How To Participate In Perfcast Live

Submitted by Jeff Chandler on August 28, 2008 - 10:35pm in
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Our first episode of Perfcast will be airing Live tonight at 7 P.M. EST. Here are a few ways in which you can participate in the show.

Chatting:

There are two different clients provided by Talkshoe, the web client and the Talkshoe Pro client. The web client is accessed via a browser window or a tab and acts like an IRC channel. The text scrolls from the bottom to the top and the users who are in the chat room appear in a column on the right hand side. The call in information is presented in the bottom part of the window.

You can also chat by using Talkeshoe Pro but before you can use their software, you'll have to install it. This is the way I access Perfcast and any other show on Talkshoe that I participate in. The interface provides a means of color coding the chat so you can follow multiple conversations at once. The client can sometimes be a bit laggy when compared to the web client but I think the pro client has a much better interface. The pro client also gives you access to something called ShoePhone which is Talkshoes built in SIP client. I don't recommend using it because it produces bad audio quality but if you can't call in through a different method, this will work.

Calling In:

You can call into the show a few different ways. The first way is by using a cellphone, landline or SkypeOut and dialing (724)444-74444. The talkshoe prompt will welcome you to Talkshoe and asks you for the Talkcast ID number. The ID number for Perfcast is, 24073. After you type in the number, hit the # sign. For some of you, you'll need to enter in your PIN. Your PIN number is usually your phone number or whatever number you assigned during the account creation process. If you don't have a PIN Number, you can still dial in as an anonymous user.

When you call into the show, you will automatically be muted. If you are calling in to discuss a particular news topic or have something to say, please press *8as this will initiate the Request To Talk feature which the host of the show will see. When you hear Talkshoe tell you that you have been unmuted, that means you are on the air.

Be sure to head on over to the Perfcast Talkshoe Page at 6:45 P.M. EST as that is when you'll be able to enter the room.

Perfcast Date Change

Submitted by Jeff Chandler on August 21, 2008 - 10:24am in
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A few days ago, I mentioned that Perfcast was coming back. In that post, I said our first episode would air on Wednesday, August 27th. This date has changed to Thursday, August 28th. This is to accommodate my schedule as well as Davids. Be sure to tune in live next week for our first live episode.

If you would like to be on the show either as a special guest co-host or as an interviewee, don't hesitate to get in contact with me via email. jeffro at jeffro2pt0 dot com.

Perfcast Is Coming Back

Submitted by Jeff Chandler on August 13, 2008 - 4:43pm in
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You may remember that back in March of this year, Performancing had a podcast named Perfcast. This podcast was hosted by Chris Garret with three episodes ending up being produced. Since March, the podcast has laid dorment due to time constraints and other activities getting in the way. I'm happy to announce that Perfcast will be coming back starting on Wednesday, August 27th at 7P.M. EST.

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Proposed Fix For Podpress Released

Submitted by Jeff Chandler on August 1, 2008 - 10:12am in
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When WordPress 2.6 was released, quite a number of plugins worked out of the box while others broke. Unfortunately, PodPress was one of those plugins which broke. It has been discovered that PodPress has some sort of incompatibility with the new post revisions feature found within 2.6. Mightyseek, the author of the plugin claims that he is working on a new version and that it was going to be released within that weekend, or the next 10 days. Both have passed with no sign of an update. Also, the podPress forums don't contain any information in terms of when the next release will be rolled out.

Considering how popular podPress is, it's great to see that Andrew Ozz has published an article that details a fix for the plugin until the next version is released. The fix involves a snippet of code that you copy and paste into a podPress related file. This allows the podcast to be attached to blog posts. Hopefully, this works for the majority of podPressers out their.

Speaking of podPress, how many of you are using this particular plugin? It's a great way to dabble with podcasting without having much to worry about. If you are using this plugin, link me in the comments to your work as I'd like to take a listen and perhaps feature your show in a future post.

PerfCast: How to Choose a Social Media Site That Fits Your Blog

Submitted by pholpher on July 26, 2008 - 12:53am in
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I just recorded a podcast about choosing a social media site to participate on.

Check it out. It's complete with notes.

I would love your feedback on social media sites that have worked or not worked for you. I think this will help others choose the right social media sites for their blogs.

Can A Podcast Help Your Blog Succeed?

Submitted by James Mowery on March 19, 2008 - 11:35pm in
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What could be better than reading quality content? How about actually listening to it! Podcasting is still a relatively new phenomenon that has had its ups and downs, and while it might be fairly difficult to monetize a podcast on its own, it could be a valuable asset to your blog. However, be warned, podcasting is not for everyone.

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Introducing PerfCast: A weekly podcast from Performancing

Submitted by Ryan Caldwell on March 5, 2008 - 10:58am in
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Today marks the official launch of Performancing's PerfCast, a weekly podcast on blogging and monetization. The show features a weekly conversation between Chris Garrett and Ryan Caldwell (that's me) and many of the shows will also include a guest.

Our hope is to share some of the knowledge we've acquired in our own experiences with the greater blogging community. So if you have any ideas for topics that we could cover, please don't hesitate to let us know in the comments.

In the first episode Chris and Ryan talk about How to Build a Powerful Blog.

Be sure to let us know what you think!