James Glave Podcast

A veteran writer turns his obsession with detail into a building project.

In his new book, Almost Green, James Glave tells the story of building a green studio in the front yard - and changing his life forever.

Recording at James Glave’s eco-shed on Bowen Island, this podcast was recorded before the book was published, a of sorts.

 

Read more about James Glave and how to buy the book on his web site, www.glave.com

photo courtesy James Glave

Robert’s notes…

I’ve known James since the mid-90’s. We both fumbled our way onto the then new world wide web - he was with Vancouver Magazine and I was with CBC Vancouver.

I always looked forward to seeing a new magazine article by James - they were smart, witty and superbly crafted. He brought the same high quality to his online work; it stood out then, and it stands out now.

When he left Vancouver for San Francisco and Wired News in 1997, many of us were envious of his determination to carve out a living ‘on the internet’. He became a regular guest speaker at the Simon Fraser University summer web publishing courses, and he regaled us with news from the front lines of life in Silicon Valley.

I’m glad James is back in Vancouver - and thrilled to see him bringing outstanding journalism and his determined voice to stories about the environment and sustainability.

While we wait for his book to come out - do check out his mini-book Buck The System on his web site - add your contribution to his PayPal fund - and enjoy the articles he’s distributing online.

The podcast with James Glave runs: 25:30 and was originally produced for VanGoGreen.com

podcast ISBN: 978-0-9809054-3-4

© Bigsnit Media Consulting Inc. 2008. Podcasts are available for re-broadcast by contacting info@robertouimet.com

Podcasting

We love to create audio and video productions for our clients because they are such an effective way of getting your message across.

We produce all our online content at broadcast quality so that you get the most out of your production investment. Some of our clients choose to add video or audio highlights to client packages or as part of company presentations.

Online, podcasts have a tremendous return on investment. Unlike traditional forms of marketing, podcast traffic continues to grows over time.

We provide end-to-end production and can also provide serving options to make the addition of audio and video to your web site as painless as possible.

Click here to hear recent podcasts produced by Robert Ouimet

Podcast Return on Investment

Podcasts provide a very attractive return on investment. The chart below shows their usage statistics from one of our clients’ podcast series.

We’ve found this pattern repeating with almost every podcast series we’ve created - as more people discover the podcasts, they tell their friends, and the usage continue to grow over time.

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What does this mean for your business or organization ?

Creating professional and compelling audio or video brings long-lasting results. It adds another level of engagement - visitors can listen and view your podcasts on your web site, as well as on their portable devices. We know that over time, their usage actually increases - and because of this so-called ‘long tail effect’ , your message goes further, and lasts longer.

We can work with you in whatever manner suits your needs, but most of our clients use our end-to-end services, where we take care of all the aspects of podcast production and distribution. We can create iTunes specific ‘enhanced’ podcasts as well as video casts designed for distribution via iTunes, YouTube and other video sharing sites.

We use only the best audio equipment to record our podcasts and record on-location or in-studio. We also specialize in conference podcasting.

Want to know more ? Email info@robertouimet.com for a free consultation and pricing.

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Matt Mullenweg Podcast

Keynote at Northern Voice 2008

Matt Mullenweg is the 24 year founder of WordPress, an open source blogging and content management software.

He was the keynote speaker this morning at the Northern Voice blogging conference in Vancouver.

This is audio of his complete presentation, un-edited.

 

Matt Mullengweg at the podium, Photo by kk+ Vancouver fashion photographer, bon vivant and all around nice guy who’s wicked with a lens.

Robert’s notes…

I’m a user and was a fan of WordPress before I met Matt. Hearing him speak has convinced me that one of the reasons WordPress has done so well is that Matt clearly keeps his eye on the goal; to make WordPress serve its users.

His presentation may be based on his work at WordPress, but his ideas are equally relevant to web sites, magazines, radio, tv, and any other form of communication in existence today.

Monique Trottier has a nice text summary of the presentation on So Misguided.

Matt Mullenweg
Keynote Address at the Northern Voice conference
Vancouver, British Columbia
Saturday Feb 23rd, 2008

runs: 42:48

Photo above by Penmachine and used under CC license