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2005-11-08T19:14:00.000-08:00

TURN BENEFITS INTO SALES WITH STREAMING MEDIA

By Ronni Rhodes

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The "Wow" factor that accompanied the introduction of streaming media on the Web has long passed, and the technology now has to prove itself to marketers. Its' acceptance by advertisers, in conjunction with other rich media technologies, is on the upswing, but it's still not widely used to enhance commercial sites.

Companies trying to do business on the Internet are bombarded with marketing advice. Go to your target market. Promote your brand. Develop a web "community." Publish a Zine. All of it, good advice. But shopping carts are still being abandoned at an alarming rate, and conversion has become the most important web statistic.

In the absence of live salespeople, who know how to listen and focus in on the customers' desires, businesses on the Web must use the technological tools available to replicate that human experience. Streaming is one of those tools.*

Streaming Media is a natural way to motivate purchasing. It can be integrated into your website as a means to help people get over that �hump� when they haven�t been able to see or touch a product. Use it to calm customers� nerves, build their trust in your company, and to keep their excitement about your service alive.

When would streaming media serve visitors' needs on a commercial or business site? Use it for:

*Product Demonstrations - Visuals are powerful and convey product features difficult to explain only in text. Medical devices are great candidates.
*Installation issues - especially for products geared to personal safety such as child car seats - are expertly handled with video.
* Human Resource professionals can use it to enhance corporate Intranets for remote sales forces and clients. Training programs can be stored and viewed by personnel at their convenience. Both audio and video can be used in conjunction with written materials to explain company policies and procedures.

*Streaming slideshows are an economical method of showcasing vacation facilities, business plants, and real estate properties.

*Demystify the shopping experience - use it to navigate the selling process.

*Teachers and coaches of dance, sports and gym activities can highlight their training methods with short demonstration clips.

Many businesses would like to use streaming media but are put off by high production costs. Keep in mind that existing materials might be perfectly suited for current needs. Your streaming provider should be able to assist you with preparing and, if needed, modifying your material.

Streaming media is a very effective and affordable marketing tool. In today's world, where consumers have more purchasing power and choices than ever before, it can be used to make your customers aware of benefits that can't be found elsewhere. And, benefits often turn into sales.

Streaming media should not be used arbitrarily, however. Unless your material is relevant to your visitors and adds perceived value to their purchase, don�t waste your time or theirs. When designing your streaming media presentation, ask yourself what it will accomplish that your current content doesn�t. Will it complement your existing material? Will it be utilized to enhance your offering? Will it provide additional incentive to make your visitor buy?

If you can answer yes to those questions, streaming media should be a strong candidate for your marketing dollars. Use streaming media technology wisely, and it will go a long way to making your business site stand out in a very crowded field.

*What IS streaming? Streaming promises quick access to crucial audio and video content without the aggravating wait for files to download. Downloading requires that files be sent to the user's PC in their entirety before they can be played; MP3 audio is a perfect example of this. The files then remain on the user's machine until they are deleted. Streaming continuously sends these same files, which have already been digitized, to the user's PC while the user is listening or watching. When the stream is ended, no data is left behind on the user's machine.

About the Author

Ronni Rhodes is the owner of WBC Imaging, a company that specializes in web site enhancement utilizing streaming media technology. With her husband, Don, a digital media engineer, they work with companies to incorporate streaming as part of successful and meaningful training and marketing programs.

Please direct all questions and comments to:
Ronni@wbcimaging.com
520-742-5780
http://www.wbcimaging.com

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2005-11-07T16:21:00.000-08:00

The Wireless Home

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It was only a few years ago that Real Estate agents and Builders were promoting the �Wired� feature as a must have when buying a new home. Wired meant that the home not only had cable running throughout it, but also Cat-5 wire. Cat-5 wire consists of four pairs of wire that are sheathed into one bundle, and is used for interconnecting multiple computers and computer peripherals throughout the home. Electricians went to great length to run Cat-5 throughout new homes, and homebuyers paid a handsome premium for it. Now the latest buzz from the Computer and Networking world is, �Unwire
Your Home�, as the Computer/Internet world rapidly moves to wireless interconnections.

Most of the leading Personal Computer (PC) providers are major players in this paradigm shift. They are selling new technology from leading networking equipment companies that enable homeowners to wirelessly connect their Personal Computers to their Home Entertainment centers. Through a Wireless Media Adapter, connected via standard cables to the Home Entertainment Center, and a Wireless Router connected to the PC, homeowners can enjoy their digital photographs and MP3 music collection on their Televisions and play their MP3 music collection through their stereo system. Photographs and music stored on the PC are wirelessly transmitted anywhere within the home to their Home Entertainment Center.

The wireless protocol interconnecting the Media Adapter and Router is known as Wireless-B (802.11b). The Media Adapters typically include a Remote Control, and have user-friendly menus that are displayed on the TV. They can support JPEG, GIF, TIF, and BMP type file formats and the Remote Control can also be used for browsing your MP3 or WMA formatted music collection. Today, the cost for a wireless Media Adapter is around $100, and the cost for a wireless Router is around $50.

There is still a benefit for some Cat-5 wire in the home, but without a doubt, wireless is the present and future technology for interconnecting home electronics. Definitely take a look at these products prior to paying any type of �wired� premium on a new home.

About the Author

Me_Donovan@comcast.net
<AHREF="HTTP: www.homeadditionplus.com?>www.homeadditionplus.com

Over the past 20+ years Mr. Donovan has been involved with building homes and home additions. Mr. Donovan's formal education & profession have been as an Electrical Engineer & Marketing Manager.

2005-11-06T16:03:00.000-08:00

What Does The Year Of The Rooster Have In Store For The Digital World

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Roosters are supposedly deep thinkers�capable of handling any challenge, they are outspoken, aggressive, talented, and courageous.

Which is exactly what we can expect this year from the digital world.

Mini-Me�s

Just as Roosters are aggressive with whatever they do, Apple isn�t one to let the PC drag him out of the ring. The introduction of the Mac Mini, which measures 6.5� square and 2� tall is hitting sales hard with its stylish, yet convenient package. The company that made MP3s on the go the coolest thing (not to mention iPods that play videos and store photos) is ringing in the New Year with affordable yet chic products that are making other companies squirm in their seats.

Taking on the cue of the Mac mini, it�s all about going compact. Rumors of the Apple Powerbook G5 to be released in the second quarter of 2005 has gotten many laptop lovers reeling with excitement.

Fired up and ready to Google

Just as you�ve discovered Mozilla Firefox as the best ever browser on the planet (if you haven�t, then you must be a fan of spyware and random pop-ups), you might have to familiarize yourself with yet another super-charged browser. Google.com has employed head programmer for Firefox Ben Goodger, to develop a browser for them�which could very much leave Microsoft�s IE in the dust.

Music on the Go

Cellular phones won�t be left behind�Motorola is introducing 13 new models this year, and Samsung�s light and compact clam shell phones are quickly winning the hearts of many text addicts.

Phones are quickly incorporating as much media as it can in one unit�but everyone will still be clamoring for their own mp3 player. Creative and Samsung have released compact and stylish players to pit against the iPOD�let�s face it, MP3 players are the new cell phones when it comes to being digitally trendy.

Although, as we get more connected, our precious PCs and PDAs become more prone to viruses. These won�t go away in the year of the Rooster, but instead, could be more rampant. It�s easier to get infected when we�re all wired up�expect random viruses as well as blue jacking, which are attacks on Bluetooth-enabled devices.

That shouldn�t get you down, though. After all, the Rooster can overcome whatever challenge is thrown his way. Now there�s something to crow about.

About the Author

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2005-11-05T16:01:00.000-08:00

What Does The Year Of The Rooster Have In Store For The Digital World

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2005-11-04T15:39:00.000-08:00

What The Muscle Power Of Audio Can Do For Your Site

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How Audio can Influence Sales
Audio can enhance your website by letting your visitor listen to
your voice, which is the
next closest form of marketing besides a face to face meeting.

Who can use Audio?
Anyone can use audio, it all depends how knowledgeable you are
when it comes to
designing your site. For those that need help there are plenty
of tutorials on how to place
audio on your site all over the internet.

Audio and Affiliate Programs-Cause a ripple effect.
One commonly used strategy is to have audio reviews of the
different affiliate programs
you are associated with.

Find a product that pays a decent commission, write up a review
of the product that you
are promoting, use your written review as a script. Record the
script in either .mp3 or
.wav file. Upload the sound file, the website, and your done!

Audio can Increase Conversion Rates
If you are going to use audio clips for the affiliate programs
you�ve chosen to promote,
you may very well find that using audio can definitely increase
your conversion ratio.

Keep your Audio file as small as possible.
One important part for you to keep in mind is the size of your
sound file, if the file is to
large it will take �forever� to download and the majority of web
surfers are impatient. Try
and keep your audio review to 60 seconds or under. This should
allow your webpage and
sound file to download at the same time.

Keep in mind that you can place an audio clip on your site or
inside an ebook, some
people like audio some don�t.

How Audio helps the visually impaired.
It all depends on your preferences, one benefit of using audio on
your site is to
accomodate the visually impaired.

Audio-Learn one step at a time.
Granted, creating an audio clip may seem a little confusing at
first because you have to get
familiar with the software you�ve chosen to use. But like most
other tasks in life, practice
makes perfect.

Audio-How is the file activated?
There are a couple of ways in which your visitor can activate the
audio on your site. One
is by clicking on a link, the other involves placing a small
amount of code on your site that
automatically downloads everytime you get a visitor to the page
you�ve placed the audio
clip on.

Audio-How about pop-up�s and popunders?
You can also create pop-up�s or pop-unders with an audio clip
that downloads as the
pop-up or pop-under window activates when your visitor goes to
exit your site. An
example of this would be to use your clip to encourage sign-up�s
for your ezine.

Audio-Where can you get tutored on this subject?
There are many tutorials on the net that teach people how to
create pop-up�s or
pop-under�s, there are also software programs that make the
creation process a whole lot
easier. There are also plenty of audio recording software
programs out there, some are
fr**, others cost money.

Final Comments:
By no means am I encouraging you to place audio on every page of
your site, leave some
pages as just plain text, others with text and a picture, and
then text, picture and audio.
What works for me may not necessarily work for you, but it never
hurts to test. You
won�t know until you try. Good luck, Brian.

About the Author

Brian Holte is a freelance writer who owns
www.theebookking.com
He publishes a monthly ezine covering topics
related to creating ebooks, he shows you what
works for him in hopes of helping you.

2005-11-02T15:36:00.000-08:00

Increasing Sales By Adding Streaming Audio To Your Site For Free

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If you have noticed, a lot of sites these days add streaming audio to their sites.

Those ubiquitous buttons that resemble little orbs with the play symbol on them? I'm sure you must have seen them.

A lot of marketers these days allow their site visitors to hear their sales pitch, or perhaps a testimonial this way.

Before the advent of Macromedia Flash 6, the only way to stream audio was using real audio player which required users to download their bulky software, not to mention a web server that supported streaming.

The advantage of streaming audio is that visitors don't have to wait for the whole sound file to download before they can listen to it. Thus with streaming audio the playback is almost instantaneous.

Using flash 6 it is very easy to create these buttons that stream the audio from your website to the users browser.

A great flash tutorial on how to make these buttons is available at

http://www.flashkit.com utorials/Audio/Flash_MX-Kenny_Be-824/index.php

Now the question is how do you record your voice and keep the file size small enough?

If you were to make a recording of your voice with the "Windows Sound Recorder" that was 60 seconds long and save it, it would be 1.26 mb .wav in size.

But you can reduce this to only 117 kb if you made it a .mp3 file instead. Here's how to do it.

Open sound Recorder by going to Start/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment for (Windows 98)

Open sound Recorder by going to Start/Programs/Accessories/Multimedia for (Windows 95)

Press the "Record button" to start the recorder.

As you're speaking into the microphone your sound recorder should have a voice pattern.

After you're done press the "Stop button".

To hear your recording press the "Play button".

Next Click "File/Save As from the menu enter your file name and then click the "Change button".

Another window opens up.

Here For "Format" click the "Drop down button" and select "MPEG Layer-3".

