I crashed the party over at “Today In Podcasting” and elbowed my way into their conversation.  I caught up with Rob, Gary, Jeff, and David while they reviewed the news from the week.  Visit http://www.podcastpickle.com/casts/4/ to hear Show #42, and bear witness.

The following is an actual Skype conversation between myself and another member of the podcasting community: [3:55:07 PM] OtherGuy says: hey scott whats your thoughts on the new downloadble media association ? [4:29:02 PM] Scott Fletcher says: Well, I think that their web site graphics are ridiculously whimsical. Beyond that, it’s a group whose members carry significant weight, representing a [...]

You know that I offer voiceover services to podcasters and companies around the globe.  You also know that I have no shame and will say (just about) anything that someone puts down on paper.  Well, you reap what you sow.  Check out this cellphone ringtone.  (Warning: no really work-safe.)

Random Note: Flarp is the greatest invention in the world. There is a direct correlation between the coolness of a person and the number and severity of uncontrollable fits the person has when playing with Flarp.

HEY!  Media mogul David Lawrence has invited me to be on his show again tonight (June 14, 2007) for an hour tonight at 9pm Pacific time (12midnight Eastern).  We’ll talk about Microsoft’s upcoming assult on Adobe Flash technologies, me being a geek dad, what I’ve been working on for the past 8 months, and other stuff.  I’l probably be [...]

It was an honor to be interviewed by Shelly Brisbin for the June 2007 issue of Blogger and Podcaster Magazine.  Shelly wrote a several-page article (staring on page 32) entitled “Acting Up: Hw you perform will determine if people want to hear what you say.” It’s a great article with comments from several podcaster old-timers like Mark [...]

 The battery in my ever-faithful iRiver H10 finally quit, and I was forced to choose my new media player.  My choices were: The ever-dominant, high-quality iPod with its gazillion inexpensive accessories—  or  — The much maligned, near-beta-quality Zune with its vaporware promises of features and technogasms. The answer was simple:  The Zune.  I’m a sucker for hope. I am the senior [...]

I was honored to be a guest on a recent ExtraLife Radio, hosted by web comic artist, video game expert, and mini media mogul Scott Johnson.  Brian and Obsidian were great, and fun was had by all.  Come listen to us talk about He-Man, Saturday morning cartoons, and Xanadu!  It’s the most important thing you’ll [...]

In addition to being the “bronze voice of podcasting,” I am also software developer.  If you’re a fan of the Podcheck Review show, you know that I have been working 60 hours-a-week for the last several months to grunt out genius and sophisticated (read “complex and cantankerous”) systems for a new software product.  That has [...]

If you attended my session at the conference, thank you!  It was a pleasure to speak with you.  If you did not attend my session, you will be granted the gift that only “new media” can give; the opportunity to travel back in time and hear my session via the interweb.   As promised, I recorded the [...]

While preparing for my speech to the AdClub tomorrow, I encountered a bit of a snafu over at Arnold’s podcast feed.  I clicked the podcast link on the home page and received this message (click to enlarge): I guess Skynet has taken over.  Head for the hills!

I will be presenting to the Public Relations Association of Central Illinois and Peoria AdClub on March 21st, 2007 at the Radisson Hotel here in Peoria, IL.  The theme of the conference is “Keeping Ahead in a Fast-Paced World,” with an emphasis on new technology.  Here’s the blurb from my session: Podcasting: Who, What, and Why [...]

What would happen to the Daily Show or The Colbert Report if absurdity and irony faded  from the polictical landscape?  I guess all that we would have left would be The Soup and Best Week Ever (which are my only two guilty media pleasures, by the way). By now, you have guessed that I am really talking about [...]

Here is the link to the hour-long roundtable led by Jeff Lebow with Rob Walch (Podcast411) and Shelly Brisbin (writer extraordinary), and me (me)  to discuss podcasting’s impact on politics, culture, and business in 2006.  Hear our thoughts on: Whether or not podcasting will play a significant role in politics in 2007. How “the podcasting topic” is being [...]

Tune into the live WorldBridges Webcastathon today (Sunday, New Year’s Eve 2006) to hear me yammer on about blah-blah-blah.  The is the second year that I’ve been on their show, and it is a hoot.  Last year, there were folks listening from Iraq, New England, and all points in between.  Stop by at 2PM EST [...]

Podcheck listeners are predominantly fellow podcasters, and each one of you shapes the new media landscape.  Whether you have 5 listeners or 5,000 listeners, you touch the lives of others who, in turn, influence the world in which we live. “YOU are the hottest thing in podcasting.”  I first said that last year in 2005 when [...]

