blogging


Are you afraid that your lack of technical skills will sabotage your business' online success? Don't be. The 2 Tech Divas will take those fears away. Donna M. Baxter and Kirsten A. Womack's goal is to work with entrepreneurs to teach them how to dramatically improve productivity or market presence using technology. Both have been helping entrepreneurs for over 10 years with their services resulting in some of their clients earning online income in excess of 20k per month! The 2 Tech Divas know that there is a gold mine online and offer digital coaching, laptop workshops, e-books, Digital Makeovers, Dynamic Diva Duo keynote speeches and other services that will give you the tools to dig for that gold.
Donna Baxter is the Developer and Web Mistress of SoulPitt.com which has won three years in a row the Black Web award for Best Community Website in the East. Kirsten Womack runs an extremely successful and efficient, of course, virtual assistant business called Immackulate Impressions. 2 Tech Divas believe that technology should work for you…not the other way around! Visit their site at www.2TechDivas.com and sign-up to receive the 2 Tech Divas' "Tech e-News" and you'll receive a FREE Bonus Report for doing so
Kirstens’s free tip of the Day: Airset.com. You can check out 199 Internet Tools in the book by the two tech Divas at: www.2TechVivas.com

Master of Multitasking: Killer Tools for Organizing Your Business, Boosting Your Productivity & Saving Time

Time is money so how do business owners and managers get more time out of every day? Attend this session to discover some of the new technologies and tools that are helping businesses like yours work more efficiently and cost-effectively. Learn the latest in mobile tools, online calendars, contact management software and integrating your online and offline information. Learn if its time to update your tools or practices for streamlined operations and high-performance.
Kirsten Womack, Immackulate Impressions

Love Pong.com, Good for Relationships or TMI?

LovePong™ is a free, fun, online game for couples that helps improve communication and enhance your relationship.

Bio
Bill Weil is a Principal at Socius Partners (www.socius-partners.com), specializing in helping emerging technology companies. He has founded 6 companies and has 23 years experience in marketing and software development. Bill helps companies with marketing and business development strategies, and creates websites, email newsletters and web marketing solutions for all industries. He can be reached at bweil@socius-partners.com.


LovePong

Ever feel like you and your partner are speaking different languages? With so much divorce, unhappiness, or just lack of passion in long-term relationships, do you feel like you're just "hoping" yours will last?
Relationships are easy at first, but most of us fall into habitual patterns that allow the love and passion to degrade over time.
LovePong™ is a fun way to keep the communication, love and passion flowing.
It takes about two minutes a day.
How It Works
LovePong™ works by giving you and your partner small, easy communication tasks, and provides online coaching on how to communicate most effectively.
Sometimes you'll find great surprises. Other times you'll discover things that might have festered - and get an opportunity to nip it in the bud.
EXAMPLE OF HOW IT WORKS
First, you are given a task, such as:
• List things for which you'd like to be acknowledged, or
• Complete the sentence: "Sometimes I get upset when you..." or
• Make a very specific request about something you would like from your partner
• Etc.
As you fill in blanks that state and further clarify the communication, LovePong™ provides coaching, tips and examples to help you communicate powerfully and responsibly.
When you are done, this information is sent to your partner. We call this a "ping."
Next, your partner receives an email that you have "pinged," and is invited to login.
Your partner reads your communication and then is guided to respond. LovePong™ provides gentle coaching and tips to help your partner respond powerfully and responsibly.
Your partner's response is then sent to you in an email. We call this a "pong."
Is that all? Yes and no. LovePong™ has two objectives:
1. Help bring issues to the surface and encourage the free and ongoing exchange of communication.
2. Provide guidance to make your communication as effective as possible.
Future versions of LovePong™ will maintain and track open items (i.e., items which you or your partner do not feel are fully resolved), so that, at your leisure, the two of you can revisit, and ultimately resolve, them. There will also be ways to win "points" as a couple.

Bill Weil
Socius Partners, LLC
(412) 690-0703
http://www.lovepong.com
http://www.socius-partners.com


This show was recorded on October 13, 2008 and the archived version can be heard at www.talkshoe.com or www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com

Techno Granny Show, Women-Drivers.com

Guest on October 20, 2008 show, Anne Fleming of Women-Divers.com


Fleming has been a pivotal leader in brand development and strategic product planning for international companies like American Eagle Outfitters, Atlantic Luggage and Cresswell & Baldwin Lighting.