For "Attributes" click the "Drop down button" and select
16 kBits/s, 12,000 Hz Mono 2KB/s.

Click OK.

Click Save and you see the conversion of the file to a .mp3

All done !!

Now all you have to do is pass this mp3 as the source to the flash file and you have instant audio on your site.

About the Author

About The Author
Satyajeet Hattangadi is the Owner of Novasoft Inc.
If you want to know more about how to add audio to your website, check out our free ebook that has lots of resources and tips on recording, software, free professional voice overs and also includes a set of free flash buttons that you can use to stream audio at no cost.

http://www.novasoft-inc.com/ebook.asp

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2005-11-01T15:34:00.000-08:00

How Do You Buy Cheap MP3 Players Online?

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You can find cheap mp3 players all over the web. You can get models that were discarded by people who no longer need them, but you can also get newer models that were designed specifically for people looking to spend less than $400 on an mp3 player. The big factors that go into selecting cheap mp3 players are space, design and of course price.

When you are looking for cheap mp3 players all of the important factors usually come down to one issue, space. The less space you need for your music, the less you will have to pay for your player. The type of space that you need is also important. MP3 players that use the durable, but smaller flash memory system are usually cheaper than their hard drive counterparts with enormous amounts of space such as 5gigs, 10gigs and even 40gigs.

So, if you look for a 1Gig or even 5Gig model, for example, you could load up around fifteen to twenty complete music albums to your player. That will give you anywhere from seventeen to twenty three hours of music.

So, unless you really need to convert a large music catalog where you will store thousands of songs, start looking at cheap mp3 players that give you less space, but don�t skimp on the quality in their other features.

Another thing to look at is design.

What are you looking for?

How functional is your mp3 player?

Once you convert all of songs, you will need to setup and manage your playlist so that you can get easy access to your songs later on. When you look at an mp3 player, look the menu buttons and the design to see if it is intuitive and user friendly.

Is there anything that you can easily touch that could potentially wipe out your playlists?

The whole point of getting the mp3 players is convenience and portability. If you must constantly update your playlist, then the convenience factor starts dropping dramatically.

Also check out the battery life. One of the most constant complains about all the different types of mp3 players is that they have a pretty short battery life. Of course in this industry, this basically mean after six to eight hours of continuous play.

That last factor you want to consider after you have your features is price.

Since you are looking for cheap mp3 players, it is obvious that price is as concern. However, you want to try and hold off on considering how you can pay until you see what you can get. You�d be surprised to see the amount of hard drive space, for example, you can get by spending the same amount of money on different brand names.

So, as you�re looking, don�t get hung up on a particular brand, or type of mp3 player. Just look around until you find one with the features and functionality to fit your budget.

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Editor

2005-10-29T15:22:00.000-07:00

You Can Find Digital Music Downloads All Over The Internet

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If you are looking for digital music downloads, you want to start with the big music services. They usually have the largest legal catalogs and sometimes even their own music player to help you store and manage your play list.

If you go to a store like iTunes for example, not only can you get your digital music downloads, but you can download the iTunes music player filled with lots of cool features to help you manage your music list. There are also lots of other file sharing applications that you can use to search for items that might be harder to find like out of date albums, movies from other time periods like the 70�s, 50�s or even the 40�s etc.

The best thing about getting you download online is that it is much easier to manage all of your music. If you get an mp3 player for example, you can fit up to 10,000 songs on this one little piece of equipment. No more ugly racks in the living room filled with rows and rows of CD cases.

It also gives you the ability to mix and math your songs as you see fit. This is a good way to make sure that you enjoy a little bit of your music collection every day.

You don�t want to get so overwhelmed with huge stacks of CDs lying around that you just listen to turn around and list to the CD that is closest to your computer station. Branch out and enjoy millions of digital music downloads online via mp3 or radio streams. That�s a pretty good deal to me.

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Editor

2005-10-27T14:34:00.000-07:00

Downloading MP3's Made Easy

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The MP3 movement started out with a huge audience of music enthusiasts on the internet. The MP3 digital music format has had, and will continue to have, a huge impart on how people, gather, listen to and share music.

The MP3 format is a compression system for digital music that helps reduce the size of a digitized song without disturbing the sound quality. Digital music is converted to MP3 format and made available for use, usually via the web. MP3 files can be downloaded onto your computer from the internet and special software, either commercial or freeware. Using your computer and software you can convert digital music from a CD into MP3 format.

MP3 files can be played in three different ways:
1. They can be played directly onto your computer.
2. They can be decompressed and recorded onto a CD.
3. These files can be played on a portable MP3 player.

The advantage of MP3 players is that they are small, lightweight and rugged. They are a great way to carry your MP3 files with you!
With a portable MP3 player, a personal computer, and the appropriate software, you can do the following:
1. Obtain free or low-cost music from the web.
2. Create your own mix of music by downloading MP3 files from the web and converting the tracks from CDs.
3. Listen to near-CD quality music wherever you go.
4. Listen to more music (up to 10 hours' worth).
If you want to convert your songs from your CDs into MP3 files, you can use ripper and encoder software. A ripper copies a song's file from the CD onto your hard disk. The encoder compresses the song into the MP3 format. By encoding songs, you can play them on your computer or take them with you on your MP3 player. The ripper and encoder software may come with your MP3 player.
The specific instructions will vary with the individual software programs, but the following steps will definitely take place:
1. Place the CD from which you want to convert songs into your drive.
2. Select the track(s) that you want to convert to MP3 format.
3. Convert the selected track(s).
4. Copy the new MP3 files on to your computer's hard disk.
Now you are ready to download these MP3 files into your portable MP3 player.
Once you have MP3 files on your computer, you can use the software that came with your MP3 player to download the files into your MP3 player. Again, the specific instructions will vary depending upon your software program and player, but you will:

1. Create a playlist from your MP3 files.
2. Plug the player into your computer's parallel of USB port.
3. Transfer the MP3 files according to the instructions.
Once you have downloaded the MP3 files into your portable MP3 player, you are ready to take your music anywhere. Most MP3 players are small, lightweight, and solid-state. Because most players are solid-state, there are no moving parts to break down or skip, so the sound quality is uninterrupted regardless of your physical activity. MP3 players are equipped with various types of headphones or earpieces.

Portable MP3 players can play music longer than a portable CD player. The length of play for a CD player is about 74 minutes, the length of one CD. However, the length of play for an MP3 player depends upon its memory capacity, which can be upgraded on some models. A standard MP3 player can play for about half an hour (32 MB) to a few weeks (40 GB)! Some models can be upgraded with additional memory devices.

About the Author

Keith Kingston is a professional web publisher, offering information on mp3 downloads and mp3 players. You can visit his website at http://4-mp3-downloads.com/

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2005-10-26T14:23:00.000-07:00

The Ten Commandments To Creating Amazing Audio Products

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.Thou shall create audio products as the fastest way to come out with a product.

Forget about e-books. They take to long to create especially if you�re a slooooow typist. You can create an audio product in a day instead of weeks or months with an e-book. If you must create an e-book, do the audio first and have someone transcribe the audio into a word file. You than clean it up and add some chapter heads and an index and Bam! You have an instant e-book

2.Thou shall use a headset microphone for your recordings.

I find that using a headset mic is a lot more versatile than a standard microphone. A headset mic gives you the freedom to move your head around and you don�t feel restricted as far as being positioned in front of a table top mic.

3.Thou shall not be afraid to record your voice.

Many people hate the way they sound on tape (me included) and feel that they cannot put together a �Professional� product. The first time you hear yourself on tape you are just going to die. It takes practice to actually speak properly. You get struck by the dreaded Uh and Um syndrome and the monotone voice virus but take heart �you can do this. Slow down and concentrate on what you�re saying and interject some emphasis and pitch changes to your voice. Bottom line�add some personality.

I�ll admit I�m no professional speaker myself� It takes practice and you will get better.

Here are a couple books you might want to check out: The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking by Dale Carnegie Secrets of Successful Speakers: How You Can Motivate, Captivate, and Persuade by Lilly Walters

4.Thou shall add intro and outro music to your audios

If you really want to add a professional polish to your products you must add the intro and outro music. You know that cool music you hear at the beginning of the audio just before someone starts the introduction.

You could give this site a try: frontandbackmusic.com for some demos.

5.Thou shall use different formats for your audio info product

A couple of ways to create an audio product is to interview someone over the phone and record it or just do a straight forward gab session on your own. To keep it simple when I�m recording on my own, I write down some bullet points to use as memory joggers to keep me on track during the recording sessions. Also, when using the computer software it allows you to pause so you can get your thoughts together and then just restart the recording process without a skip.

6.Thou shall use different listening formats for your audio product.

When distributing your audios you have different formats to choose from. You can use .wav, .mp3, .ram files. Wave files take up the most space and are megabyte hogs. Mp3 and ram (real player files) take up the least amount of space and are good for streaming audio on the web. If you are distributing your audio on CD it is best to use wav. That way you will be able to listen to them in any CD player. Here is a little warning when recording your audio projects. Be aware of the space you have on your hard drive. A two hour recording session will take up to 1.3 gigabytes of space in wav. I like to record and edit in smaller intervals and burn them to a CD-RW just to get them off my hard drive.

7.Thou shall use cheap resources for your audio.

I get all my bubble pack shippers and CD cases off of Ebay. They have some great deals. I get my CD�s duplicated at Diskfaktory.com because they can run small quantities of 50. I wouldn�t get any more made until you know you have a winner.

8.Thou shall have fun when creating your audio products

I have to say I really enjoy the creation process and it�s really neat when you go to record a product and can play it back and listen to it on the fly. You get a sense that this thing is really coming together. And when you add the music you really get a sense of satisfaction. Creating audio is really instant gratification when it comes to creating info products. I love it�

As of this writing, I�m working with my wife on a product and I�m interviewing her and we are having a blast. She makes mistakes and I make them and we just sit there and laugh. My wife has the UH and UM syndrome so we are trying to get cured of that� But the point is that we are having a good time.

Quick Tip: I use a splitter to add two microphones to my computer. You need to raise the volume to get it normalized.

9.Thou shall build a audio information empire

If you really want to get a jump start in the information product business this is the easiest and funniest way to do it. As fast as you can record and edit these things the faster you can crank them out and start making some money. Also audio CD and tapes have a higher perceived value and you can get more for them then by just selling an e-book.

10.Thou shall learn what software to use for your audios.

Software can be expensive. Many of the gurus recommend Sounforge but I prefer a program from Cakewalk called Plasma. This software is half the price of Soundforge and is very versatile.

Well there you have it. Some good tips to get you started on building your audio empire.

Happy Recording,

John Kiel

(c)2005 John Kiel

About the Author

If you�re looking to take a shortcut and you would like me to take you by the hand and show you all the tricks to record audio products, add audio to the web, and record telephone conversations then my new video and audio tutorial course is for you. I even throw in 5 software programs to launch your audio business and at a price you will not believe.Go now to http://www.audioproductsmadeeasy.com

2005-10-23T13:25:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side Of P2P File Sharing Programs

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P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.

No P2P file sharing software costs money. Exceptions would be a site asking members to make a monetary donation to help pay for bandwidth, hosting costs, and other administrative costs.

Some P2P file sharing programs offer "pro" versions of their free software. But again, their basic service is free to the public. I want you to fully understand this, because paying a P2P scam site money can not only make your wallet a bit lighter, it can also make your computer vulnerable to dangerous spyware.

That's right. These scam sites are only interested in making money off you. As well as actually taking your money by fooling you into paying them, they'll make money off you by installing spyware on your PC, so that they can get paid by sharing your online habits and personal information with others.

For music download beginners, all of this can be very confusing. Why? Because these scam sites advertise all over the Internet. Search engines return results chockful of these scams alongside the real P2P file sharing programs; their banner ads riddle the Internet landscape; sites are promoting these scams to get their piece of your money.

Most real P2P programs don't advertise much on the Internet. The reason is that they're not money makers. It takes money to advertise, and who has more money--the free P2P file sharing programs or the scam artists? You guessed it. P2P relies on word of mouth. The scam sites rely primarily on advertising.

How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?

