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New Version of Levelator

Christmas morning comes early for Gigavox Levelator podcast fans according to this blog post from Doug Kaye.

MP3 Market Survey (#001) - Continued

I am still updating my Google spreadsheet that tracks advertised MP3 player prices especially in the U.S. Sunday newspaper advertising inserts. 

My main reason for doing this is that I'm curious if there could be trend related to MB/price ratios and the possibility of more podcast listeners because prices get down into the commodity level.

This past weekend (one week before Christmas) didn't seem to hold any major price changes that could be considered a trend. Some things I did note:

• Best Buy had some $10-30 gift cards available for some player purchases, but no major price breaks on Apple iPods, Zune, SanDisk, or Insignia players.
• Staples had a pretty good price for the SanDisk Sansa e280 and Creative Zen Vision:M 30GB

Good Audacity Tip - Cleaning Up Audio Files

Scott Nesbitt @ Computer Geeks has a good how-to tip on cleaning up audio files using Audacity.

Podcast Advertiser Watch #04

This is my latest informal podcast sampling (#01, #02, #03) of who is advertising on which podcasts I have listened to over the last month ending on 12/17/06:

• Security Weekly: SANs
• Rock And Roll Geek Show: GoDaddy
• Grant's Advent Calender: Restoration Hardware Advent Calendar?
• Alt.npr Groove Salad: Acura & Borders

The podcasts listed above are ones that have changed their ads and I noticed.  Many of my podcasts I listen to have not changed in some time, and they should be listed in previous posts.

Additionally, I have really been listening to a lot of podcasts with no direct advertising, specifically a lot of FriendsInTech.com and Manager-Tools.

If you keep a list, or want to contribute to this kind of data analysis list via transparent disclosure, let me know at: sholden@pobox.com and I'll link you in.

2007 Podcast and New Media Expo Announcement

Online registration for the 2007 Podcast and New Media Expo is now available.  The announced tracks include:

• Track 1: Audio & Video Podcasting 101 - A to Z for Beginners - Get Up To Speed Fast
• Track 2: Attracting & Growing Your Audience - Low Cost & Guerrilla Marketing Techniques
• Track 3: The Business of Podcasting & New Media - Monetization & Business Podcasting
• Track 4: Advanced Audio & Video Production - Advanced "How To" Techniques
• Track 5: New Media for Educators & Musicians - specific sessions for each

Dropping HD TV Costs

Interesting article in the San Diego Union-Tribune today (Sat., 12/2/06) about the falling prices of High-Definition (HD) TVs.  A Panasonic 42-inch plasma HD TV was selling for $1762 in September 2006 at Circuit City.  By October 2006, the price was down to $1687, and then the day after Thanksgiving the same unit was on sale for $1199.

But as of yesterday, the same unit at Best Buy was $999, and Circuit City has announced that they would now beat every advertised price on TVs.

Definitely good for consumers ...