With over 20 years of corporate marketing, Flemings’ various roles have embraced corporate brand identity, market research, consumer intercepts and application, product design management, trend and color forecasting, trade show management and ecommerce.

Fleming and her business partner launched www.women-drivers.com, a bilingual social networking site in July, 2008. Women share and rate their Purchase, Browse, and Service experience at 21, 000 new car dealerships in the United States. These real time reviews empower members to locate certified women-friendly dealers in their city. The Company collects and sells the experiences, data and demographics via Women Satisfaction Index (WSI) INSIGHTS ™ to the industry. The analytics, provided in weekly, 24.7 reports, empower dealerships and educate them on how to shift Browsers into Buyers.

The mission of Women Drivers ™ is that women be receive the best experience at dealerships leaving her as well as the auto professional empowered and satisfied with the entire process.

Outline of the interview:

Why did you start Women Drivers.com?

95% of car salesmen being men, there is this Venus-Mars thing that goes on at the dealership that is so threatening that 9 out of 10 women take a man with them simply to “balance” things out.

Women Drivers collects the data and sells Women Satisfaction Index (WSI) INSIGHT ™ reports to the dealership and industry to educate them on women’s experiences at their dealership & provide tools for them to improve their level of service to women in our country.

Women’s Buying Power at the Dealership?
- Women buy 53% of all automobiles, but influence the purchase up to 80%
- Women buy $80 Billion of new cars and have 65% of all service work done at the dealerships
- Women buy 43,200 cars every day of business (mon-sat)


The Mission of Company
The mission of Women Drivers ™ is that women be receive the best experience at dealerships leaving her as well as the auto professional empowered and satisfied with the entire process.

What are the criteria for being a certified Women-Friendly dealership?
For each review written a rating is auto-calculated and posted. Ratings range from a 5.0 (Excellent) to a 1.0 (Marginal). Each review will appear under one category - Browsing, Purchasing or Servicing. Certified Women Friendly dealership scores are:

What motivates women to go to a Women-Friendly dealer?


What motivates a dealership to be Women-Friendly certified?

Anne Fleming
Women-Drivers.com
412-327-2604
www.women-drivers.com

Techno Granny Hosting Social Media Entrepreneurs at Entrepreneurial Thursday

Firewater's Grill, 412.323.4688

LIVE RHYTHM, JAZZ & BLUES
Musical Networking Happy Hour
EVERY THURSDAY!!!
5:30 PM - 8 PM
Firewater's Grill,
120 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Across from PNC Park

Hosted by Jazz/R&B Vocalist - Jessica Lee

Cover Charge: Only $10.00!
Hors d'oeuvres included

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The "ENTREPRENEURIAL THURSDAYS" Happy Hour Show
Live Music by City's Great Jazz/R&B Artists!
Interviews @ Musical Break with City's Leading Entrepreneurs/Innovators!
Great Business & Professional Networking!
November 6, 2008
"Social media Entrepreneurs"

Featuring Interviews with:
Joanne Quinn-Smith, CEO - Dreamweaver Marketing Associates & Publisher - Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine (www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com)
Bill Weil, LovePong International, LLC
(www.LovePong.com)
Jill Kummer, President - Blacktie-Pittsburgh
(www.blacktie-pittsburgh.com)
Donna Baxter, Founder & Web Mistress - The Soul Pitt (www.thesoulpitt.com)
Dave Nelson, Founder and CEO - TalkShoe (www.talkshoe.com)

www.jessicaleesong.com
"Entrepreneurial Thursdays" Partners
Gold Sponsors
Pittsburgh Gateways
ABG Capital

Marketing PartnersMarketing Partners

AFTRA
BarSmart
BIOSAFE, Inc.
Chrysler Corp. (SBDC) Duquesne University
Eagle Ventures Inc.
George Mendel Photography
HDJ Assoc., Inc.
Help Startups
Human Connections
Latin American Cultural Union
MAKK Strategies
MIT Enterprise Forum
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh Technology Council
Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP)
Pittsburgh Young Professionals
Positively Pittsburgh Live
Sales Star Enterprise
Seton Hill University's E-Magnify®
Sigma Pi Consulting
STAAR Funds
Technical Products & Supply
TiePGH-Pittsburgh Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs
Vistage
Women's Independent Press

Podcamp Pittsburgh, October 18 and 19, 2008 Interview

Podcamp Pittsburgh coming up on October 18 and 19, you may want to listen to Techno Granny Show with one of the organizers, Melissa Sorg.