This is the easy part, if you know what you're looking for. P2P scam sites often use phrases like 100% Legal, which is absolutely untrue. This is a trick they use to prey on people interested in P2P file sharing programs, but who are worried (rightly) about Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lawsuits. Keep in mind that sharing and downloading of copyrighted files is, at this moment, an illegal activity.

Another tactic is to use fake endorsements and recommendations from legitimate companies. Other cons are to use phrases like Direct Downloads!, Get Access Now!, Download Unlimited Free Music!, and other phrases that are promising you things they absolutely CANNOT deliver.

How Does It Work & How are They Doing It?

To be honest, I do not know the ins and outs of P2P scam sites. But I know this: all P2P file sharing programs are free. Think about it a moment. It is because music files are being shared free of charge (without artists receiving royalties) that organizations like the RIAA are mad and suing.

These P2P scam sites are merely taking your money, downloading a little spyware to your PC, then connecting you to one of the real P2P file sharing programs.

This is all convoluted by the nature of P2P, which is a series of servers networking files to one another. Unless you're buying your music MP3 downloads from a legitimate company, either per song/album or through a monthly subscription, you cannot be sure where your music is coming from.

The legal status of P2P file sharing programs is confusing. We know that MP3 files themselves are not illegal. For example, it's legal to possess MP3s, to rip your CDs to your hard drive, and to burn CDs for your personal use. But, by sharing and/or downloading these files, you are breaking copyright laws. To my knowledge, P2P scam sites are not actually breaking any laws. But why pay for something you don't have to?

One of the most common techniques these scam artists use is to set up sites that are misspellings or derivations of popular P2P file sharing programs. KaZaA is probably the most hijacked name being used these days.

Other sites may not actually charge you anything at all, but they'll "give you the software for free" if you give them your email address. This too is a scam. Because once again, they're just sending you along to a proper P2P program, but after collecting your email address, they're selling it to third parties. Don't give these scammers any of your personal information!

If you're on a website you trust, even this website, you may see ads by these scam artists, preaching their lies about 100% blah, blah, blah. For your own security, don't click on the links. They're still scams. (Many independent websites rely on ads to pay the bills. We don't always have full control over what advertisements appear on our sites. Keep in mind that most online advertisements are arranged and distributed by third-party companies who pair up advertisements with appropriate keywords. So a page that discusses "music downloads" is likely to have an ad from a scam site singing their own false praises.)

On this note, there are sites all over the Internet that actually promote P2P scam sites. Why? I have my opinions. First, these scam sites are paying large sums of money to affiliates who promote their sites. For example, a scam site may be charging you $29.95 for their non-service. Well, they're paying affiliates over half (I've seen the pay-out as high as 75%) of that just for getting you, the visitor, to their scam sites.

I Think I've Used One of these Scam Sites. What Do I Do Now?

Stop! Right now, stop using that service. If you've got some type of monthly payment with them, stop paying them. Cancel your "membership," contact your bank or credit card company, and stop paying them immediately! Secondly, your computer has probably have been infected by spyware, and you need to remove it right away. I recommend purchasing spyware-removal software like Pest Patrol because they do the best job at clearing out spyware parasites.

If you've been pulled into a scam site, just rack it up to experience. Their ad copy is very convincing, and you just wanted to "be legal" while downloading. Take heart in knowing that you're not alone. But you're better off now, with this information at your disposal.

In my opinion, this is another reason to consider not using P2P file sharing programs as a means to get your online music. I think that these P2P scam sites will increase in number, and will use more clever tactics to get your money and your information. Until the peer-to-peer communities are regulated in some way, I fear that these types of activities will get worse before they improve.

About the Author

A former financial advisor and NYC book editor, Bill Paulk blends these two experiences by helping people make sound buying decisions. His passion, building digital music collections through MP3 downloads, is the subject of his first website. www.mp3-music-downloads-scout.com reviews and recommends the best in legal MP3 downloads.

2005-10-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side Of P2P File Sharing

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P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.

No P2P file sharing software costs money. Exceptions would be a site asking members to make a monetary donation to help pay for bandwidth, hosting costs, and other administrative costs.

Some P2P file sharing programs offer "pro" versions of their free software. But again, their basic service is free to the public. I want you to fully understand this, because paying a P2P scam site money can not only make your wallet a bit lighter, it can also make your computer vulnerable to dangerous spyware.

That's right. These scam sites are only interested in making money off you. As well as actually taking your money by fooling you into paying them, they'll make money off you by installing spyware on your PC, so that they can get paid by sharing your online habits and personal information with others.

For music download beginners, all of this can be very confusing. Why? Because these scam sites advertise all over the Internet. Search engines return results chockful of these scams alongside the real P2P file sharing programs; their banner ads riddle the Internet landscape; sites are promoting these scams to get their piece of your money.

Most real P2P programs don't advertise much on the Internet. The reason is that they're not money makers. It takes money to advertise, and who has more money-- the free P2P file sharing programs or the scam artists? You guessed it. P2P relies on word of mouth. The scam sites rely primarily on advertising.

How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?

How Does It Work & How are They Doing It?

I Think I've Used One of these Scam Sites. What Do I Do Now?

A former financial advisor and NYC book editor, Bill Paulk blends these two experiences by helping people make sound buying decisions. His passion, building digital music collections through MP3 downloads, is the subject of his first website. http://www.mp3-music-downloads-scout.com reviews and recommends the best in legal MP3 downloads.

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2005-10-21T12:24:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side Of P2P File Sharing

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P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.

No P2P file sharing software costs money. Exceptions would be a site asking members to make a monetary donation to help pay for bandwidth, hosting costs, and other administrative costs.

Some P2P file sharing programs offer "pro" versions of their free software. But again, their basic service is free to the public. I want you to fully understand this, because paying a P2P scam site money can not only make your wallet a bit lighter, it can also make your computer vulnerable to dangerous spyware.

That's right. These scam sites are only interested in making money off you. As well as actually taking your money by fooling you into paying them, they'll make money off you by installing spyware on your PC, so that they can get paid by sharing your online habits and personal information with others.

For music download beginners, all of this can be very confusing. Why? Because these scam sites advertise all over the Internet. Search engines return results chockful of these scams alongside the real P2P file sharing programs; their banner ads riddle the Internet landscape; sites are promoting these scams to get their piece of your money.

Most real P2P programs don't advertise much on the Internet. The reason is that they're not money makers. It takes money to advertise, and who has more money-- the free P2P file sharing programs or the scam artists? You guessed it. P2P relies on word of mouth. The scam sites rely primarily on advertising.

How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?

How Does It Work & How are They Doing It?

I Think I've Used One of these Scam Sites. What Do I Do Now?

A former financial advisor and NYC book editor, Bill Paulk blends these two experiences by helping people make sound buying decisions. His passion, building digital music collections through MP3 downloads, is the subject of his first website. http://www.mp3-music-downloads-scout.com reviews and recommends the best in legal MP3 downloads.

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2005-10-20T12:22:00.000-07:00

Streaming Radio Archives

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The model of radio has been working and profitable for years. The only difference between WABC radio and YourDomain.com is they have an audience (akin to web traffic) and they are pros at producing audience attracting audio content that they broadcast 24 hours a day to a limited area geographically. With your dot com, you can broadcast audience-attracting audio content just good as theirs, broadcast it on demand to anywhere in the world, and make profits with niches where they can't.

Example: Fly fishing radio, Pottery artists radio, Swing trading radio, Hair coloring tips radio, thousands of other possible niches would fail horribly in traditional radio broadcast models, but niches thrive on the internet, and so does niche internet radio. Once the audience is built, if yours is not already, all the profitable techniques of traditional radio apply. It would not be spam in an internet radio program to advertise and direct listeners to online offers. You could run all the audio ads you want. But be careful, people are 1 click away from not listening. Yet, we are conditioned to hear, "This program is brought to you by XYZ advertiser" and 8 minutes of every hour, radio plays commercials, and you could do the same on Internet radio programming.

Internet radio is just broadcast quality content being streamed over the internet. That is it, nothing more. There are 2 variations, and both are considered internet radio. One version is live content being streamed in real time based on a time schedule, but in reality that is not really necessary or cost effective for that matter. What I believe to be the next wave of useful marketing tactics using audio on the web, is building a niche internet radio station which will have tremendous marketing and audience building potential. It will be in the broadcaster's best interest to produce killer-archived content and post that regularly to stream on demand for their listeners.

This is so easy and cost effective to do, and does not require the live production techniques of traditional radio, nor the high costs and server infrastructure of live feed internet audio streaming. Be aware live streaming can be done through web companies such as www.Shoutcast.com or www.Live365.com, and many other others that have the data centers to multicast audio streams in real time. Internet radio needs only to be great audio content available upon demand online, and I see as an incredible opportunity for marketers of niche products and services to create to build audience or traffic to their online offerings.

What makes Radio, Radio. The aural elements we take for granted and don't think about.

Below are auditory elements we hear every time we listen to commercial radio. They all can be produced easily with sound editing software, royalty free music, pro audio mics and sound cards, Add some creative energy and you can have an internet radio station broadcasting your creative content to the world. Listen to become familiar with the examples of the aural elements of radio.

Below is listed examples of radio style audio production you can create yourself to make your niche station

Advertiser Jingles
Station Call Letter IDs

Sweepers - Bumpers
Production Music Beds
Voice overs
Interviews - Talk radio
Advertisers commercials

To hear these examples http://www.internetaudioguy.com/internetradiosamples.htm

Flash is the best technology to stream archived audio over the web because it is the most common cross platform player, period. Real Media and Windows Media are the formats that allow live streaming, but I focused on archived, on demand audio in this article. The easiest method for hosting streaming internet radio content is http://www.mp3soundstream.com where you can see how to record your on demand radio programs and deliver them using flash.

Niche Internet radio station examples online now.

http://www.lawtechradio.com - All lawyers radio

http://www.choosefitness.com - All fitness radio

You can do it all with the right equipment, the right production software and a little learning curve, all available from http://www.InternetAudioGuy.com and http://www.mp3soundstream.com.

Hear you on the Internet!

Quentin Brown

About the Author

Quentin Brown has been involved with Internet marketing for the past 7.5 years. He has produced a number of ebooks and software packages which are highly regarded. You can visit his latest project at http://www.mp3soundstream.com

2005-10-19T12:15:00.000-07:00

Streaming Audio Made Easy

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MP3 Sound Stream - Sound Bytes
by Quentin Brown
December 16, 2003

Internet streaming audio is the most prevalent form of multimedia on the Internet today according to Creative, one of the leading companies in the sound hardware field. Over the last few years, streaming audio has moved from being a curiosity to a business strategy that is adopted by many media organizations.

There are over 100,000 sites that provide streaming audio content and there is a diverse set of available content ranging from music, news, business presentations, sports, talk shows, educational material, religious sermons and company earnings call.

Streaming Audio has always been available to the big corporate sites and techies. Now every one can use simple software to produce their own streaming audio from a web site.

Marketers and business people have always known that a well-placed audio stream can increase sales and signups to their products and services. The problem has always been that the average person could not afford the high cost of special servers or programmers to be able to use this technology.

There have been a number of products around that provide streaming audio however as they have grown and developed so have their plugins required for listening to the streaming files.

With the new software available today anyone can add audio to their sites without the need for large plugins and complicated software. Simply add your audio file and choose a component to activate the stream and click go. These programs output all the necessary files, which you can then use to embed in your web pages with a quick copy and paste.

These new software programs use Macromedia Flash technology and the LAME compression and resource bits to produce very high quality output from MP3 or WAV files. The web visitor can simply click and listen, even over a standard 56K modem.

So now that you're considering adding the sweet sound of your voice to your site, where might you want to use it?

Depending on your website's content and theme, there are a variety of ways to incorporate your voice into it. For example:

You might place a welcome message on your front page, summarizing your site's highlights, informing visitors of what they'll find, and thanking them for stopping by.

If you have an "about us" page on your site, you might want to record a brief message to accompany your background info. This will help people feel as if they're actually meeting you.

Since testimonials are a great enhancement to any site imagine if you actually added them in your customer's own voice. If you use one of the phone recording services you could give them the number and they could easily record how they feel about your products/services.

If your site has been featured in an online interview or radio show, imagine including this audio in your site. Just think of it as your very own live press room.

