The Blubrry Team had an incredible, educational and inspirational long weekend, Oct. 14-18, at the Blogworld and New Media Expo. And not just the kind of inspiration you see in the photo below, rather we gave and received valuable insights about the Blubrry PowerPress, podcasting progress and the people in our communities. We were able to meet some great people, catch up with friends and spread the word to bloggers and podcasters that blogging louder through RawVoice and Blubrry is more than just an option, it’s the option.
True, socially our highlight of the weekend was the Blubrry Vegas After Party at the famous Peppermill Fireside Lounge Friday night, Oct. 16. The strolling magician, DJ’s tunes, showgirls and of course Little Elvis set the tone and pushed the kitsch over the top at the Peppermill. Yeah, we can honestly say this was our best party yet — because you told us so.
Thanks to everyone who attended and made the event such a success! A special thanks to our organizers, Aileen Kenny and Mat Luschek. We hope they’re not busy next year. Even more importantly, we look forward to seeing you there next year!
RawVoice in partnership with Chris Christensen host of the world famous Amateur Travel Podcast is proud to announce the official launch of the TravelCast Network. Travel professionals and enthusiasts can now access the latest travel news and information via an innovative new Web site, TravelCastNetwork.com.
Travel news gathered from all over the Internet and presented at TravelCastNetwork.com includes podcasts, Web radio and Web TV programs. This site is the only one of its kind on the Web and it’s free. It allows seasoned world travelers and weekend wanderers to listen to timely stories on topics including trip planning, economic destinations, exciting sites most people wouldn’t think about, what to take with you, government warnings and much more.
An advanced feature allows the user to listen to the podcast, radio or TV show while still surfing the Internet or continuing work on a computer.
“Whether you’re trying to find a good travel destination, trying to get up the courage to travel independently or just want to know how to better tackle Walt Disney World, the TravelCastNetwork has the resources to help you,” explains Chris Christensen, director of the new site and producer of the Amateur Traveler. “The TravelCastNetwork.com is a free resource that will be helpful to those who are actively traveling or simply dreaming of traveling some day. We hear back from listeners who are buying airplane tickets, taking gap years or planning their next vacation based on what they’re learning.”
The site already reaches about 100,000 travel types a month nationwide. Potential advertisers can contact Christensen at travelcast@rawvoice.com.
Blubrry has signed on to be a Platinum Sponsor for Podcamp Ohio and a Gold Sponsor for Wordcamp Ohio. Our continued support of Podcamp / Wordcamp events is strategic investment in supporting events that grow the podcasting community.
The rapid expansion of those using our Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting Plugin for WordPress has allowed us to help those that are currently podcasting, or are just starting in providing a podcast plugin that is actively maintained and stays current with WordPress releaes.
We look forward to having team members from RawVoice / Blubrry at these events and to answer any questions about our wide product and service line.
The team from RawVoice will be meeting this entire weekend and we will have some open mic periods. There will be other times when the mic is shut-off when we are talking next year business.
We have wrapped up any live streaming coverage we are going dark here and working on some new projects.
WordCamp Denver is a conference created for enthusiasts, users, developers, designers, and fans of WordPress in the Denver/Boulder area. As the popularity of Powerpress, our podcasting plugin for WordPress, increases. We thought Wordcamp would be a great place to embrace the community. Join team member, Brian, this Saturday 2/28 at the Denver Art Museum and please say hello. (Tickets are still available for the Afternoon sessions) For more information goto: http://denver.wordcamp.org/
Blubrry.com is proud to sponsor PodCamp Toronto taking place this February 21-22 in Toronto, Canada. We will have a team member at the event (Angelo Mandato), please feel free to say hello or visit his session on “Setting up WordPress for Podcasting”.
PodCamps are a great place to meet and learn from other bloggers and podcasters from in and around the area.
Starting at 6am Dec 20th, Honolulu Standard Time or 11am Eastern RawVoice CEO Todd Cochrane is holding his second annual 24hr Podcast. It is a charity event to raise money for Disabled American Veterans.
He has over 30 guest lined up to discuss all things podcasting and new media. He will also have a open mic periods for podcasters worldwide to be involved. You will want to participate in the live discussion, chat and watch the media stream as it will be an amazing event that will last a straight 24hours.
Over 500 podcasters applied to be on the event so for the second year in a row it is shaping up to be a great event. One host many guest for non stop coverage you will want to jump in on the action at his personal podcast site Geek News Central. Join the commentary today
The team here at Blubrry is a proud sponsor of the 2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards. The awards ceremony is this coming Saturday Dec 6th 1t 1pm PST and is hosted by very own CEO Todd Cochrane who will MC the event.
You will want to come out and watch the ceremony live at the Podcast Awards website.
Update: The 24hr Podcast has been postponed. The event has been rescheduled for the weekend of December 20 and 21st which will match the exact weekend the event took place last year.
For the second year in a row, Todd Cochrane will be hosting the 24hr Podcast which is a non stop event that will cover podcasting, technology, new media, podcast advertising and a host of other topics.
This years event kicks off on Saturday Nov 22nd at 11am EST and finishes up 24hrs later!
During the 24hr Podcast, Todd has a number of slots open for podcasters to come in share their stories and talk about their podcasts. Last year nearly 30 segments were recorded that have been downloaded and listened to over 600,000 times.
If you would like to be considered for a segment on the 24hr Podcast where you will join Todd for the event drop him a email at geeknews@gmail.com with the subject 24Hr Podcast and tell him about yourself and your show.
Members of Blubrry, Tech Podcasts and Podcaster News always get priority placement. Be aware spots are filling up fast.
The 2008 People’s Choice Podcast Awards Winner announcement happens today at 4pm Pacific / 7 PM Eastern / 1AM GMT. Watch here or join chat at live event at www.podcastawards.com
WordCamp Denver is a conference created for enthusiasts, users, developers, designers, and fans of 