Name: Melissa Sorg
Education: BA English Literature; Thiel College
Profession: Paralegal
Original Techno Granny Show, 6-30-2008

How did I get involved with PodCamp Pittsburgh: My husband, Michael
Sorg, does a podcast entitled the Wrestling Mayhem Show on Tuesday
nights at 8:00 p.m. He works as a video editor with Multimedia

Training Systems, and used to work with PodCamp Pittsburgh

host/creator Justin Kownacki. Mike attended the first PodCamp and
wanted to be part of the event planning. We started going to planning
meetings for PodCamp Pittsburgh. I tagged along with him to the
meetings. As I attended more meetings, I began to see the bigger
picture and started offering to help out where I could. I have since
become part of the PodCamp Pittsburgh community.

What do I do in the Social Media arena: I started an advice podcast
in 2006ish entitled the Missfit Advice Hour.


My husband, Mike had Wrestling Mayhem show and wanted to get me involved in my own way.
Our friends had always joked about how good my advice is, so we
started the Missfit Advice Hour. I took e-mail questions and qustions
via AOL Instant Messenger and answered them. When we were getting
ready to move into our new home, the Advice Hour took a back seat to
everything and fizzled away. I occasionally help my husband out with
the Wrestling Mayhem Show podcast/videocast that he does on Tuesday
nights. We (my husband and I) have discussed bringing the Missfit
Advice Hour back using some of the new media sources to assist with
the show.

It is presently in the organizational phase, and we've been
thinking about rolling it out in conjunction with PCPgh 3. I have an
online blog at rebelliousflaw.blogspot.com. I am on Twitter, Facebook
and MySpace. When I'm in an area where I have limited connectivity, I
find myself slightly freaking out because I'm unconnected!

PodCamp highlights:
- PodCamp is for people of all technological levels, from beginners to
intermediate to expert.
- People can find out more information at http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com
- Registration is open, and can be done through
http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com
- PodCamp will address how new media is useful to both individuals and
companies.
- PodCamp will address various facets of new media, including
blogging, vlogging, messaging, etc.

Techno Granny Recommends WE-DO Conference for Women

WE-DO Leadership Conference
Womens Economic Development Outreach
Creating Connections, Building Business

Local Leadership Invitation for
Business Women in Allegheny and
Beaver Counties



Business Women! You Don't Want To Miss The 2008 WE-DO Conference being held this year at Robert Morris University's Moon Campus on Tuesday, October 21st! Along with a Fantastic National Program, We'll have These Inspiring Local Leaders:


The 2008 Local Pittsburgh WEDO Tour is pleased to present this years conference:

BreakThrough!

Impact through Innovation:

Your Competitive Advantage

The only event of its kind for women executives and entrepreuners the WEDO Tour is a resource rich program that will energize your business. ; It's packed with invaluable business advice from nationally acclaimed business women and our own local experts in business leadership. Shaped by Women's Business Advocates, women executives and entrepreneurs, along with organizations representing women business owners the WEDO Tour is your most relevant resource.

Attend this years workshop and gain key insights that will help you:

Introduce an innovation framework that sets realistic goals, leverages cumulative gains and carefully accommodates experimentation.
Create an innovation toolbox that accelerates new product and service developments in an ever-changing business environment.
Snych up company culture and customer demands with a holistic approach to nurturing employee's creativity, responding to new opportunities, and channeling the voice of the customer.

Surround Yourself with Pittsburgh's Smart and Savvy Women Leaders as they connect with Business Women across the Nation by Video Conference.

Enjoy the local panel of Pittsburgh Area Leaders who will help you gain your competitive advantage with Leadership and Innovation!