One thing to consider is the quality of your voice. If it's not all that pleasant to listen to, you may want to employ the help of a friend, or you could hire a "professional" voice-over service. Do a search at Google and you'll find plenty of options.

There are many features that these new programs provide the user.

Produce as many files as you like. No need for expensive programmers Host them on your own server - you're in control. Greatly reduce the size of your audio file. Streams over most modem connections Easy to use interface Added components for more variety.

MP3 Sound Stream is one of these products that enables anybody to add streaming audio content to their website.

MP3 Sound Stream 1.25 (mp3ss) makes high quality 56K streaming audio from MP3 or WAV files. Select a file and it will create a web page and Flash animations that stream the audio. It uses LAME compression to produce very high quality output. The program is written in C++ and runs on the following platforms: Win95, Win98, WinME and WinXP.

Rather than trying to sell you on this product simply visit MP3 Sound Stream (http://www.mp3soundstream.com and experience it for your self. You can download a full featured demo of the product and see how simple it is to add audio to your site today.

About the Author

MP3 Sound Stream is a new and inovative product that aloows anyone to easily add streaming audio to their website. Quentin Brown has been involved with Internet Marketing for the past 7 years and continually helps people to resource and equip their online businesses for success. http://www.mp3soundstream.com

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2005-10-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

Say Bye-Bye To Illegal Music Downloads?

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Both Napster and Microsoft Music Service are working on new way to get customers to download music file to their iPod and otherportable mp3 players for less than $1 per song. Actually, significantly less. Both of these music service are working on a way allow customers to downloads as much music as they want as long as it goes directly to an iPod or similar portable music player.

This is great news for customers who still think $1 per song is too steep. Although the price model words for one song, 10 songs or even 100 songs, it starts getting outrageous when you go by factors of ten. If an iPod holds 10,000 songs and you want to fill it up, you would have to spend $10,000. Most people can fill up the iPod in less than a year.

Unfortunately, they probably won�t spend $10,000 on music, in any single year. So, what you could have is a legal product, the iPod, being used to hold thousands of illegal songs because the space is there. (assuming the iPod would be open later on to all mp3 formats.)

Napster has a workaround

Napster is the first to announce that it is working on a subscription model that would allow it�s user to pay a cheap subscription fee with no restrictions on how many songs they can download. By their estimates, a user can probably download 10,000 songs for about $180. Unfortunately, the Napster system does not work with the iPod so customers can only take advantage of this offer if they purchase either of two Napster approved portable mp3 players.

The Microsoft model would also allow customers to download a significant number of files for less than the average cost of $1 per song. Microsoft is another company that is also locked out of the iPod. They will distribute the songs via Microsoft approved portable mp3 players.

This new pricing model is radical change for the digital music industry. This came about because the success of iTunes has highlighted all that is good and bad about the ways music is sold online.

It shows that customers will buy online and they will browse through digital catalogs for individual songs rather than entire albums. But, it also shows that a lot of work needs to be done to make the mp3 security codes and portable players more compatible. If Apple continues to dominate the portable mp3 player market with the iPod, then customers will only have three choices:

1. Subscribe through iTunes because they want the iPod

2. Hack the iPod which Real Network is doing already

3. Or, ignore the most reliable portable mp3 player out there and deal with having a few files on their computers or on another less prominent player.

This is all great news for digital music fans, but we�ll have to wait and see how the recording industry responds to this cheap-for-all music model.

Is it sufficient to bring back the revenue streams that songwriters and singers have been losing to totally free services such as Kazaa and Grokster? No one knows.

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2005-10-17T09:47:00.000-07:00

Is There Such A Thing As A Free iPod?

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"You can't always get what you want," sing The Rolling Stones. But
sometimes you can, and for free, even New York's most popular toy for adults and teens--the Apple iPod. Although via a marketing website you may not have to pay for the hot gadget monetarily, but people are still paying for them with their time and energy.

At freeipods.com, an online site, you can get the latest iPod Photo, colorful iPod Minis and the new iPod Shuffle without spending the $250 it normally costs.

According to the rules, you must complete an offer from one of their sponsors and then refer three or five friends, depending on which iPod you choose. The more expensive models, like the iPod Photo and 40G require you to refer five friends, but if it is the small $99 Shuffle that you want, you only have to refer three friends. Once each of your referrals completes an online subscription offer, you will supposedly be mailed a free iPod.

Is this a gimmick? Not according to Manhattan resident and Part-Time Media Assistant, Tony Yan, 21, who gave the pink iPod Mini that he received through the program to a friend as a gift, since he already had an iPod of his own.

�I learned about the program quite some time ago but was one of the skeptics out there that didn't believe it was true,� says Yan. �That is until one of my friends received his iPod and I saw it with my own two eyes and decided it was legit.�

The offers that you are required to complete in order to receive the mp3 player are fairly easy ones, like joining Blockbuster�s DVD membership, newspaper subscriptions and other online programs. You can cancel the program within 30 days, but the Blockbuster membership requires a credit card and could amount to a total of $10.49 for a month�s service. Thus, for only 10.49 you are a step closer to a free iPod.

Yan subscribed to ancenstry.com for his offer and declares that it was easy for him to finish the program, �With only a bit of convincing, I was able to profit on a beautiful piece of electronic.�
However, for other participants, getting friends to sign up can be difficult and take a little more finesse.

�I think it's rewarding -- but you do have to jump through a lot of hoops to get to the end,� says 24-year-old, Kate Sundy, the writer of the popular award winning blog, Barefoot Principessa. Sundy joined freeipodshuffle.com three weeks ago and is still two offers away from completion.

The mention of free iPods has been spreading among the blogging world like wildfire, with sites begging readers to join in lieu of regular news posts. Sundy, however, is doing more than just encouraging her visitors to sign up, she is bribing them. On the top left corner of her blog she is offering to design three custom-made online banners to anyone who completes an offer through her site and she even says she will help pay for whichever subscription they choose to sign up with.

�Hypothetically, yes, it would it be easier to buy an iPod,� admits Sundy. �But, if you're strapped for cash, as I am now, then this can still be worth the effort.�

Bernie Wilt, from Oregon is also using his blog, Bernie Online at ebernie.com to advertise his iPod referral link. This technique is encouraged by Gratis Network on their �tips on referring� page.

Wilt went an extra step though by writing an article on his blog, critiquing the service, but he adds that the program is, �not too hard to do, but perhaps a little more for me because I am not aggressive or pushy.�

Wilt just finished the free iPod process and will be getting his iPod soon so he can play his music while working out at the gym. He says.

The freeipods.com service is organized by the Gratis Network, an online marketing company, based in Washington DC, which claims to ship on average about 500 free iPods each week.

Their site has sparked similar webpages designed around the same premise, including freeflatscreens.com, freevideogames.com, freedvds.com and even freecondoms.com. There are also prizes geared to those less technology minded. Now you can earn credits towards a real Prada purse and other fashionable prizes at freegiftplanet.com and freehandbags.com

Gratis�s founders, Peter Martin and Rob Jewell, both 28, of course did not come up with the idea of giving away free gifts with purchase, but instead of a mousepad or coffee mug they give out a product that is part of a cultural phenomenon.

�I think it's an ingenious marketing program,� says Yan. �Now almost everyone in the city has one, and many of which, got it for free through freeipods.com.�

Gratis pays for the different items by charging advertisers for banners and text links on their site. For each new customer lead, Gratis is paid an average of $40-60 from their sponsors. In 2004, Gratis was named the 95th fastest growing company in America by Inc.Magazine with estimated annual revenue of $4.9 million.

For Manhattan East Side resident and Graphic Designer, Russ Yusupov, 20, it only took him four days to earn a 20G iPod. Yusupov says that the site may not be for everyone and that it could take others more time to finish the process.

�I would recommend this program to anyone who's willing to spend a bit of time filling out web forms, dealing with non-believers and suffering through the long response time from the team who runs the program.�

About the Author

Tara is currently going for her masters degree in journalism at NYU and working in PR. She freelances articles for tri-state publications and writes a daily blog, When Tara Met Blog www.tarametblog.com

2005-10-16T07:34:00.000-07:00

LinkNet Radio Is "On The Air"

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by Rick Hendershot,

originally published in e_Marketing -- the Blog

After much preperation and experimentation, I finally got Linknet Radio up and running a couple of weeks ago. This is my much anticipated Flash Alternative for Online Media. It uses a very simple implementation of the Wimpy Player -- the one you can see at Power Linking with Linknet and Business Blogs) using the Wimpy "playlist" capabilities. I know there are alternative players out there � and eventually I hope to try them out � but the Wimpy Player is easy to get up and running, doesn't require any Flash experience, and it WORKS!

Here's what I wanted to do...

I wanted to take articles I had written for various websites, record talking article versions of them, and then string them together into "programs", as you can see if you follow the links above.. I also wanted to be able to mix in recorded ads for various products, short music clips, and so on.

And most importantly, I wanted the flexibility to combine various articles into different playlists for different websites, programs, instructional courses, talking ebooks -- a whole range of applications.

For instance, I have websites about Internet Marketing, Online Video, Golf Travel, Trade Show Displays, Vinyl Banners, Real Estate, Online Training and more. Articles that are relevant to my Real Estate sites are probably NOT relevant to my Golf sites, and vice versa.

The Wimpy Player lets me do all this. I just record my articles, and turn them into 56k mp3s. Then I upload them all to the same location on the same website. So I have just one folder containing all my mp3s, regardless of subject matter, and regardless of where they are going to be accessed.

Then I fire up the playlist editor that comes with the Wimpy Player and create different playlists for each area of emphasis. So let's say I want to put together a recorded version of my blog Marketing Bites. After I record all the articles and upload them to my main site, I can create a playlist pointing at just the articles I want to include. In fact this is exactly what I have done at Marketing Bites Radio.

Or say you have created a seven or eight segment course about Dog Grooming, or you're a church pastor and you want to put all of last month's sermons together in one easy-to-navigate place. The playlist creator is perfect for this kind of thing.

In my case I can have a playlist for Power Linking, one for Business Blogging, one for Golf Travel and Instruction, and one for Encoding Flash Video, and so on.

All I need is Wimpy, and voila, I have my customized "Golf Instruction" program, or Power Linking" program, or a nice neat audio version of Marketing Bites Radio. This is about as simple an implementation of "Online Radio" as I could have imagined.

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You can place your link, or your text ad on at least 30 high value pages � on at least 15 different websites for one low annual fee. Getting high quality links is a great way to increase the Search Engine ranking of your website. For more information about the linknet website promotion opportunity, go to Power Linking Strategies.

About the Author

Rick Hendershot is a writer, and internet publisher who lives in Conestogo, Ontario, Canada. He publishes several websites and blogs, including Web Traffic Resources, Marketing Bites, SuperCharge Your Website with Power Linking, and many more.

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2005-10-15T06:39:00.000-07:00

LinkNet Radio Is "On The Air"

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2005-10-14T06:23:00.000-07:00

Look Out PDA, Here Comes TDA!

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First it was the Smart-phone that threatened to oust PDA. Now, the PDA is all set to take on the heat from next generation PDA the TDA.

Whats it all about?

Novinit a French company has developed the worlds first TDA or Tactile Digital Assistant. The TDA is based on touch-screen technology and relies entirely on your thumbs for input, which are harder to lose than a stylus. The TDA is named Jackito and comes with two simultaneous touch points so you can operate it with your thumbs at the same time and so no need for a stylus. Using the TDA is very easy, since you can search a database or a large address book, with just your thumbs. Using the device with your thumbs is actually much faster than a stylus well at least thats what the company claims. The device comes with a variety of features like finger-touch control, battery life, fast graphics, multitasking, real-time processing, interchangeable skins and much more. The idea of a device like Jackito was conceived from the fact that the worlds first touch screen based PDA was already developed by a US company called Litton in 1978 for the US and German armies. After some years Novinit pondered If theres a touch screen based PDA for the armies, why not for the gizmo lovers? Arnaud de la Fouchardire of Jackito says, The architecture chosen for Jackito focuses on user friendliness. Fingertips (as opposed to a stylus) are used as a natural device for touching the options displayed by the LCD touch screen. About 200 engineers from 10 countries for over 10 years, have worked on making this device better and $50 million has been invested in these efforts.

