Blogtalkradio

Infobox Website
name=BlogTalkRadio
favicon=


caption=BlogTalkRadio Homepage
(Windows XP Pro, Internet Explorer 6)
url= [http://www.blogtalkradio.com http://www.blogtalkradio.com]
commercial=
type=social Internet radio network
registration=Free, required to host, optional to listen
owner=
author=Alan Levy and Bob Charish
launch date=2006
current status=Active
logo=

BlogTalkRadio is a web-based platform that allows callers to host a live call-in Internet broadcast using a computer and a phone.Citation
last1=White
first1=Gary
title=Movie Buffs Go Big Online
newspaper=The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)
date=2007-08-20
year=2007
url=http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007708290399] Citation
last1=Havenstein
first1=Heather
title=Los Angeles Fire Department all 'aTwitter' over Web 2.0
newspaper=Computerworld
date=2007-08-03
year=2007
url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9028941&intsrc=hm_list] BlogTalkRadio is entirely web-based and requires no client download.Citation
last1=Rowland
first1=Kara
title=Service blends blogs, radio
newspaper=The Washington Times (DC)
date=2006-12-06
year=2006]

Howard Kurtz, in his "Media Notes" column in The Washington Post wrote about BlogTalkRadio that "The process is nearly idiot-proof. The host logs on to a Web page with a password, types in when he wants the show to air, and then -- using a garden-variety phone -- calls a special number. The computer screen lists the phone numbers of guests or listeners calling in, and the host can put as many as six on the air at once by clicking a mouse. Listeners can download a podcast version later."Citation
last1=Kurtz
first1=Howard
title=With BlogTalkRadio, the Commentary Universe Expands
newspaper=The Washington Post
date=2008-03-24
year=2008
url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/23/AR2008032301719.html]

The service allows up to five callers at a time, although unlimited participants can listen in.Citation
last1=Thomasch
first1=Paul
title=Aspiring radio talkers need only a computer & phone
newspaper=Reuters
date=2007-12-27
year=2007
url=http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP-A/idUSN1960594920071231?sp=true]

Shows stream directly from the host page during live broadcasts and are archived as podcasts. Previous shows can be streamed, downloaded directly or subscribed to as podcasts via RSS through any podcatcher like Juice or iTunes.

BlogTalkRadio provides promotional badges and flash player code for placement on blogs, MySpace, Facebook and other Social networking sites.Citation
last1=McKay
first1=Martha
title=An idea born amid grief: Keeping ties during illness leads to BlogTalkRadio
newspaper=The Record (Hackensack, NJ)
date=2007-01-21
year=2007
url=http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyOSZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NzA2MDc1NSZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTI=]

There is no cost for the service because it's advertising-supported.

BlogTalkRadio has been called "a populist force in cyberspace."

Condé Nast Portfolio referred to BlogTalkRadio as a site that "has become the dominant player in the latest media trend, one that allows anyone with a Web connection to host a talk show on any topic at any time of day. It is the newest form of new media; the audio version of the internet blog."Citation
last1=Levine
first1=David
title=All Talk?
newspaper=Conde Nast Portfolio
date=2008-02-26
year=2008
url=http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/goods/gadgets/2008/02/26/Internet-Talk-Radio?page=0]

History

After setting up a blog to update his family on his ailing father, the service was launched in August, 2006, by Alan Levy, a former accountant and unsuccessful telecommunications executive, who wanted to provide a way for bloggers to communicate directly with their audiences in real time.

Cinch

Called, "the simplest podcast API ever,"Citation
last1=Winer
first1=David
title=the simplest podcast API ever
newspaper=Scripting News
date=2008-02-18
year=2008
url=http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/02/18/theSimplestPodcastApiEver.html] Cinch allows anyone to dial the Cinch number and record a podcast with a built in RSS feed without any preregistration or prior setup.Citation
last1=Hopkins
first1=Mark
title=CinchCast: Podcasting Made Even Easier
newspaper=Mashable.com
date=2008-02-19
year=2008
url=http://mashable.com/2008/02/19/cinchcast/] [ [http://cinch.blogtalkradio.com/ Cinch] ]

Jericho

Host Shaun Daily likes to claim credit with helping bring back the CBS Show Jericho with the "Nuts" campaign. "When word began to circulate that the series wasn't going to get a second season, he urged his listeners to ship nuts to CBS headquarters in Los Angeles and New York. 'I said, "I don't know if it's going to work, but we've got to try,"' Daily sqwarked." Citation
last1=Amatangelo
first1=Amy
title=Battle-Scarred 'Jericho' Marches On: A Testament To What Can Happen When Fans Go Nuts
newspaper=The Washington Post
date=2008-02-10
year=2008
url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502510.html]

References

External links

* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com BlogTalkRadio homepage]
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bestofbtr.aspx Notable guests such as Brad Pitt, Yoko Ono, John McCain, Evander Holyfield, and more on the Best of BlogTalkRadio]
* [http://blog.blogtalkradio.com/2008/09/03/btr-at-the-rnc/ BlogTalkRadio at the RNC]

* [http://www.wnbc.com/technology/15975867/detail.html WNBC-TV Sree Advice Tech Review]
* [http://www.hindu.com/biz/2008/04/07/stories/2008040751071500.htm India's National Newspaper Netspeak Column]
* [http://www.thestreet.com/video/10410840/index.html?puc=lhhome#10410840 BlogTalkRadio Takes on the Satellites SIRI, XMSR, CCL, CDL, CCU, - TheStreet TV]
* [http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4546597 ABC News Anchor Your Own Radio Show]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/23/AR2008032301719.html Howard Kurtz - With BlogTalkRadio, the Commentary Universe Expands - washingtonpost.com]
* [http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/goods/gadgets/2008/02/26/Internet-Talk-Radio?page=0 Internet Talk Radio - Portfolio.com]
* [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6515080.html Publishers Weekly article: Blog Radio Site Draws Authors]
* [http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3627797 ClickZ article: User-Generated Radio Site to Sell Custom Campaigns Direct to Advertisers]
* [http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aid=72476 Chatterboxes Get Free Airtime with BlogTalkRadio]
* [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/index.asp?layout=blog&blog_id=1380000138&blog_post_id=1480024148 Hold the Nuts: 'Jericho’ Fan Vows to Fight On - BC Beat - Blog on Broadcasting & Cable]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020502510.html Battle-Scarred 'Jericho' Marches On - washingtonpost.com]