National City WEDO Tour 2008 for Allegheny & Beaver Counties:
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Robert Morris University
Sewall Center Executive Conference Center, Moon Township, PA 15108

Agenda: 9:00am to 3:00pm

Keynote Presenter:


Maria Berdusco
Author, Leadership Consultant & Executive Coach

Kathy Buechel
President, Alcoa Foundation

Oditza Carrasco
President, American Bank FSB


Kristie Guthrie
Professional Counselor Hope Counseling Services

Deanna Tucci-Schmitt
Owner BNI Western PA

2008 WEDO Allegheny & Beaver Counties Local Committee:

Beth Caldwell
Pttsburgh Professional Women

Ann Callen
National City

Jenn Carr
Credit Justice Services

Lindsay Cost
National City

Christian DeSarbo
National City

Barbara Fisher U.S. Small Business Administration

Suzanne Froehlich Froehlich & Associates Insurance

Sarelle Gross
National City
Donna Herrle Drawing Conclusions
Daniel Hooper
National City
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Kristi Hosko
ADP

Tamara Howard
National City

Betty Karleski Home Instead Senior Care

Michele Mook
National City

Janette Schafer
National City

Jill Yahnite
Zoltun Design

10:00 Satellite Video Conference

11:30 Lunch & Leadership Presentation, Maria Berdusco

Author: How To Think Like A Leader
12:30 Breakout Sessions: Small Group Round Table Discussions with Local Leaders

3:00 Door Prize Drawings And Adjourn

Register at: WE-DO.net

TEchno Granny Show, Free Virus Ware and Spyware by Sue Tresatti, Taylored Solutions

I would like to start out by stating no antivirus program is 100 accurate so doing regular backups are critical.



Because of Trojan Horses you need to run a scan at a minimum once a week but ideally daily.



In the past more viruses were coming through email but ISP’s (internet service providers) have done a better job of combating those so more are coming through web pages. This is based on my customers that I have had to fix in the past years.



What are the Top 10 antivirus programs http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ – you can Google this. Make sure there are not ad’s for the antivirus on the site because they might have paid for that spot. You may see different rankings but most have the same ones just in different orders.



The top 3 antivirus software’s are probably names most people have never heard (bitdefender, kasparsky, Nod32) AVG is 4th.



Understanding viruses - http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/understanding-viruses.html



Other ways to deter viruses



1. ensure your operating system is up to date with essential security patches

2. install a firewall (windows has a firewall and also routers come with a firewall)

3. Spam software (avoid getting viruses in your inbox)



What to look for in antivirus software (user-friendly and effectiveness)



Which version had 1.5 million downloads last week and over 131 million downloads to date – AVG Free Edition http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10891365



Popup that tell you that you have a virus more times then not add a virus when you select it. Be careful how you answer those questions. What most people don’t know is that a virus needs human action to start them. So your response is what sets off viruses.



Worms do not need someone to start them. They can allow malicious users to tunnel into your system to take control.



www.download.com to get free antivirus software and spyware software. No one should have the excuse they can’t afford antivirus because there are free versions. This free versions are usually for home users. Businesses have to pay.



Biggest misconception is that because it comes with the computer or it is well known it is good. Like other consumer products you are paying for the name. They are more expensive and although they are on the top 10 list they slow down computers and cost sometimes twice as much as some of the better ones.



If you currently have an antivirus program you may want to see how well it is working. You can run a free scan from www.trendmicro.com to see if it picks up any ones your antivirus missed. Trend Micro in previous years has been the #1 but recently it has moved down the list but still is in the top 5 usually.



ad-aware http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10844457 had over 562,000 downloads last week and 306 million to date – this is free spyware software. Sometimes the spyware can be just as destructive as a virus. I had one last week that corrupted Internet explorer, the users profile, and their desktop. This should be run weekly also.



List of viruses - http://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/encyclopedia or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_viruses


Susan Tresatti
Taylored Solutions Inc.
(724) 234-2669

sales@taylored-solutions.com

Techno Granny Show, FreeDemographics.com with David Pond, Development Director

Techno Granny Show blog is an additional way for Techno Granny Talk Cast fans to keep up with Techno Granny. She is a 59 year old single grandmother who also hosts four Talk Casts on the Talk Shoe network. The Techno Granny show is designed to bring baby boomers and others up to snuff with 21st Century technology.
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Techno Granny Show Host Hosting Panel on Think Ginormous Networking

Techno Granny is Hosting this Panel on September 19, 2008 at 2nd Annual NAWBO Day at Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh, Pa

Ultimate and Global Think Ginormous Networking Panel

Local, regional, national and global networking experts invite you to Think Ginormous about networking. Panel at 9:30 AM as part of 2nd Annual NAWBO Day.