Seven Processors and a larger screen

The Jackito runs on seven processors with full parallel-processing capabilities (two micro-controllers and five accompanying reconfigurable cores), a large 4.5 color QVGA LCD fingertip touch-screen that offers resolution of 320x240 dpi, display with landscape orientation and two SD/MMC card slots. The TDA runs on an operating system called 3ActilOS, has 2.5 MB SRAM and 16 MB NOR Flash memory. The Jackito measures 140 x 80 x 16 mm and weighs just 150 g. It feeds on a single AA battery, which according to the company, can sustain for several weeks. Using the touch-screen with your thumbs or index fingers means that you dont have to carry or use a stylus, keyboard or any other input device. Also Novinit says that the finger's contact area is hundred times larger than that of a stylus and a stylus exerts hundred times more pressure on the screen than a finger. Arnaud goes on to say that The Jackito is not only an electronic device, but also a personal companion, supporting the three essential ingredients of a well-balanced lifestyle works productivity, personal life and edutainment. The Jackito will also come preloaded with about twenty applications, which includes games, puzzles, address book, clock, to-do list, synchronization feature, backup application, etc.

Want to buy it?

Novinit hasnt yet appointed any dealers for Jackito, though as of now they plan to make all the transactions through their website. The Jackito is available for sale on www.jackito.com at a list price of 600. Novinit says that if you are interested in buying the product, you will have to order it online through their website by remitting $100 and then wait for about 90 days for the product to be delivered to you. However, you can choose the screen type (color or monochrome), user interface, removable front cover and changeable stick-on strips of your choice. The Jackito is entirely customizable you can choose between add-ons like internal MP3 player, FM radio, microphone, headset, Bluetooth, solar battery charger and much more at an extra cost. According to Arnaud, they will target at "early adopters" for this product, but the product is destined for everybody because the product has all the facilities that we lack as human beings gigantic memory, vast capabilities for computation, learning, games and communications.

TDAs the way to go (or is it not?)

The development of the TDA doesnt stop here in fact this is just the beginning. Novinit expects that by April 2005 it will be able to make available innovative accessories for the TDA you will be able to choose from WiFi modules, GPS, digital camera (CMOS based), micro-printer, micro-scanner, barcode reader, smart-card reader, TV module and much more. Though TDA seems to be an in thing with all the features it talks about, there are certain things that work against the very concept of digital assistant. The Jackito doesnt come with character recognition software built-in. It means that you will have to type through the virtual keyboard on the TDAs screen if you want to enter a few important data. This is far more tedious than just scribbling a few notes on a PDA screen with the stylus and leaving the conversion part to the handwriting recognition software. The TDA runs on an operating system called the ActilOS, which no one has even heard of before. This means that there wont be any third party applications for the TDA, at least immediately. Moreover the product is similar to a PDA its just that the TDA can be used with the fingers / thumbs and supports landscape orientation too.

Though the TDA seems promising enough, time will only tell whether it remains stable in the market. So if you want to experience the magic of TDA, logon to the Jackito's website and click on buy!

About the Author

Chris N. Fernando is a Sr. Staff Writer with Magazine 360 - an IT magazine published by ITNation, Mumbai (India). He has also worked as Technical Editor with Peer Technical Services and as Reporter for PCQuest and Living Digital magazines. He also writes for The Cheers.com.

Get more of him at: www.chrisfernando.tk

2005-10-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

Living Life Loud

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Change is good. Just ask the millions of unsigned artists worldwide trying to get their music heard. Since the music industry is changing drastically, unsigned musicians are able to make their music available to listeners. Record labels are realizing new techniques need to be created in order to promote music, and find new talent.

The result has been a surge of music-based websites. These sites allow artists to create their own websites, upload MP3s and promote music free of cost. One website which has received much attention is iSOUND.COM.

A musician himself, D.J. Burdick�s purpose has been clear from the beginning: create a website that allows unsigned artists to upload MP3s so they can share their music with the world. Burdick, the founder and creator of the music-based website iSOUND.COM, began his career in 1999, shortly after graduating from high school. At first, the main focus of iSOUND.COM was to give visitors more information about their favorite bands.

�I was looking for information about artists I liked, and I couldn�t find anything comprehensive on the Internet,� says Burdick. �So, I decided to create my own website.�

He then spent one year developing and implementing iSOUND.COM. In 2000, Burdick relocated to Dallas, Texas to attend Southern Methodist University. In Dallas, Burdick realized that it was difficult to find gigs and get his music heard. That is when he had an idea.

�I decided to expand iSOUND.COM. I wanted to make it a music community where artists could share their music with the world,� says Burdick.

While attending university, Burdick continued working on his website. In 2004, he graduated from SMU�s Cox School of Business. Along with a few college friends, he decided to make iSOUND.COM his full-time career.

�Working on my own company has allowed me to work on what I�m truly passionate about. I get to focus on what I believe in,� says Burdick. �I wanted to make iSOUND.COM my full-time job because I had so many ideas. Working for a large, established company may provide more security but that wasn�t dynamic enough for me. I needed something that would allow me to control the vision of the business and let me implement my business ideas. It is very rewarding to see over a million people visiting iSOUND per month who are sharing in this vision and desire to bring great unheard music to the masses.�

The music industry is changing drastically. MP3s are no longer just about illegal pirating and file sharing. In fact, MP3s are becoming imperative to unsigned artists wishing to promote their music on the Internet. There are tons of talented artists out there. Unfortunately, they do not have the money to push into advertising or music promotion. The solution to this problem: level the playing field by promoting on the internet.

�The [music] industry is going through a huge transitional phase. Everything is changing and the [record] labels are realizing this. They are now using many of the same avenues to promote their artists as those available to unsigned artists,� says Burdick.

In fact, a complete industry of music-based websites has developed, allowing musicians to promote their music over the Internet. The way iSOUND.COM works is that artists may sign up and upload their music for free. Staff members then listen to the songs and rate the music. Listeners visit the site, discover new music, and earn points for sharing that music with their friends. The most popular artists on iSOUND.COM receive thousands of plays per month. Musicians can literally gain thousands of new fans just by uploading their music onto popular music websites and networking via those sites.

�There is a growing group of signed bands getting a large share of radio and [music] video play that started entirely by promoting on the Internet and playing small clubs,� says Burdick. �The future of music is on the Internet. Get your music uploaded, spend a few hours a week promoting online, and you�ll be amazed at the results.�

About the Author

Shannon Mott is an employee of iSOUND.COM

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2005-10-12T06:18:00.000-07:00

Marketing Lessons From Apple's iPod

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Apple Computer just announced that their earnings from the last quarter more than quadrupled mainly due to robust holiday sales of the iPod digital music player. More than 10 million iPods have been sold since it was introduced in 2001.

There are some important marketing lessons to be learned from all this. First of all, Apple has created a product for a hungry market that has the financial means to purchase it even with the relatively high price point. If you find a hot and hungry market, create a product for it and you are almost guaranteed to succeed.

Lesson #1: Find a hot and hungry market

Ever since the introduction of the MP3 file format, we have seen the popularity of converting songs from a CD so that they can be stored on the computer. Even the Napster episode showed us that there is a huge market for a device like the iPod.

Here's the summary of the first lesson - don't sell shovels to fishermen and fishing poles to gold miners. Rather, sell the shovels to gold miners and the fishing poles to fishermen. Create a product that already has an existing market.

Lesson #2: Create different versions

Now Apple just announced the introduction of the iPod Shuffle - a lower-priced version of the iPod with flash memory instead of hard drive storage.

This strategy is called versioning.

First create a product that sells. Then create another version of the product for a different market segment. In this case, Apple first came up with a more expensive product and followed it up with a cheaper product.

Lesson #3: Create the halo effect

The halo effect is essentially this: increasing sales of one popular product will generate more sales for your other existing products. In this case, the tremendous popularity of the iPod has created enough buzz that more people are buying Macs.

In the past, Macs have made inroads only to a small segment of the market. But now, we're likely to see Apple increase its market share of personal computers in the months to come.

So whatever you are selling, there are definitely some general marketing lessons to be learned from the success of the iPod. Think about it the next time you use your iPod.

Hock Ng is the editor of The Marketing Tools Review, an online newsletter highlighting the latest marketing tools and strategies, especially for internet marketers. To find out more, visit: http://www.marketing-tools-review.com

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2005-10-11T05:23:00.000-07:00

Marketing Your Voiceover Business Online

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The Voice-Over Revolution

The Internet is revolutionizing the voice-over business. Today quality remote recording of voiceovers can be done virtually anywhere. With a PC, mic, and Internet connection, almost anyone can set up shop as a voice talent.

A few years ago, a remote session entailed a voice over talent standing in a commercial production house studio, say, in L.A., taking direction over the telephone through a �phone patch� from, say, New York City.

The next innovation in remote recording was the satellite link. It sounds great on either end, but it�s very expensive, so it�s suited only for sessions with the biggest budgets and most expensive talents.

A few years after the satellite link came the more economical ISDN, which stands for Integrated Services Digital Network. ISDN is a digital hookup via the telephone system. Each location is connected to the other through a piece of hardware called a �codec.� An ISDN hookup is preferred by agencies and clients with budgets large enough to accommodate the additional cost of recording an out-of-market voice over artist.

The latest, and, so far, most liberating technology available to voice over talents is the now ubiquitous .mp3 file�the same file type used for swapping songs over the �Net. A voice talent anywhere in the world can set up a home studio and be in business. The talent records the voiceover, with direction via phone patch, if desired by the client, into a PC equipped with simple audio editing software. Next an .mp3 file is created and then sent as an email attachment to the agency and/or client. No expensive satellite or ISDN linkups. No commercial production facility. Simply put: no middleman.

Is this a good thing? Not entirely. The home VO studio explosion can be likened to the desktop publishing frenzy of 15 years ago. Just because you have a powerful printing press in a box on your desk doesn�t mean you�re automatically going to produce coherent, well-designed publications. Everyone thought they could buy PageMaker, print some business cards and letterhead, and, voila, an instant living publishing newsletters. Of course, the vast majority of these desktop publishing newbies discovered it takes more than technology to succeed. First and foremost, it takes talent, training, and experience to use the tool, the software, effectively�and most important�profitably.

With that caveat out of the way, and assuming you have the chops to make a go of your home voice-over business, let�s look at how the Internet also has revolutionized promotion of voice over talents.

Drumming up business

Before the home studio, voiceover artists had to go to studios to record. Promotion included distributing your demo on cassette or CD to production houses, ad agencies, talent agents, and casting agents; making phone calls; sending reminder cards with your latest credits; sending thank you gifts to clients at holiday time; and networking with anyone and everyone. Actually, to be successful, you still have to do all of those things, but now you have additional promotional opportunities via the World Wide Web.

So, where to start? First, put up a website. Design it yourself or hire a site designer. www.magicInet.com is a new hosting service specializing in helping voice actors and other performers get their website on-line. What should you put on your website? The most important function of your site is to feature your demos. It also should highlight your credits, contact info, and bio. The best way to learn about voice-over website design is to look at voice talent sites. Do a search for keywords, e.g. voiceovers, voice overs, voice over talent, voice over artists, and any other search terms you can think of and see what other talents have done. If you�re designing your own site, subscribe to a couple of search engine optimization email newsletters, e.g. WebProNews and SiteProNews. They�ll give you lots of helpful design info and help you �optimize� your site, so you get high placement in search engines.

OK. You have your website up and hummin�. Now, be sure to put your website�s address on anything and everything you mail to prospective clients: you demos, stationery, business cards, reminder cards, etc. If you still have reams of stationery left, then just include the website address in the letters you type and print. For all those demos, business cards, and reminder cards still sitting on your shelf, buy some labels, print your website address on them, and stick �em on.

Caveat Emptor!

