Blogtalkradio

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BlogTalkRadio
URL http://www.blogtalkradio.com
Type of site social Internet radio network
Registration Free, required to host, optional to listen
Created by Alan Levy
Launched 2006
Current status Active

BlogTalkRadio is a web-based platform that allows anyone to host a live call-in Internet broadcast using a computer and a phone.[1] [2] BlogTalkRadio is entirely web-based and requires no client download.[3]

Howard Kurtz, in his Media Notes column in The Washington Post wrote about BlogTalkRadio that "the process is nearly idiot-proof. The host logs on to a Web page with a password, types in when he wants the show to air, and then -- using a garden-variety phone -- calls a special number. The computer screen lists the phone numbers of guests or listeners calling in, and the host can put as many as six on the air at once by clicking a mouse. Listeners can download a podcast version later."[4]

The service allows up to five callers at a time[3], although unlimited participants can listen in.[5]

Shows stream directly from the host page during live broadcasts and are archived as podcasts.[3] Previous shows can be streamed, downloaded directly or subscribed to as podcasts via RSS through any podcatcher like Juice or iTunes.[1][3][2]

BlogTalkRadio provides promotional badges and flash player code for placement on blogs, MySpace, Facebook and other Social networking sites.[6][2]

There is no cost for the service because it's advertising-supported.[5][4]

BlogTalkRadio has been called "a populist force in cyberspace."[4]

Condé Nast Portfolio referred to BlogTalkRadio as a site that "has become the dominant player in the latest media trend, one that allows anyone with a Web connection to host a talk show on any topic at any time of day. It is the newest form of new media; the audio version of the internet blog."[7]

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[edit] History

After setting up a blog to update his family on his ailing father, the service was launched in August, 2006, by Alan Levy, a former accountant and successful telecommunications executive, who wanted to provide a way for bloggers to communicate directly with their audiences in real time.[6][4]

[edit] Cinch

Called, "the simplest podcast API ever,"[8] Cinch allows anyone to dial the Cinch number and record a podcast with a built in RSS feed without any preregistration or prior setup.[9]

[edit] Jericho

Host Shaun Daily is credited with helping bring back the CBS Show Jericho with the "Nuts" campaign.[5] "When word began to circulate that the series wasn't going to get a second season, he urged his listeners to ship nuts to CBS headquarters in Los Angeles and New York. 'I said, "I don't know if it's going to work, but we've got to try,"' Daily said." [10]

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  1. ^ a b White, Gary (2007-08-20), “Movie Buffs Go Big Online”, The Ledger (Lakeland, FL), <http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007708290399> 
  2. ^ a b c Havenstein, Heather (2007-08-03), “Los Angeles Fire Department all 'aTwitter' over Web 2.0”, Computerworld, <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9028941&intsrc=hm_list> 
  3. ^ a b c d Rowland, Kara (2006-12-06), “Service blends blogs, radio”, The Washington Times (DC) 
  4. ^ a b c d Kurtz, Howard (2008-03-24), “With BlogTalkRadio, the Commentary Universe Expands”, The Washington Post, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/23/AR2008032301719.html> 
  5. ^ a b c Thomasch, Paul (2007-12-27), “Aspiring radio talkers need only a computer & phone”, Reuters, <http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP-A/idUSN1960594920071231?sp=true> 
  6. ^ a b McKay, Martha (2007-01-21), “An idea born amid grief: Keeping ties during illness leads to BlogTalkRadio”, The Record (Hackensack, NJ), <http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyOSZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NzA2MDc1NSZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTI=> 
  7. ^ Levine, David (2008-02-26), “All Talk?”, Conde Nast Portfolio, <http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/goods/gadgets/2008/02/26/Internet-Talk-Radio?page=0> 
  8. ^ Winer, David (2008-02-18), “the simplest podcast API ever”, Scripting News, <http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/02/18/theSimplestPodcastApiEver.html> 
  9. ^ Hopkins, Mark (2008-02-19), “CinchCast: Podcasting Made Even Easier”, Mashable.com, <http://mashable.com/2008/02/19/cinchcast/> 
  10. ^ Amatangelo, Amy (2008-02-10), “Battle-Scarred 'Jericho' Marches On: A Testament To What Can Happen When Fans Go Nuts”, The Washington Post, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502510.html>