Moderator and Introductions by Joanne Quinn-Smith, Publisher of PositivleyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com, on line multi-media community magazine.

Discussion will hi-light:

• Platform, network, relationship and alliance building for successful business
• Value of using more than one medium for building your network
• Referrals
• Organizations and associations,
• On line networking, social media

Jessica, Lee, Host of Entrepreneurial Thursdays, National Recording Artist

• developing your list,
• using resource and supporting partners,
• building of community, exchange of ideas,
• types of strategic alliances

Deanna Tucci Schmitt, Executive Director of BNI Western Pennsylvania

• Why belong to a quality networking organization
• Benefits of a lead generation organization
• making networking year long proposition
• Commitment needed to developing quality leads

Lorin Beller Blake, World Class Entrepreneur and Author

• Turning a book into a coaching paradigm
• training and networking on national level,
• need for extending an on line organization to business owners nationally
• benefits of an on line coaching and support group

Rúna Magnúsdóttir, ACC Executive Coach, Board Les Femmes Mondiale,

• Why Import, export business is a global necessity
• Utility of regional and local strategic partners when doing business internationally,
• making the world smaller thru power of on line networking
• give back provisions to leadership development in Africa and India


Learn how networking has helped their business and organizations
Discover the importance of a multi-faceted approach to business to business networking

Check out other day long events.
additional info at: www.nawbopittsburgh.org
or www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com on NAWBO channel

800 Accounts

Ever wish you had an administrative assistant?
Tired of forwarding calls for your organization?
Want to appear as though your business is larger?
Would you like to have virtual office with your strategic partners on board with same line?
What about non-profits who don’t want to take calls at home?

No Better Business Logos, not endorsing these products, just an investigation, up to you to check them out.
But one does have very prominent customer service number and the other you can search and find at the bottom of the page.
Sales auto response message and fax on demand.
Up and running one day.

Good for small businesses, sales professionals.

All Business Communications
Listen to message and at 6:52 AM, could leave message for return call—using own system.


Not Free All Business Communications/
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From the All Biz website
Today, there are many ways to keep in touch. Managing the growing flood of information is increasingly difficult. Yet, cost-effective and reliable communication is VITAL to your business.
Now, for as little as $9.95 a month, you can have a personal, automated assistant that will work with your existing telephones, pagers, cell phones and fax machines for an amazing productivity boost. Each service includes your own nationwide toll-free number for as low as 4.5 cents a minute.
• Personal nationwide toll-free number
• Multiple voice mailboxes
• Follow-me-live-call-transfer
• Voice-on-demand
• Fax-on-demand/Fax-Mail
• E-mail message delivery
For More Information Call: 1-888-932-4299





Virtual PBX—Ring Central.com

You’ll have all the power and functionality of a Fortune 500 phone system but with no hardware to buy and maintain. You’ll connect remote teams and employees as if they were in the same room, and allow them all access to your telephone and fax features, no matter where they are. RingCentral’s easy-to-use online tools make configuring and managing your system a snap.

Even if your company has only one employee, you can also take advantage of multiple extensions. You can create virtual departments, make announcements and route calls from any extension to any number—your home, office, cell, etc.


Your callers will be presented state of the art messaging and options at each step they make through your system. Each system user will have unmatched functionality and flexibility to aid him/her in the efficient performance of his/her unique job responsibilities.

Answering the call
The auto-attendant will answer the caller with a professional recording (default or record your own). Callers could hear options such as “Press 1 for service, press 2 for sales consultants, press 3 for account information…” or “Press 1 for Bill Jones, press 2 for Elizabeth Harley…” or “If you know the number of the party…”

Incoming faxes
Incoming faxes are automatically detected and accepted. There is never a busy signal. Faxes are delivered to your email inbox or online account, per your setup preference.

Extensions
When the caller enters an extension number, the call will go to those telephone numbers you select for that extension: your or your employee’s home, cell or office phones; a sequence of telephone numbers; or several telephone numbers at once. These phones can be anywhere, yet they will all appear as if they are all in offices in the same building. You can even set up extensions to deliver company announcements or Fax on Demand.