There are plenty of places on the World Wide Web to promote your voice over services, both free and for a fee�BUT BE CAREFUL! Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware) is the operative phrase. Here are some free places to place a link to your website:

http://www.voiceartist.com/, http://www.radio411.com/addlink.htm, http://www.starsnsites.com/voice/index.html, http://audioworld.com/

As for paying for to listed with an on-line voice talent site, be sure the site is legitimate. Unfortunately, like so many other things that start off well, a few bad apples begin turning up. Before you pony up any dough, be sure to speak/write to other talent listed on the site to see if the site has actually gotten them any work. Here are a few legitimate fee-based websites:

www.mktmania.com, www.voice123.com, www.gotvoices.com, www.1212.com, www.voicefinder.biz, www.voiceoverselect.com, www.interactivevoices.com, www.commercialvoices.com

In addition to fee-for-inclusion websites, there are fee-for-inclusion CDs, which are distributed to ad agencies, production houses, talent agents, radio and TV stations, etc. Again, CAVEAT EMPTOR! There are scam artists who have discovered that voice-over people can be very eager to promote their services. These scammers offer CD demos that, well, either never get made or sent. They sure take your money, though. So, be careful. Make sure any company you deal with is reputable. Ask for references. If it�s a start-up operation, wait until the first CD is sent out and is in circulation for a while. Then call some of the participants and see if they got any work out of it. Here two reputable CD demo services:

http://www.tmcentury.com/?products/HitDisc/hdemo.htm, http://www.vo-usa.com/contact.htm

If you know of any other reputable CD demo services, then please email me, pdrew@portone.com, and I�ll add it to my list and this article.

Groups and forums

There are a lot of voice over related groups and forums on the Web. Go to Yahoo Groups and type in voice over, voiceovers, voice over talent, voice over artist, etc., and you�ll find many groups where you can drop in and learn from others. Participate if you�d like, but remember, anything you post in these chat rooms stays there pretty much for life. If you might regret saying something, then keep your fingers away from the keyboard.

Marketing vs. talent

You may be the greatest voice talent on the planet, but, if no one knows who you are, well, then that�s wasted talent. So, get out there and promote and make your business a success.

Peter Drew

About the Author

Peter Drew, a freelance voice-over talent and copywriter/producer with 28 years of experience, is heard on radio and television stations, corporate presentations, web sites, and messages-on-hold across America and countries around the world. To send an email regarding this article, please visit Peter Drew Voiceovers at http://www.peterdrewvo.com/

2005-10-10T05:22:00.000-07:00

Media Player Shootout

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Whether you call them media players, jukeboxes, mp3 apps, music managers, or whatever - we all need a proggy to listen to our digital music with sowe decided that it was time to publish the Online Music Blog Media Player Shootout. For the sake of this article I am only going to discuss players you can get for free and I am not going to go into p2p apps.

So with that, lets dive right in. For my money there are are only 3 choices - Winamp, iTunes, or Windows Media Players - but I'll talk a little about RealPlayer 10 as well. All of these applications share baseline features - playing various media files, cataloging digital media, etc. We'll focus on things about them that are different.

Back in the day, we had Winamp, and it was good. Unfortunately the original Nullsoft team has all moved on and instead of the hacker cred that Winamp used to have back when Justin Frankel et all were on the job it is now just another corporate media player with a hazy future.

Winamp lost a lot of momentum that it had when it released a ( very ) bad Winamp3 - but with the release of Winamp5 they seem to be back on track - it is useable, responsive, and has a lot of plugins and skins created for it.

The major problem is that for all of it's features it is not much, if any, better then the two dominant media players that are tied to successful music stores iTunes and WMP. Additionally you have to pay $14.95 to get the pro version that add features that iTunes and WMP include for free. One of the bonuses of using Winamp is the ability to tune into all of the cool shoutcast radio stations.

iTunes is, of course, is the digital jukebox front end for the iPod and the iTunes music store from apple computer. The iTunes music store was the first to get pay for digital music downloads right and it still has the largest legal downloadable catalog on the net giving the iTunes jukebox a hefty advantage.

If you are using a Mac then it is a no brainer - you should be using iTunes as you media player, but even if you are using Windows iTunes provides an attractive alternative. The iTunes store is superior ( imho ) to the Windows Media based stores such as Napster and with the legendary Apple ease of use in full effect iTunes makes a great Windows based Jukebox. Noteworthy is the Apple Lossless codec that allows one to rip CD's to the ACC format that sound as good as the CD itself to our ears. On the negative side, the iTunes jukebox feels heavy on moderately powered PC's compared to Winamp or WMP. It runs a little slower, seems to use more resources, etc.

Last (of yea, except for RealPlayer... ) Windows Media Player 10 is one of Microsoft's best pieces of software and is some much better then the last generation of MS media players. The jukebox itself is stuffed with features such as its ability to monitor changes to your digital media files and update itself, simple sync and burn, ratings, and the auto tag features are all very nice.

One of the changes in V.10 is the ability to rip files if the format and with ( or without ) the DRM of your choice. You also get the ability to listen to Internet radio streams with WMP, and although they tend to be more corporate then the hip shoutcast radio you can still find some good music. WMP also features a lossless ripping of CD's but I was less impressed with the results then I was with Apples Lossless.

And finally there is RealPlayer. The free RealPlayer 10 is better then previous version although that is not saying much imho. It still takes over your file formats by default, tries to force you register, runs in the background (phoning home ?) unless you can find the settings to tell it not to - all of the problems that it has always have. I say stay as far away from Real as possible even if you can use "Harmony" to use your iPod with the Real store. While I may be being over critical of Real's jukebox - I do think that there are other alternatives that are less intrusive and have better feature sets.

All in all I think that either iTunes or WMP is a solid choice and far and away the best media players available. Winamp is a okay too as long as you don't need to rip music or burn it back to a CD - but it is worth the download and install just to listen to Shoutcast stations from time to time. Personally I use WMP at work and iTunes are home, so take that for what it's worth. I think that I like WMP a little better, but not so much that I would take the time to switch my iTunes set up at home.

About the Author

This article was originally posted on Online Music Blog and was written by James Kendall of Copacetix Digital Creation.

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2005-10-09T05:17:00.000-07:00

Podcasting

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If you are fed up with listening to your local FM station and the mass of inane adverts that punctuate each show, or, if you crave interesting spoken word programmes that are written and presented by excited, knowledgeable enthusiasts, then Adam Curry's "Daily Source Code" podcast may be just what your a looking for.

Adam is one of a rapidly increasing group known as "podcasters", whose shows are created to be heard on iPods or other MP3 players. Formerly an MTV video-jock, he is the man who created the "iPodder" program. Downloadable from www.iPodder.org, this easy to use software allows you to decide which audio feed you wish to subscribe to. This is then automatically added to your iPod or MP3 player to listen to when you decide.

The great thing about Podcasting is that it allows listeners to download their favourite shows automatically. There are now tons of "advertisement-free" radio channels for listeners to subscribe to, with more emerging every day.

Once set-up with a program like iPodder your favourite program downloads automatically whilst you sleep, so that you can listen to it on the journey into work the next day, or whenever it suits you. You are not tied to any schedule. It is true radio-on-demand.

When you visit ipodder.org you will see details of the latest podcasts and you will be able to easily subscribe to great shows such as "Coverville", a music show consisting purely of really interesting cover versions as well as the truly original, if not a little whacky, "Whole Wheat Radio" from Talkeetna, Alaska. (Where!!).

There are, of course, lots of shows created and presented by true Podcast enthusiasts and knowledgable techies, such as "The Engadget Podcast" and "IT Conversations". However, by mixing all of these topic areas you can end up with a true, custom-made audio experience that meets all of your listening requirements.

Podcasting is still in its' infancy and over the next 12 months you will see more and more growth in this unique field. Podcasting is a real example of a technology that simply could not have existed even 2 years ago and with just a little effort on your part over the coming months you could play a significant part in the development of this exciting and creative medium.

About the Author

Colin Maddocks is a web-based travel agent and marketeer running several, successful web businesses, including www.ipod-accessories-4u.com and www.instantholidays.com. He is particularly excited by new web developments in RSS Feeds and Podcasting. Colin has written many articles on web selling and technology

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2005-10-08T05:17:00.000-07:00

Music....The Perfect Remedy To A Long & Tiring Day

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Music is a part of our lives almost every day. Even if you
do not consider yourself to be a big music fan, you still
unconsciously listen to music everyday. One big place where
we hear music is on the television.

There is background and "mood" music in sitcoms and TV shows
that you watch everyday. We have all heard those catchy
commercial jingles that stick with us throughout the day.
These are just some examples of music.

Types of Music

There are so many types of music out there. You can buy CDs,
listen to the radio and even listen to music or learn about
music on TV. MTV, VH1 and various other television channels
are geared towards music. You can turn on your radio and
pick up the waves of many local and some even distant
stations that play different types of music. Music is really
everywhere and there is so much to choose from.

Some of the more common types of music are country, R&B, hip
hop, rock, classical and pop or dance. Many other categories
have came from these basic genres. There are also many
different categories according to decade. For example, you
can get hits of the 70s, 80s, 90s and today. These will play
you all the hits and chart toppers from that era.

Digital Music

Just like many other things in life today, music has went
digital and there are many more opportunities now for you to
enjoy it. You can download music online and store it on your
computer. You can also listen to music online. There are
many websites that let you listen to music and there are
literally thousands of stations so you can listen to any
type of music you like. Many of these let you customize them
so you only listen to what you like and nothing that you
don't.

Another breakthrough in the digital music scene was the MP3
file. MP3s are just a way to compress a music file since
music files are fairly large. The MP3 can be downloaded to
your computer, stored in folders and also transferred to MP3
players. There are portable MP3 players that are basically
modern day Walkmans but instead of radio, or CDs, you have
digital files.

The amount of files you will be able to store will vary but
you can store many more than you could on a CD because they
are compressed. They are stored inside your machine in
digital format so you don't have to worry about skipping or
losing your station.

About the Author

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Armant Melo is the "music director" & webmaster of
Fur Music, a resource
for music lovers worldwide. To get tips on producing,
finding and downloading the latest music, please visit his
website now:
http://www.furmusic.com
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2005-10-07T05:03:00.000-07:00

Download MP3 Music Safely

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DON'T Download JUNK! Make sure your download mp3 music is a quality mp3 and
that your music download doesn't have hidden downloads that will not only ruin your
search for great music but will annoy you and invade your privacy.

Here are the four hidden downloads most free music sites install on your computer
when you download mp3 's. .
1.Spyware is almost always contained in mp3 freeware and shareware downloads.
The spyware gathers information and monitors the activities you perform,
unbeknown to you.
2.Adware is also contained in these mp3 download networks. Your computer can
and probably will be stuffed with a huge amount of intrusive advertising.
3.Pornography is very prevalent on the Internet. Be very aware that porn peddlers
disguise their software as the latest free mp3 download or game demo to redirect
your modem to porn sites.
4.Spoofing is when download mp3 networks are filled with fake files. For example,
if you download what you think is a popular mp3 song, you will get the same ten
seconds of the song over and over again.
So in your hunt to download mp3 's and create your own library of music, be
selective of which music download site you use. There are many to choose
from but few that offer privacy protection, online service, tech help, spyware-
free and adware-free downloads, as well as a large library of quality mp3's.

Things have come a long way with regards of how we listen to our favorite
music. It's as easy as a push of a button with digital music.
Knowing where to start, how you want to listen to your music and what you want
to do with it, is the first step. When you download mp3 files from online music
services, you need to know what they allow you to do. Some songs are just for
listening to, some can be downloaded, and some can be burned to a CD or a
portable music player.
A few owners of certain artists publishing rights will not grant the license rights,
which means some mp3's are not available for downloading.
The majority of the time, you'll find what you're looking for because the larger
download MP3 subscription music web sites have access to the catalog of the
Five Big Labels � Sony, Warner, Universal, EMI, and BMG, which account for
about 80% of recorded music.

So now that you have the facts on how to download mp3 's, do some research
for quality music download sites, take advantage of any Free Trials,
download lot's of music, turn up the volume and don't forget to Sing Along!

About the Author

By Anne, music-download-review.com

To find a Top Quality Music Download Site read:
http://www.music-download-review.com/download-music.html
Music Download Review shows you how to download Free and Legal music, rip and burn CD�s and also has a glossary of music terms.
Copyright 2004 Music-Download-review.com, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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2005-10-06T04:39:00.000-07:00

Apple iPod 4th Generation

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Just recently the 4th generation of the extremely popular Apple iPod was released. What sets this newest version apart most distinctly from its predecessors is its huge storage capacity. The new iPod can now hold approximately 10,000 of your favorite songs.

