Paul Colligan – The People And Business Of New And Social Media

Weekend Roundup: Podcast Secret’s Season Edition

Friday, May 21 Paul Colligan

Finally, Podcast Secrets season is here. We are now at version 3 and slowly bringing it all together. The new site isn’t live (at the time I write this) but we got a few things worth mentioning for the weekend: The Podcast Secrets Facebook Page will be home to a ton of news as we…Read More »

The Rumors Of Podcasting’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated – But Her Maturity Is Sadly Ignored

Monday, May 17 Paul Colligan

Wizzard Media did 1.4 billion Podcast downloads in 2009 – up from 1.2 in 2008. Video Podcast Network pioneers Revison3 did 1.5 billion minutes of video in 2009, up from less than 1 billion in 2008. And the numbers keep going up. Yes, there are some who prognosticate the death of Podcasting who say the…Read More »

Why Social Media is a Waste of Time for Most Local Businesses

Tuesday, April 20 Paul Colligan

I’m in China this week so I have a guest blogger with a piece that should get some attention and discussion. I’ll be doing more of these in the future, don’t worry, but please interact with the thoughts presented in the comments below: Why Social Media is a Waste of Time for Most Local Businesses…Read More »

Weekend Roundup: What Happened To Monday?

Friday, April 9 Paul Colligan

Yes, missed blog and Podcasts this week. Too into the Operation iPad Project. Back to normal next week, but here are some links to keep you warm and informed: Songs Of Love is a great organization that puts some new media creators in a position of great service. Read what Geoff Smith is doing with…Read More »

Podcast Advertising Appeals to “Unreachable” Consumers? Can We Sell Ourselves Any Shorter?

Monday, February 1 Paul Colligan

Last week, the ADM (my favorite association for our space) teamed with Edison Research (the smartest market research firm in the world) to produce a Webinar called “Consumer Attitudes On Podcast Advertising.” The recording of the whole event has been placed at their site – I highly recommend a viewing. With a title like “Consumer…Read More »

What I Learned From Producing An Eight Hour Webinar About YouTube

Monday, January 18 Paul Colligan

Webinars have become my favorite mode of content creation. They are the perfect live platform for the New Media Content Creation Model and can be done from anywhere in the world (with an Internet connection, of course). Two days ago I did an 8-hour Webinar with Julie Perry of YouTube Secret Weapon fame. I killed…Read More »

My 2010 New Media Predictions

Monday, December 14 Paul Colligan

Beware a prognosticator who isn’t honest about past prognostication. How did I do with my 2009 predictions? I’m calling 4 out of 5. 2009 Prediction #1 – Now that iPod finally has a competitor in the Zune, you’ll see advances this year in new media aggregation that can only come from stiff competition. Was wrong…Read More »

The Lies “They” Want You To Believe

Monday, November 30 Paul Colligan

One of the scary elements of being in this business are the meetings, emails, phone calls, conference chats, etc. you have with good hearted people who have completely and totally bought a “lie” in this space. They embrace the lie completely and throw everything into it. You’ve met these people. You may be one of…Read More »

Zune HD

Thursday, September 17 Paul Colligan

So, the Zune HD has been out for a few days now. I’ve had mine for a bit longer, but wasn’t able to activate it for use until Tuesday morning like everyone else. So, what do I think? The Good Form factor and feel are awesome. This device feels much “bigger” than it really is….Read More »

Where Do We Go From Here?

Tuesday, August 4 Paul Colligan

Let’s take inventory of where we’re at so far: Patent Office awards Podcasting patent. Whether they deserve it or not – this is gonna get messy. Tin foil hat moments abound here. Apple removes apps and programs that interfere with their objectives. Apple’s shine is tarnishing. They just might be like “all the others.” Hulu…Read More »