Church of Pandora? Tim Westergren’s leap of faith
It’s getting just a little personal out in the blogosphere over Pandora founder Tim Westergren’s advocacy of the Internet Radio Fairness Act, which would lower performance royalties for pure play streamers by putting them on a par with satellite and cable audio services. “Tim Westergren is not running a music service, but a religion,” charges […]
Live DJs return at revamped KUSF.org
Just in time for College Radio Day, KUSF.org has resumed operations as an online-only radio station at University of San Francisco (USF). Although KUSF.org has been providing a stream of music ever since KUSF’s terrestrial signal 90.3 FM was first turned over to Classical Public Radio Network (CPRN) in January 2011, live DJs have not […]
Podcast Survivor: Seth Godin’s Startup School #1
Podcast Review: Seth Godin’s Startup School #1 – Freelancer or Entrepreneur? Rating: 3.5 / 5 I found this podcast by reviewing the iTunes Store’s “new and noteworthy” section in the Podcast app on my iPhone. I just downloaded and started using the app this week, and was hoping to find something fresh to get me […]
Podcast Survivor: Seth Godin’s Startup School #2
Podcast review: Seth Godin’s Startup School #2 – Adjusting the Course Rating 4 /5 I have to admit that I was inspired to start writing these podcast reviews after listening to episode #2 of Seth Godin’s Startup School. In this episode Godin discusses some of the questions that an entrepeneur should ask about her prospective […]
Podcast Survivor: WTF #322 – Phunny Business
Podcast review: WTF #322 – Phunny Business Rating: 5/5 On episode 322 host/producer Marc Maron examines the story of Chicago’s All Jokes Aside, which he calls “the nation’s first major black comedy club.” In one interview he talks with documentary filmmaker John Davies who produced the film Phunny Business about the club along side comedian […]
Podcast Survivor: WTF #321 – Dave Alvin
This is the first installment of regular reviews of podcast episodes I’ve listened to. Many will be of recent episodes, but occasionally I’ll review something older. I decided to take this on because reviews of podcasts in general are rare, with even iTunes only really encouraging reviews of whole series. The selection of podcasts reviewed […]
New online radio software touts ease for visually impaired deejays
A new Internet radio package called Samvibe crossed my radar the other day. Produced by Spacial, it’s a cloud based system that allows the user to easily upload music and sounds, then set rotation rules for all kinds of entertainment channels. But what makes Samvibe different from other packages is that it brands itself as […]
Radio shows and podcasts eligible for first annual Stitcher Awards
Stitcher is a smartphone app that lets you aggregate radio shows and podcasts, stored on your phone for on demand listening or streaming from the web. The three year-old service is now launching the first Stitcher Awards across 20 different categories, like best comedy, best social commentary and most original show. All the voting happens […]
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Geek notes: Senator Ron Wyden’s Internet Radio Fairness Act
With much fanfare and support, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced his Internet Radio Fairness Act (S.3609) to the Senate Judiciary Committee in late September. The point of the proposed law is to give services like Pandora some performance royalty relief, by applying to them the same royalty paying standards applied to cable and satellite providers. […]