Extension owner abilities
The extension owner will be able to identify callers through call screening technology and answer, or the caller will be routed to other numbers or a message mailbox. Each extension owner can personalize his/her extension with messaging and answering options for their unique work and schedule. Extension owners will have the ability to listen to messages in their own way: from computer, email or from any telephone.

Different options for different times and days
You'll be able to create different options for regular business hours, after-hours, holidays and vacations, for both the incoming main line and for each extension independently.

Tracking the calls and faxes
A record of all incoming and outgoing calls and messages will kept in your call log.

RingCentral Online
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At 6:55 AM Live Person, asked about free trials.
7 day or 30 day free trial
Outsourced
Get local or toll free number
Fax on demand

Said registered with Better Business Bureau, but when asked about logo we were disconnected.

Create the appearance of a larger organization

With extensions, multiple greetings, a dial-by-name directory, customizable music-on-hold, answering rules, flexible call forwarding options and total control over managing incoming calls, your RingCentral service outperforms most Fortune 500 PBX systems.

With RingCentral, you can:
Set up departments
Customize your music-on-hold and broadcast marketing messages
Create a company dial-by-name directory
Set up fax and voice mailboxes for employees
Broadcast special announcements, such as directions

Listen to this episode at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986 Episdoe date: 12/10/2007 07:00 AM EST

PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com Launch

This show was to be about Free Virus and Spyware but guest had a family emergency so used the opportunity to talk about the launch of Pittsburgh's new on line community magazine: PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com


Positively Pittsburgh Live, the Internet-based radio show that is making waves in the Pittsburgh region, is broadening its horizons to include positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com! This new online community magazine, set to go live Monday, August 18th, is an excellent resource for local businesses, tourists, professionals, artists, authors, non-profits and more, to upload their news content directly to the Web. It’s Internet, Radio, Television, and Magazine all rolled into one.

Archived shows of Positively Pittsburgh Live can be found at:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/18520



From articles, to audio clips, and even video content—this unique online magazine is a one-stop shop for news FOR and ABOUT the Pittsburgh region. Each member will have their very own page for audio, video, and written content, with an anticipated 200,000 visitors in the first year.
Positively Pittsburgh Live radio show already gets 2,000 downloads a month! For information please email info@positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com

How can you benefit from becoming a member of PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com?

Community Businesses:
• Show yourself off to local residents, tourists, and other businesses
• Post specials, coupons and events
• Post job opportunities, recognize your employees good work, and network

Professionals:
• Post information on networking meetings and events
• Give yourself added exposure in the Pittsburgh market, all PR is good PR!

Artists:
• Utilize the site as an additional resource to expose your art and yourself
• Post ideas and network with other artists in the area
• Tell Pittsburghers where they can find your work

Authors:
• Publish your articles and stories online
• Drive sales to your books or publications
• NETWORK



Non-Profits:
• Added exposure of your mission, agenda, and calendar
• Community buy-in for your mission
• Avenue to find volunteers and employees

Plus, everyone will increase their spot in search engine results… “Get Your Google On!”

For Additional Information and More Details Please Contact:
Publisher, Joanne Quinn-Smith, Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
at 412-628-5048 or email info@positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com

Annual fee for PPL membership: Launch ONLY $400.00
That’s less than $35 bucks a month for all the content you want!


*INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL UNTIL August 25, 2008

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Is Cuil Really Cool?

So I named this talkcast Episode 66—“Cuil, a better search engine or an old-fashioned pen!” That was before I found out that Cuil was pronounced Cool and was nothing like Benjamin Franklin’s quill that he used to write, I guess more than Ben Franklin’s quill pen is archaic, I think Techno Granny may be too because in this case I just don’t see the sense of one more search engine.

Cuil (pronounced "cool") is a search engine that organizes web pages by content and displays a paragraph with thumbnail pictures for many results. It claims to have a larger index than any other search engine, with about 120 billion web pages. It went live on July 28, 2008.

