venerdì, febbraio 03, 2006

Il podcast chiude i battenti

Vi giro la mail che mi è arrivata da podomatic, il server che ospita settimanalmente i nuovi episodi di lazysundays.

We appreciate your using PodOmatic. As you might have noticed, yourshow is somewhat popular and you are consuming more then the monthlyallotted 7.5 gigabytes of bandwidth. We have kindly given your showa 7 day grace period which has just expired. Your quota will bereset on Wed Feb 22 19:25:30 PST 2006.

Listeners who download your show will hear this audio:http://www.podOmatic.com/audio/over_quota.mp3

To unblock your account upgrade to a plus account which includes:

More storage
Plus users now get 1 gigabyte of total storage for their mp3s andvideos.

More customization
Plus users can now edit the stylesheet that defines the look and feel of the podcast page. You can upload images, include them on your podcast, change the colors, borders, and more (e.g. http://beatlerev.podOmatic.com/ andhttp://tangents.podOmatic.com).

Better statistics
The new statistics package gives you charts for each episode. In addition, we now answer the question, "How many total subscribers do I have?" (eg. here is an example).

Bandwidth
Plus users get 50 gigabytes of monthly bandwidth!

PayPal Integration
Automatic tip jar!

We really want your podcast to stay "on the air," (um, net?) so help us with these bandwidth costs and pony up the $9.99.

We have opened up the PayPal tip jar feature on your post page.Go here to turn it on: http://www.podomatic.com/podcast/personalize

Once you have turned on your tip jar, ask your listeners/viewers during your next cast to help you out with a little donation of a dollar or two or three... Here is an example:
"Thank you for listening to my podcast. As it turns out, there are a lot of you out there, so the bandwidth is getting a little expensive for me. If you like my show, help me keep it on the air! Go to my podcast page at nomoreclouds.podOmatic.com and click on my tip jar. Paypal me a dollar or two, its easy and I would really appreciate it. If you like, I can even mention your name during my next show."

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The PodOmatic Staff

La mail mi ha un po' spiazzato, soprattutto ora che avevo iniziato una campagna per dare spazio ad artisti italiani emergenti. E' soprattutto per loro che mi dispiace, perchè un'opportunità in più per pubblicizzarsi risulta sempre preziosa.

Diversi avevano già aderito all'iniziativa e domenica la scaletta prevedeva Amycanbe e Bob Rifo Crew.

Probabimente hanno anche il diritto di chiedere soldi per l'utilizzo del server (e sono stati anche carini nel suggerirmi un testo per spillarvene un po'), ma se proprio dovessi spenderli per lazysundays, preferirei realizzare altre ideuzze che ho in mente.

Il blog continua, più vivo di prima. Pensavo di dedicarne gran parte alla musica italiana. Vedremo nei prossimi giorni.