The iPod, which has been around for over a year now, is perhaps the worlds most popular, and best-selling portable digital music device. Its greatest selling points, of course, are its mobile capacity and ease of use. Fully digital, and capable of storing 20GB of songs, the iPod is basically the forerunner of this type of device. The batteries that power the iPod currently have a lifespan of 12 hours, enough for one full day of music. The device can, of course, play MP3s, but it can also play AAC and Apple Lossless.

One of the most popular features of the iPod is the shuffle feature. Using the iPod Click Wheel it is possible to shuffle and play songs randomly from a song list of your choosing or your complete music database. The mix of different types of songs coming at you randomly can be quite refreshing. Another great feature is the ability to easily download digital songs from the Internet. With the iTunes online music store you can find a huge database of songs to choose from and purchase if you desire. The songs on sale are arranged by genre such as Rock, Country, Jazz, Reggae, Pop, Electronica, Hip Hop, and many more. iTunes can be utilized using both Mac and Windows PCs.

In addition to downloading songs from the internet, iTunes allows you to import songs from your CDs to your iPod. You can transfer the songs in MP3 or AAA format and at the quality level you desire.

There are also some special features found on the latest iPod. There is now an alarm on your iPod so that you may wake up to your favorite music. There is also a calendar and to-do lists, as well as simple games such as Music Quiz, Solitaire, Brick and Parachute. Also, the new iPod has a notes reader that enables you to read text-based documents that you have downloaded. In these ways, the new iPod increasingly resembles a typical PDA, as well as a digital music device.

The iPod currently sells for approximately $200 - $350. The earlier iPod with 15GB of space sells for around $220, while the newest version with 20GB of space usually sells for about $390.

About the Author

Bradley James is a senior editor at SciNet.cc, a website containing many helpful consumer electronics review articles. For more information on the Apple iPod, please visit our Apple iPod webpage.

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2005-10-05T04:34:00.000-07:00

TURN BENEFITS INTO SALES WITH STREAMING MEDIA

By Ronni Rhodes

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2005-10-04T04:30:00.000-07:00

The Wireless Home

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2005-10-03T03:43:00.000-07:00

What Does The Year Of The Rooster Have In Store For The Digital World

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2005-10-02T03:38:00.000-07:00

What The Muscle Power Of Audio Can Do For Your Site

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2005-10-01T01:27:00.000-07:00

You Can Download Music In Wal-Mart In The Digital Music Store

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You can download music from the Wal-Mart music store and start building your music collection on the cheap. Wal-Mart is the number retailer in the world, and they got that way by buying in bulk, and then selling at a huge discount rate to consumers. They have brought their business model online and now you can download music directly from the Wal-Mart website.

Currently singles are 88 cents each and you can still buy an entire album for about ten dollars. These files are legal music downloads from the best selling artist on various music charts.

Whether you�re looking for Country, Hip Hop, Pop, Rock or anything in between, you can find a single on the Wal-Mart web site. Their music store is very easy to navigate with all of the categories and top selling items listed on the right.

They also have a lot of compilations and collections. You can get some CD/DVD bundles which are the latest thing in the music world. Everyone from Ray Charles to Usher has recently released or re-released their CDs with so much additional content that it�s a DVD release.

This is where you can get extended versions or remixes of popular songs, as well as clips from tours, clips of the bands and of course, music videos.

If you are going to download music from Wal-Mart, you will need a copy of their mp3 player software. You can see the link on the right hand side of the music store that says music downloads or 88 cents downloads. At this time, only PC users can use their mp3 players and buy digital music files directly from the site.

Also, since they are using their own music player you cannot import the tunes into the iPod. Right now, only music purchased through the iTunes store can be downloaded directly to the iPod. It�s weird but since there�s no universal format for mp3 players at this time, you have to use whatever player is support by a particular music retailer.

If you want to make your music portable, you can simply burn them onto a CD. Of course, they also have all the other excellent features you would expect from Wal-Mart, which is that they sell everything and at a great price.

Check back often as we continue to track the Wal-Mart music service. Hopefully they�ll partner with one of the commercial mp3 player companies in the near future and give you the opportunity to download your files to a portable mp3 player.

Overall, a great store with great musical selection. Very modern and up to date music catalog.

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2005-09-29T20:32:00.000-07:00

Increasing Sales By Adding Streaming Audio To Your Site For Free

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2005-09-28T18:21:00.000-07:00

How Do You Buy Cheap MP3 Players Online?

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2005-09-27T18:18:00.000-07:00

ANNOUNCING: NEW MP3 RINGTONE SITE
Free MP3 Ringtone Now at MonsterTones.com

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By Wayne Woods

Wayne, Pennsylvania � Advanced Internet, a division of Advanced Telecom Services, announces the introduction of MonsterTones.com�a new web site that specializes in delivering MP3 ringtones, polyphonic ringtones, and wallpapers to cellular phones.

MP3 ringtones, the newest option in the ringtone industry, are usually ordered from a web site and then delivered via a WAP push link to the cell phone. The difference is in the sound that is made by the cell phone when a call is received.

MonsterTones�s Bob Bentz explained that with MP3 ringtones, an actual voice or song with lyrics plays on the cell phone. This is an upgrade from polyphonic ringtones that sound like an orchestra playing the song or the older monophonic ringtones that sound like a pianist playing with one finger.

Now, for a limited time, you can test your phone and receive a free MP3 ringtone or polyphonic ringtone by visiting MonsterTones.com. Mike Lieberman, marketing manager of MonsterTones.com, would not reveal the content of the free MP3 ringtone. �It�s reminiscent of one of the most famous monsters of all time,� hinted Lieberman. �And that�s good enough for me.�

MonsterTones� MP3 ringtone library currently consists of comedic impressions, sexy voice tone greetings, sound effects, and music. �Record labels are just starting to recognize the importance of the MP3 ringtone industry and are anxious to move into it,� said Eric Deininger, product manager for MonsterTones.com. �We suspect many more artists will soon be licensing their music content for ringtone production.�

According to Consect, mobile phone ringtone sales will ring up $4 billion in worldwide sales and $300 million in domestic sales in 2004. Advanced Internet has been ringing cell phones in North America since 2001 when it debuted with its Ringingphone.com web site. Advanced Internet is a division of Advanced Telecom Services and has offices in Philadelphia, Vancouver, London, Dublin, and Prague.

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2005-09-26T16:03:00.000-07:00

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2005-09-24T11:31:00.000-07:00

Free, Legal Music Online

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Almost everyone has heard about the massive crack down on Internet music piracy that has been occurring over the past few years. Napster was taken down (although it has now returned as a pay service), other file sharing programs now require users to pay for a license and the RIAA and other similar organizations are doing their best to hunt down copyright offenders and put an end to their crime sprees. The consumers on the other hand argue that their actions hurt nobody, that there is no damage done to anyone by their not buying an album. Furthermore, they claim, MP3s allow them to sample a CD before purchasing it, thus actually helping sales.

I'm not here to argue the pros and cons. Basically it's not worth it, as neither side of the argument will ever see the opposition's point of view. What I'd like to do is take a look at the completely free and legal alternative to 'stealing' music. Those wonderfully talented musicians who are willing to put their creations online to download for free, solely for the joy of spreading their creations to the masses.

Free music is surprisingly easy to come by, even music by famous bands. Sometimes it needs to be 'streamed' from the Internet, meaning that you can only listen to a song while you're online, but with the ever-growing popularity of broadband Internet this is really no longer a problem. Sites such as MP3.com and purevolume.com provide free music by almost any band you can think of, although there is a large amount of it that has to be streamed and not downloaded. A search for 'free legal MP3 downloads' will reveal a huge number of pages to visit.

For something specific, try visiting the artist's website, or the site of their record label. These will often offer a few sample tracks to download for free. It's not quite as convenient as having access to every song that you want, but it's not a bad alternative.

But how about we forget about the mainstream for just a while and move towards the alternative? Towards the hopefuls, the talented bands that have yet to be 'noticed'. There are a huge number of these smaller bands out there that are sticking their stuff online for any and all to listen to, just so that they can be heard. These can be easier to find, because most MP3 sites will be filled with these smaller acts. A great place to start is http://www.garageband.com/ or the aforementioned http://purevolume.com

The great thing about smaller bands is that you can often find bands that come from your local area and then go and see them play live. Being able to see a favourite band live more than once a year (or lifetime) without expending huge amounts of money and time is pretty cool. Many music search engines will let you search for bands of a particular genre in a particular area, which makes it all quite easy.

A fairly major contributor to the online music scene is the remixer. These people take other tunes and redo them, often in a techno style because one person can do this competently. Chief among the tunes selected to be remixed are those old ditties that used to play through the simplest of sound chips on now aging consoles: the video game theme songs. People now go and grab the main tune line from an old favourite and fill it out, making real the work our imaginations used to do for us to turn the single tone melodies into orchestral masterpieces. A few good places to start are http://remix.kwed.org and http://remix.overclocked.org as well as a personal favourite band http://machinaesupremacy.com

I hope this has given you something to think about. It's not hard to come across illegal MP3 rips, in fact it's often hard to avoid them, but if you give the free music scene a look you may find something completely different and new that will really do it for you. With web hosts already being penalized hugely for illegal content being stored on their servers (having an entire server taken down because of one inconsiderate user is damaging and irritating beyond belief) and moves being made to charge ISPs for the content being accessed by their users, it makes more sense than ever to get out there and grab yourself an awesomely original and completely legal music collection.

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2005-09-23T08:01:00.000-07:00

You Can Find Digital Music Downloads All Over The Internet

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2005-09-21T00:24:00.000-07:00

Downloading MP3's Made Easy

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Keith Kingston is a professional web publisher, offering information on mp3 downloads and mp3 players. You can visit his website at http://4-mp3-downloads.com/

2005-09-19T08:03:00.000-07:00

Downloading MP3's Made Easy

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2005-09-18T07:05:00.000-07:00

The Ten Commandments To Creating Amazing Audio Products

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2005-09-16T15:35:00.000-07:00

The Seamless Internet

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The hype over ubiquitous (or pervasive) computing (computers everywhere) has masked a potentially more momentous development. It is the convergence of computing devices interfaces with web (or other) content. Years ago - after Bill Gates overcame his misplaced scepticism - Microsoft introduced their "internet-ready" applications. Its word processing software ("Word"), other Office applications, and the Windows operating system handle both "local" documents (resident on the user's computer) and web pages smoothly and seamlessly. The transition between the desktop or laptop interfaces and the web is today effortlessly transparent.

The introduction of e-book readers and MP3 players has blurred the anachronistic distinction between hardware and software. Common speech reflects this fact. When we say "e-book", we mean both the device and the content we access on it. As technologies such as digital ink and printable integrated circuits mature - hardware and software will have completed their inevitable merger.

This erasure of boundaries has led to the emergence of knowledge management solutions and personal and shared workspaces. The LOCATION of a document (one's own computer, a colleague's PDA, or a web page) has become irrelevant. The NATURE of the document (e-mail message, text file, video snippet, soundbite) is equally unimportant. The SOURCE of the document (its extension, which tells us on which software it was created and can be read) is increasingly meaningless. Universal languages (such as Java) allow devices and applications to talk to each other. What matters are accessibility and logical and user-friendly work-flows.

Enter Enfish. In its own words, it provides:

"...Personalized portal solution linking personal and corporate knowledge with relevant information from the Internet, ...live-in desktop environment providing co-branding and customization opportunities on and offline, a unique, private communication channel to users that can be used also for eBusiness solutions, ...Knowledge Management solution that requires no user set-up or configuration."

The principle is simple enough - but the experience is liberating (try their online flash demo). Suddenly, instead of juggling dozens of windows, a single interface provides the tortured user (that's I) with access to all his applications: e-mail, contacts, documents, the company's intranet or network, the web and OPC's (other people's computers, other networks, other intranets). There is only a single screen and it is dynamically and automatically updated to respond to the changing information needs of the user.