Cuil's privacy policy states that it does not store records of users’ search activity or IP addresses.
Cuil is managed and developed largely by former employees of Google: Anna Patterson, Russell Power and Louis Monier. The CEO and co-founder, Tom Costello, has worked for IBM and others. The company raised $33 million from venture capital firms including to start the business.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia

Cuil or "Cool" is not Cool as far as Techno Granny is concerned. It claims to use different rules that are more relevant to real search and not just popularity but that “sexy” Russian Lady in a babushka dancing to Techno Music is still beating me out with her videos. If it were not for being listed on Zimbio and Zencast, I would not even have come up in my first search of even the Techno Granny Show. My first search did not even pick up TalkShoe, come on or Montana?!? So the Techno Granny thing is not just sour grapes.

Videos outstrip podcasts anyday in search ranking, so how is Cuil different? Let’s see, the Russian sexy senior citizen has one video that has been downloaded 100,000 times and I have 63 podcasts. What’s that tell you about the power of video and Cuil, very cooly claims that their search goes by different rules. Don’t think so!


Positively Pittsburgh Live, very concise look at what you are looking at but Hacking Live also comes up with Positivley Pittsburgh Live.
TalkShoe, on the other hand had several shoe stores in my first search and nothing about an audio host that has millions of users.

Carl Weisbrad of WDSL Library was on the line so I checked him out, nothing and he’s also a pretty prolific guy with shows on two networks, Talk Shoe and Blogtalk Radio and he is also a master with RSS feeds. What are the new cool rules for Cuil?

From the Cuil website: “Rather than rely on superficial popularity metrics, Cuil searches for and ranks pages based on their content and relevance. When we find a page with your keywords, we stay on that page and analyze the rest of its content, its concepts, their inter-relationships and the page’s coherency.” Ah well, they did only just go live on July 28 and I am wrtiting this on August 4 so Techno Granny may soon eat her words.

But what did they spend 33 million dollars on. I did notice that by the end of the show the Search results looked a little better for Talk Shoe. Could they have used part of that money for Google Alerts Pro and “heard” me talking about them and gotten it together or am I just in the twi-light zone. The second on air search that I did on Talk Shoe, still had some shoe stores but had 5 references out of three columns about the REAL Shoe.

From the Cuil website: “Then we offer you helpful choices and suggestions until you find the page you want and that you know is out there. We believe that analyzing the Web rather than our users is a more useful approach, so we don’t collect data about you and your habits, lest we are tempted to peek.” Oh is that what they were doing, excuse me their internet crystal ball told them that a 58 year old granny didn’t want to buy shoes but wanted to check out a Podcasting site called Talk Shoe. Well, that’s what they would have one believe.

From the Cuil website: “Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge. For knowledge, ask Cuil.” Think they spent some of that 33 mil on a spiffy by-line from a Madison Avenue Ad Agency. No, they are nothing like Google, Ask or Yahoo!

Well you asked for it, before I did this show listeners were e-mailing me and calling me about how Cool it would be for Techno Granny to scoop Cuil, so I did and I may “hide” that podcast after a while but in the meantime, what in the world do Eco Shoes (walking Shoes), Wooden Shoe Books and Records, Ontario Shoe Travelers Association and a Shoe made of Garbage, Niki Trash Talk have to do with our beloved TalkShoe ?

By the way a recent article in PC Magazine agreed with me that many searches on rather common items such as States either yielded nothing or were irrelevant. Guess that’s what happens when you go to a party and the fun people haven’t arrived yet. If you leave early because no one is there, you could miss all the fun! So Techno Granny is going to go back and check it out after the party gets going a little better.

You can listen to the actual talkcast on this topic at:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986

Just in case I decide to claim this blog at some later date:
This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following information: © Joanne Quinn-Smith, TEchno Granny Show 412-628-5048
Listen at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
Blog: www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com

Would you lend your child money but not your time?

This was sent to me in an e-mail by one of my listeners Carol Carmichael, who owns Carol's Restaurant and Hometown Sports Deli in the Historic West End of PIttsburgh. I thought, as a grandmother that it was important enough a parable to share.


For those of us with kids, something to ponder..........

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year
old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'
DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the
man said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?'
DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'

The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you
can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then
you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why
you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish
frivolities.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After
about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and
he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of
the little boy's room and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' He
asked. 'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. 'I've been thinking,
maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man 'It's been a long day
and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for .'

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' He
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up
bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry
again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up
at his father. 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?'
the father grumbled. Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the
little boy replied. 'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your
time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with
you.'

