NY Times today explores podcasting to the faithful:
Kyle Lewis, 25, missed going to church one Sunday last month. But he did not miss the sermon.
Mr. Lewis, who regularly attends services of the National Community Church in Alexandria, Va., listened to the sermon while he was at the gym, through a recording he had downloaded to his iPod. Instead of listening to the rock music his gym usually plays, he heard his pastor’s voice.
Telecom Asia – Ringtones and caller ringbacks get personal: Nametones are not that different from "true tones" that wireless subscribers with MMS-enabled handsets can download and use as either ringtones or caller ringback tones. But instead of a song having its usual lyrics, a nametone seamlessly integrates a user’s name into the song.
Bottom line: things went as well as could be expected this week. Now bring on 2009!
Jason Calacanis takes a look at what the recent changes in the search/portal area mean — and how he sees things going in the future. Another day, another series of amazing changes in our industry. Today Microsoft got into Google’s Adsense business, Yahoo finally admmitted they are in the content business, and Google is getting…
CNN’s replacement for the venerable Inside Politics will include a tip of the hat to the online world, with podcasts and blogs part of the coverage. Let’s just hope they incorporate it in a less cheesy way than the current IP blog segment. CNN reports on its own format change: "The Situation Room" will be…
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In one of those odd twists of automated ad placement, I saw an ad for Dell product coupons (from a third party site, not Dell itself) in the RSS feed for Jeff Jarvis’ blog tonight. Those familiar with his "Dell Hell" experience will understand the overwhelming irony.