"The power underlying Enfish Onespace is its patented DEX 'engine.' This technology creates a master, cross-referenced index of the contents of a user's email, documents and Internet information. The Enfish engine then uses this master index as a basis to understand what is relevant to a user, and to provide them with appropriate information. In this manner Enfish Onespace 'personalizes' the Internet for each user, automatically connecting relevant information and services from the Internet with the user's desktop information.

As an example, by clicking on a person or company, Enfish Onespace automatically assembles a page that brings together related emails, documents, contact information, appointments, news and relevant news headlines from the Internet. This is accomplished without the user working to find and organize this information. By having everything in one place and in context, our users are more informed and better prepared to perform tasks such as handling a phone call or preparing for a business meeting. This results in ... benefits in productivity and efficiency."

It is, indeed, addictive. The inevitable advent of transparent computing (smart houses, smart cards, smart clothes, smart appliances, wireless Internet) - coupled with the single GUI (Graphic User Interface) approach can spell revolution in our habits. Information will be available to us anywhere, through an identical screen, communicated instantly and accurately from device to device, from one appliance to another and from one location to the next as we move. The underlying software and hardware will become as arcane and mysterious as are the ASCII and ASSEMBLY languages to the average computer user today. It will be a real partnership of biological and artificial intelligence on the move.

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Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East. He is a columnist for Central Europe Review, United Press International (UPI) and eBookWeb and the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory, Suite101 and searcheurope.com.

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2005-09-15T15:35:00.000-07:00

The Medium And The Message

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A debate is raging in e-publishing circles: should content be encrypted and protected (the Barnes and Noble or Digital goods model) - or should it be distributed freely and thus serve as a form of viral marketing (Seth Godin's "ideavirus")? Publishers fear that freely distributed and cost-free "cracked" e-books will cannibalize print books to oblivion.

The more paranoid point at the music industry. It failed to co-opt the emerging peer-to-peer platforms (Napster) and to offer a viable digital assets management system with an equitable sharing of royalties. The results? A protracted legal battle and piracy run amok. "Publishers" - goes this creed - "are positioned to incorporate encryption and protection measures at the very inception of the digital publishing industry. They ought to learn the lesson."

But this view ignores a vital difference between sound and text. In music, what matter are the song or the musical piece. The medium (or carrier, or packing) is marginal and interchangeable. A CD, an audio cassette, or an MP3 player are all fine, as far as the consumer is concerned. The listener bases his or her purchasing decisions on sound quality and the faithfulness of reproduction of the listening experience (for instance, in a concert hall). This is a very narrow, rational, measurable and quantifiable criterion.

Not so with text.

Content is only one element of many of equal footing underlying the decision to purchase a specific text-"carrier" (medium). Various media encapsulating IDENTICAL text will still fare differently. Hence the failure of CD-ROMs and e-learning. People tend to consume content in other formats or media, even if it is fully available to them or even owned by them in one specific medium. People prefer to pay to listen to live lectures rather than read freely available online transcripts. Libraries buy print journals even when they have subscribed to the full text online versions of the very same publications. And consumers overwhelmingly prefer to purchase books in print rather than their e-versions.

This is partly a question of the slow demise of old habits. E-books have yet to develop the user-friendliness, platform-independence, portability, browsability and many other attributes of this ingenious medium, the Gutenberg tome. But it also has to do with marketing psychology. Where text (or text equivalents, such as speech) is concerned, the medium is at least as important as the message. And this will hold true even when e-books catch up with their print brethren technologically.

There is no doubting that finally e-books will surpass print books as a medium and offer numerous options: hyperlinks within the e-book and without it - to web content, reference works, etc., embedded instant shopping and ordering links, divergent, user-interactive, decision driven plotlines, interaction with other e-books (using Bluetooth or another wireless standard), collaborative authoring, gaming and community activities, automatically or periodically updated content, ,multimedia capabilities, database, Favourites and History Maintenance (records of reading habits, shopping habits, interaction with other readers, plot related decisions and much more), automatic and embedded audio conversion and translation capabilities, full wireless piconetworking and scatternetworking capabilities and more.

The same textual content will be available in the future in various media. Ostensibly, consumers should gravitate to the feature-rich and much cheaper e-book. But they won't - because the medium is as important as the text message. It is not enough to own the same content, or to gain access to the same message. Ownership of the right medium does count. Print books offer connectivity within an historical context (tradition). E-books are cold and impersonal, alienated and detached. The printed word offers permanence. Digital text is ephemeral (as anyone whose writings perished in the recent dot.com bloodbath or Deja takeover by Google can attest). Printed volumes are a whole sensorium, a sensual experience - olfactory and tactile and visual. E-books are one dimensional in comparison. These are differences that cannot be overcome, not even with the advent of digital "ink" on digital "paper". They will keep the print book alive and publishers' revenues flowing.

People buy printed matter not merely because of its content. If this were true e-books will have won the day. Print books are a packaged experience, the substance of life. People buy the medium as often and as much as they buy the message it encapsulates. It is impossible to compete with this mistique. Safe in this knowledge, publishers should let go and impose on e-books "encryption" and "protection" levels as rigorous as they do on the their print books. The latter are here to stay alongside the former. With the proper pricing and a modicum of trust, e-books may even end up promoting the old and trusted print versions.

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2005-09-14T15:35:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side Of P2P File Sharing Programs

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How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?

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2005-09-14T15:31:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side Of P2P File Sharing Programs

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2005-09-13T15:21:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side Of P2P File Sharing

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P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.

No P2P file sharing software costs money. Exceptions would be a site asking members to make a monetary donation to help pay for bandwidth, hosting costs, and other administrative costs.

Some P2P file sharing programs offer "pro" versions of their free software. But again, their basic service is free to the public. I want you to fully understand this, because paying a P2P scam site money can not only make your wallet a bit lighter, it can also make your computer vulnerable to dangerous spyware.

That's right. These scam sites are only interested in making money off you. As well as actually taking your money by fooling you into paying them, they'll make money off you by installing spyware on your PC, so that they can get paid by sharing your online habits and personal information with others.

For music download beginners, all of this can be very confusing. Why? Because these scam sites advertise all over the Internet. Search engines return results chockful of these scams alongside the real P2P file sharing programs; their banner ads riddle the Internet landscape; sites are promoting these scams to get their piece of your money.

Most real P2P programs don't advertise much on the Internet. The reason is that they're not money makers. It takes money to advertise, and who has more money-- the free P2P file sharing programs or the scam artists? You guessed it. P2P relies on word of mouth. The scam sites rely primarily on advertising.

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A former financial advisor and NYC book editor, Bill Paulk blends these two experiences by helping people make sound buying decisions. His passion, building digital music collections through MP3 downloads, is the subject of his first website. http://www.mp3-music-downloads-scout.com reviews and recommends the best in legal MP3 downloads.

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2005-09-12T15:19:00.000-07:00

Streaming Radio Archives

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2005-09-11T14:36:00.000-07:00

Streaming Audio Made Easy

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2005-09-10T13:48:00.000-07:00

Say Bye-Bye To Illegal Music Downloads?

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2005-09-09T13:46:00.000-07:00

Is There Such A Thing As A Free iPod?

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2005-09-08T08:53:00.000-07:00

LinkNet Radio Is "On The Air"

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2005-09-07T06:35:00.000-07:00

Look Out PDA, Here Comes TDA!

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2005-09-06T04:44:00.000-07:00

Living Life Loud

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2005-09-05T04:33:00.000-07:00

Marketing Lessons From Apple's iPod

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Lesson #1: Find a hot and hungry market

Lesson #2: Create different versions

Now Apple just announced the introduction of the iPod Shuffle - a lower-priced version of the iPod with flash memory instead of hard drive storage.

This strategy is called versioning.

Lesson #3: Create the halo effect

In the past, Macs have made inroads only to a small segment of the market. But now, we're likely to see Apple increase its market share of personal computers in the months to come.

So whatever you are selling, there are definitely some general marketing lessons to be learned from the success of the iPod. Think about it the next time you use your iPod.

2005-09-04T03:53:00.000-07:00

Marketing Your Voiceover Business Online

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2005-09-03T03:51:00.000-07:00

Media Player Shootout

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This article was originally posted on Online Music Blog and was written by James Kendall of Copacetix Digital Creation.

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2005-09-02T03:33:00.000-07:00

Podcasting

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2005-09-01T02:23:00.000-07:00

Music....The Perfect Remedy To A Long & Tiring Day

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2005-08-31T00:49:00.000-07:00

Download MP3 Music Safely

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2005-08-30T00:45:00.000-07:00

Apple iPod 4th Generation

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Bradley James is a senior editor at SciNet.cc, a website containing many helpful consumer electronics review articles. For more information on the Apple iPod, please visit our Apple iPod webpage.

2005-08-29T00:20:00.000-07:00

TURN BENEFITS INTO SALES WITH STREAMING MEDIA

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2005-08-28T00:14:00.000-07:00

The Wireless Home

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2005-08-26T23:45:00.000-07:00

What Does The Year Of The Rooster Have In Store For The Digital World

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2005-08-25T23:09:00.000-07:00

What The Muscle Power Of Audio Can Do For Your Site

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2005-08-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

You Can Download Music In Wal-Mart In The Digital Music Store

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2005-08-23T22:44:00.000-07:00

Increasing Sales By Adding Streaming Audio To Your Site For Free

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2005-08-22T22:08:00.000-07:00

How Do You Buy Cheap MP3 Players Online?

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2005-08-21T15:52:00.000-07:00

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Wayne Woods works in the public relations department at MonsterTones.com. He has been known to eat scrapple despite claiming to be health-conscious.

2005-08-20T14:41:00.000-07:00

Free, Legal Music Online

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2005-08-19T14:08:00.000-07:00

You Can Find Digital Music Downloads All Over The Internet

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2005-08-18T13:46:00.000-07:00

Downloading MP3's Made Easy

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Keith Kingston is a professional web publisher, offering information on mp3 downloads and mp3 players. You can visit his website at http://4-mp3-downloads.com/

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2005-08-17T13:37:00.000-07:00

The Ten Commandments To Creating Amazing Audio Products

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2005-08-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

The Seamless Internet

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2005-08-15T13:01:00.000-07:00

The Medium And The Message

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2005-08-14T12:06:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side Of P2P File Sharing Programs

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How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?

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2005-08-13T10:41:00.000-07:00

The Dark Side Of P2P File Sharing

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P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.

No P2P file sharing software costs money. Exceptions would be a site asking members to make a monetary donation to help pay for bandwidth, hosting costs, and other administrative costs.

Some P2P file sharing programs offer "pro" versions of their free software. But again, their basic service is free to the public. I want you to fully understand this, because paying a P2P scam site money can not only make your wallet a bit lighter, it can also make your computer vulnerable to dangerous spyware.

That's right. These scam sites are only interested in making money off you. As well as actually taking your money by fooling you into paying them, they'll make money off you by installing spyware on your PC, so that they can get paid by sharing your online habits and personal information with others.

For music download beginners, all of this can be very confusing. Why? Because these scam sites advertise all over the Internet. Search engines return results chockful of these scams alongside the real P2P file sharing programs; their banner ads riddle the Internet landscape; sites are promoting these scams to get their piece of your money.

Most real P2P programs don't advertise much on the Internet. The reason is that they're not money makers. It takes money to advertise, and who has more money-- the free P2P file sharing programs or the scam artists? You guessed it. P2P relies on word of mouth. The scam sites rely primarily on advertising.

How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?

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I Think I've Used One of these Scam Sites. What Do I Do Now?

A former financial advisor and NYC book editor, Bill Paulk blends these two experiences by helping people make sound buying decisions. His passion, building digital music collections through MP3 downloads, is the subject of his first website. http://www.mp3-music-downloads-scout.com reviews and recommends the best in legal MP3 downloads.

2005-08-12T10:26:00.000-07:00

Streaming Radio Archives

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2005-08-11T10:20:00.000-07:00

Streaming Audio Made Easy

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2005-08-10T09:09:00.000-07:00

Say Bye-Bye To Illegal Music Downloads?

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2005-08-09T07:32:00.000-07:00

Is There Such A Thing As A Free iPod?

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