Holy moly, look what just happened… Wizzard Software (OTCBB: WIZD) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Libsyn, the world’s largest podcasting network. Following the acquisition, Libsyn will maintain its independence and continue to grow its successful brand and loyal podcasting community, empowering podcasting everywhere. Libsyn is the home of some of the biggest shows in [...]

I am buried neck deep in a sofware project, but did manage to fire off a contribution to Dave at Chub Creek a few weeks ago.  (How busy have I been? Well, it is 5am, I am at work, and I have not been home to bed yet.  Sheesh.)  This brightened my day, though… I am [...]

The big buzz over the last two days has been the news (From MWGblog) that MommyCast is no longer with Podshow.  Before we all pile on the “Podshow sucks” bandwagon, let’s be honest about our feelings on the subject: We tend to dislike ‘corporate organizations,’ and we tend to favor ‘independent success.’  Having just now performed [...]

“Digital Bill” Douthett, host of the Wizards of Technology podcast, passed away last Wednesday at the age of 47 years old. from Marc on a post at http://www.macmerc.com/news/archives/3531 It is with deep sorrow that I inform you of the passing of one of our own. MacMerc writer and friend, Digital Bill Douthett was found dead in his apartment earlier today [...]

I am at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo 2006 in Ontario, California.  I’ve launched a new blog website at http://pme.podcheck.com that will contain the stories from the Expo.  Stop by to see the pictures, people, and news from the show!!     It’s a blast so far!

Scott here, sitting in Central Illinois Regional Airport -Bloomington, IL -waiting for my 6am flight to Ontario, California (via Atlanta, Georgia). I’m eager to see all of my old podcasting buddies and meet some new ones.  Don from www.screencastsonline.com told me that he’s flying all the way from the UK! I have a full conference schedule, having chosen [...]

I love “official” seals for fake organizations.  Here is a cool, simple, handy “Seal Generator” web site that you can use to generate your very own “seal.”  (Thanks to Mignon for posting this thread at the Podcast Pickle!) David Lawrence caught me on a ‘bad night’ on Friday, and almost got me to say on national radio [...]

Media mogul David Lawrence invited me to be on his show again tonight (September 15, 2006) for an hour tonight at 7pm Pacific time (10pm Eastern).  We’ll talk about podcasting stuff, like my thoughts (from my July 26th’s post about) the “People’s Choice Podcast Awards,” David’s one-on-one training sessions at the Podcast Expo (just two weeks away), [...]

My role as media observer colors my perspective and alters my entertainment experiences.  My insights are light-seconds ahead of their time, and I gladly relinquish some participation in order to step back and serve as the canary in the media mineshaft. Sometimes, however, I allow myself to be immersed in the creative brilliance of daring new (or [...]

(2006-08-22 — Updated again to troubleshoot the script timeout errors.) Today is a special interview edition of Podcheck Review.  We welcome Jason Van Orden, podcaster, podcasting consultant, entrepeneur, husband, all-around nice guy, and author of the new book, “Promoting Your Podcast,” in stores August 28th, 2006. Jason’s podcasts: http://www.podcastingunderground.com/ and http://www.gothamcast.com/ Jason joins us via double-ender [...]

If you’ve tried to post comments or do trackbacks with the PodCheck web site for the past several weeks, you might have experienced a timeout error.  (I still don’t know why exactly it’s happening, but I am narrowing down the culprits.)  In the meantime, please excuse any spurious re-downloads of postcasts, etc.  ALSO, please let [...]

This will be my first post to the Podcheck Blog using Microsoft’s new WYSIWYG blog editor, called (appropriately enough) “Microsoft Writer.”  They have released the beta in conjunction with their “Onfolio” release. I have been looking for a good free off-line editor that I could use with WordPress, and I’ve been impressed with this Microsoft [...]

We all wondered when this would happen - when would Apple Computer, Inc. go completey meglo-nutjob-trademark-crazy and assert that they owned the name “POD”? Use “POD” in your trademark, get sued. Has Apple gone too far? by ZDNet’s David Berlind — Has Apple gone too far? Even if the product you make doesn’t look, smell, [...]

The division for which I churn out insanely genious ideas every day has been spun off into a new company and changed it’s name. I now need new business cards, but I’m having trouble with my job title. The “org chart’ is somewhat flat and I don’t know what the HR system will [...]