The father was crushed.. He put his arms around his little son, and he
begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you
working so hard in life.. We should not let time s lip through our
fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to
us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of
your time with someone you love.
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily
replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave
behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
From my house to yours

Episode 65 How to Promote your Podcast with Rss Feeds--Breakfast or Lunch?

Just a podcast to get your feet wet on How To build your own RSS Feeds to promote your talkcast or podcast.

Biographical Information
Carl Weisbrod

________________________________________
~ Vita Abstract ~

Occupation: Psychotherapist, Author, Web-Based Consultant
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology,
Doctorate in Neurotechnology
Schools: Oregon State University; Southern Oregon College;
University of Wisconsin; Western Washington State College;
Williams Institute of Neurotechnology
Published: Structures Of Hypnotism; Conceptual Problem Solving;
Problem Solving Workbook; (refer to www.wdsLibrary.com for
additional titles)

Some of the things we talk about:
How to promote with RSS
RSS/XML
Feed Validator
Atom
RSS
Codes
From Wikipedia about the guy who pretty much made RSS happen:
Dave Winer (born May 2, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA) is an American software developer and entrepreneur in Berkeley, California. A pioneer in the areas of RSS (Really Simple Syndication)[1], XML-RPC, OPML, outliners, and the MetaWeblog API, he is also the author of Scripting News, one of the oldest weblogs, established in 1997.[2] [3], He is both an evangelist of RSS as "Really Simple Syndication" and the first to implement the feed "enclosure" feature, one of several necessary ingredients for podcasting at the time it first emerged[4].
Talkshoe profile for Carl Weisbrad


Our Guest Carl Weisbrad Info:

Screen Name: AskCarl
Email: wdslibrary@gmail.com
Website: http://www.wdslibrary.com
Overview: Refer To My Catalog: http://www.wdslibrary.com/CatalogNew.html
SHOWS: (1) ShoeString E-Commerce ID#5757 (2) The Website - Template or Do-It-Yourself? ID#17085 (3) The Essential RSS Feed ID#7249 (4) The Essential Website Catalog ID#7216 (5) E-Books: PDF or HTML? ID#7176 (6) Hypnotism, Mythology, & Esoteric Topics ID#7267 (7) LifeStyles of the Poor and Unknown ID#7265 Website: http://www.wdslibrary.com


Some of Carl’s messages that he uses to promote:

http://www.wdslibrary.com I'll help you with the foundation, the rest is up to you.. Check out the "WhatsNewToday" link and subscribe using the TalkShoe RSS Feed at the top of that webpage.

Episode 64, Techno Granny for President or How to Start Your Own Talkshoe Show

10 EASY STEPS TO START A TALK CAST ON TALK SHOE

1. Purchase microphone and head phones
2. Create Account at www.talkshoe.com
3. Create editorial calendar
4. Do a Test Call to check out how your sound will be and get familiar
5. Schedule Your First Episode
6. Invite and promote ( People join via phone, pc or listen on computer later)
7. Be prepared for commitment
8. Start a blog of the same name for your show notes and any additional blogs
9. Always plan your show
10. When you schedule a show, be sure to observe your start time and BE THERE!

Helpful Hints:

Check out my show blog for ideas: www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com
You can also change this to a domain name that does not use blogspot in it.
Make sure that you add a widget from Talk Shoe for people who discover your blog and want to listen to your show.

Technical support: support@talkshoe.com

After you have some following, probably about twenty shows, start your own social network for your loyal listeners. This will give them an opportunity to comment on your show.

List on as many pod cast hosting sites as possible:
Here’s a list of popular Pod cast Directories.
iTunes,
Yahoo,
Podcast Pickle,
Blubrry,
Podcast Alley,
Digg,
Podcasting News,
Pod-Planet,
PodZinger,
Zencast,
Podcast.net,
Podcast Bunker,
AllPodcasts, etc.

Many Helpful Hints In “Host Lounge” on Talk Shoe, also you will receive periodic Talk Cast Invites where Hosts Share Strategies on a Talk Cast that will be archived but if you are live you can ask questions.





This blog post can be reproduced in its entirety with the following information: © Joanne Quinn-Smith, TEchno Granny Show 412-628-5048
Listen at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
Blog: www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com