Awakened Voice

I remember it being big news in 2005 that PodShow would be syndicating their best and brightest to Sirius Satellite Radio. PaidContent is now reporting that the deal has ended in a very abrupt manner.
According to the PaidContent blog post, “the block was pulled from the air without notice from PodShow to more than two [...]

Are rumors of the death of the traditional webmaster greatly exaggerated? Maybe not. I’ve stated previously that a new type of webmaster is needed in order to leverage the powerful new tools available to those doing business via the web.
This video features Drupal founder Dries Buytaert speaking at the Open Source CMS Summit at Yahoo! [...]

A post on Drupal.org has announced that a book titled Pro Drupal Development is now shipping.
Based on the comment in the announcement that, “Many heavy hitters in the Drupal community contributed to the book by reviewing drafts and offering suggestions and improvements.” I’d have to say that this book is worth a look for anyone [...]

Online video is hot and getting hotter. And while the tipping point hasn’t occurred yet (sorry, the good ole TV is more comfortable for viewing shows) products like Apple TV are bridging the gap between internet and cable or satellite based media delivery.
The folks who brought you the Democracy Player have created a new site [...]

The Drupal content management platform has a nifty block system that allows you to drop a wide variety of content around the pages on your site. This 16-minute screencast in the Awakened Voice Learning Center gives you a closer look at how these functions work.
[tags]Social Media, Video, Screencast, Drupal, How To[/tags]

There’s so much buzz over free video hosting sites that sometimes my head hurts. Blip.tv continues to cut through the buzz by honing the features available via their video publishing service.
They announced a new show player yesterday as part of a scheduled upgrade of the service. I learned this info while I was in the [...]

I’m starting to get more inquiries from people who are looking to build or show off new social networks. These communications have got me to thinking about some important characteristics of social networks that shouldn’t be overlooked.

Functionality - The features that you provide on your social network amount to a web based service. Does the [...]

I just wanted to write a post to tell everyone that I’m still here and following the world of social media. I have been quiet for a few weeks while handling some important things.
I’ve been in the midst of organizing the Blubrry Jam To Fight Cystic Fibrosis for RawVoice. We conducted a live music show [...]

Apple sent out some new guidance on encoding video podcasts to help with Apple TV compatibility yesterday. They also had some advice about multiple RSS feeds as well.

Apple on video podcasts - “If you’re encoding your video podcast at 320×240, please increase the resolution to either 640×480 or 640×360 (depending on the aspect ratio of [...]