Filed under: Audio, Podcasting, Blogging
BlogAmp - podcasting made easy?
BlogAmp is a service that generates embeddable podcasts for your blog. BlogAmp calls them audiocasts, to include both streaming and downloadable 'casts, but we'll stick with "podcasts." Those were streaming too, last we heard. BlogAmp basically handles the generation of your podcast from start to finish: uploading, creating an embedded player, and creating an RSS feed. BlogAmp's business model seems to be based on selling storage space. For a fee, you can upload your mp3 files -- support for other formats would be a plus! -- and avoid the need for other hosting. If you've already got plenty of storage space on another server (the server that hosts your blog, for example), you can use BlogAmp's other features for free. Some of these are cool: you can reskin the player a little bit and add download links for the individual mp3s in your list. Some of them are a little bit obnoxious: do we really want to make it easier to add "e-commerce" links to a podcast player?
If you know how to put together a podcast, but you're having trouble creating an RSS feed or finding a way to play it from your blog, BlogAmp could be a useful tool. For veterans of audio on the web, there's probably nothing here you can't already do yourself and customize more carefully.
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whiskey said 11:32AM on 5-26-2008
Hmmm.... How long would your podcasts be?
My alternative to this would be:
Open a Youtube account, use their stuff for free.
Once there your YouTube RSS can be read from jw Multimedia player (http://www.jeroenwijering.com), just set it up so it doesn't use the display if you don't have any video or don't want to show your face.
Is your content longer than 10 minutes? Then just label it in parts (i.e. Part 1 of 3).
Free RSS for your content, Free player for your blog.
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