Archive for the ‘podcasting’ Category
A new site for The Cavern Today
It was August 2005 and I bunch of us had gathered on someone’s Relto in Until Uru. The topic of the night was how we should go about starting a podcast for the Myst/Uru Community. Back then, the idea of a podcast was a little more foreign than today, and plenty of time was spent arguing about what the hand-crafted RSS feed should contain.
Fast forward almost 5 years and The Cavern Today, spurred on by the return of Myst:Online Uru Live (again), has decided to “reboot” and start at Episode #1 again after months of non-production. Have a listen to our latest episode entitled, Something Old, Something New.
My role since the beginning has been to looking after the servers, forum software, and website. this February, I began a major redesign of the website using Wordpress.
Initially, I was sceptical of Wordpress’ applicability to podcasting, but I was soon proven wrong. With the addition of a couple of simple plugins and a good theme, Wordpress can be a podcasting powerhouse!
A couple of tips for using Wordpress to podcast:
- Create and use categories from the beginning. In this way you’ll be able to publish multiple feeds, and therefore, multiple shows.
- Choose/Build a simple theme which shows off your content, gives the visitor easy access to an MP3 download, and offers an iTunes Subscribe button.
- Get a plugin to take away the audio-file management headaches. We use Blubrry PowerPress.
- Choose one of the many Twitter plugins for Wordpress to auto-tweet when you publish a new episode.
- Allow comments! The whole point of podcasting is to build and serve a community. Allowing comments means instant two-way communication with your community.
Happy podcasting!
TWiT Podcasts
I listen rather addictively to the TWiT Netcast (read Podcast) Network run by ex-TechTV host Leo Laporte and features regular panelists John C. Dvorak, Roger Chang, Robert Heron, Patrick Norton, David Prager, Kevin Rose, Alex Lindsay, Wil Harris, and Merlin Mann. TWiT (This Week in Technology) was started when the group got together at MacWorld 2005 and recorded a show called Revenge of the Screen Savers (Leo’s TechTV show was called The Screen Savers). This developed into something much bigger and before long TWiT was born.
They now put out a plethora of completely free shows every week. If you haven’t ever listened to these informative, educational, and just plain hysterical podcasts then toddle along to www.TWiT.tv and download the latest show.
I’d suggest you start your TWiT experience with these shows:
Days of our mornings on Gareth Cliff Mornings
Possibly the funniest and yet weirdest thing ever!
For the past two weeks Gareth Cliff and the gang on the 5fm morning show have been recording these ridiculus “Daily Soaps” You gotta hear ‘em!
The Cavern Today Podcast 23
Click the image to listen to our latest podcast! I think its one of our best!
