NEW “On-Demand” Talkcasting

| Author: Dave Nelsen | In Announcements, Host Lounge News, TalkShoe Tips, What's New
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With the New Year, TalkShoe has launched On Demand Talkcasting®, an enhanced version of the Instant Talkcasting capability released just last month. Thanks to your feedback, now it’s even more like Twittering® with your voice (and optionally, up to 300 friends’ voices too). Grab your cell phone, call into TalkShoe, run your live On Demand Talkcast and — zoom — it’s available to the world. How cool is that?

As before, you can do a movie review as you leave the theater, inform your audience about a breaking news story, or tell your friends about a hot new restaurant while the taste is still on your tongue, and now it’s even easier!

You’ll need a TalkShoe account and an existing Call Series to get started. To configure it for “On Demand” operation, go to the Call Series page (where your recordings are shown):

1) Click the “Update” tab.

2) Check the box labeled “Create Episode on Demand”.

3) Optionally, check the “Automatic” recording choice to have recording start when you connect (and end automatically when you disconnect).

4) Save your changes.

Then you’re set. Just call into TalkShoe normally. Your call will go live automatically each and every time. By the way, you can also control a variety of Talkcasting functions from your phone:

… *2*1 – Starts the recording (if not set for automatic mode)
… 50# - Mute All (except the host)
… 51# - Unmute All
… *6 – Self mute/unmute (works for host and for individual participants)
… *2*1 – Ends recording
… Hang-up – ends audio streaming

Two final tips: a) If you set your PIN to match your cell phone number, you’ll be logged in automatically after entering just your Call ID, and b) If you have your audience opt for text alerts, they’ll receive a text message immediately when you start every On Demand call (have them click the TXT ALRTS - SMASH button on your call page).

Thanks. Keep the great ideas and suggestions coming and we’ll keep improving TalkShoe!

How do I use TalkShoe?

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Now TalkShoe is easier than ever with the new WEB-BASED (no download) TalkShoe Live. Just click on a Live Call and you’re in. You can be a Guest user, or sign-up with TalkShoe and get a full profile, create your own Community Calls, etc.

It you want to use the full “classic” feature set, continue reading…

TalkShoe was developed to fulfill the needs of many different types of users. In order to learn how to use TalkShoe, you should first select one of the follower user categories:

1) RECORDING LISTENER, 2) LIVE LISTENER, 3) LIVE LISTENER & CHATTER, 4) LIVE TALKER & CHATTER, 5) PHONE-ONLY TALKER & LISTENER, 6) HOST

TalkShoe revolves around the concept of a Community Call. A Call can be a simple talk, conversation, discussion, interactive podcast, or broadcast. Live Call can also be recorded as podcasts, and be listened to later on your blogs, MySpace, Facebook, iTunes, etc.

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New TalkShoe Release - Kingston

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This released was headlined with the Meebo platform integration. This integration allows meebo users to create instant talkcasts right from within any meebo IM session. These instant talkcasts are similar to conferance calls which allow you to select people from your meebo buddy list and invite them to call in and talk. This all happens on meebo’s website with no download. See below for screen shot. For more information see the meebo blog meebo blog or the TalkShoe Blog

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Visit the Host Resources page

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If you’ve never been to the Host Resources page, you should check it out. There are videos, white papers, and Talkcasts about using TalkShoe, building your audience, and lots more…

Get a badge WIDGET for any Talkcast on your Blog, website, Facebook, MySpace, etc.

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TalkShoe now has lots of badge widgets available for you. What’s a widget? It’s a small “player” for any Talkcast - not just your Talkcasts. The widget lists all previously recorded shows, upcoming shows, and highlights when a Talkcast is LIVE. It’s one of the best possible ways to get your, or anyone else’s Talkcast listened to, and increase Live participation.

Go to ANY Talkcast page and click on “Create a Badge”. It’s really easy. You can add widgets to your Blogs, websites, Facebook, MySpace, Ning, Google, etc. etc. Why not create one right now!

List of Must Have Widgets

Inviting your friends to a Live Talkcast

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There are many ways to get more live participants and friends on your live Talkcasts. Here are some of the more popular ones used: 1) use the TalkShoe Invitation function when you create a new episode, and again a day before the Talkcast, and again right before the Talkcast, 2) post your show info on your MySpace, Facebook, Blogs, etc., 3) email people from you email lists - expect a 5-10% return rate, 4) Twitter your Twitter friends, 5) put Talkcast info in your email signature, and 6) pick up the telephone and call them! More ideas?

Add Music and Sound Effects to your Live Show with vEmotion

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voice-emotion-logo.gif TalkShoe users, have you ever wished there was an easy way to add music and sounds to my live Talkcast? Now there is with a small, free, and user-friendly application called “Voice Emotion” or vEmotion.
vEmotion “pairs” itself with any number of different VoIP clients (SJPhone, Skype, ICQ, Gizmo, etc.). The result is a mix of both your microphone and pre-recorded content being transmitted to TalkShoe’s telecom bridge for both live and recorded Talkcasts.

vEmotion is easy to use and provides a simple user interface. The program is free. vEmotion is currently only available for the PC, but check back for other platforms in the future. See our Forum post for more details. Click here to check out the vEmotion product!

Please Comment on Blog Posts

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We’d like you to add comments to any message on the Host Lounge, and any post on our Blog. Our goal is to have hosts help one another, and make things interactive to build a strong Talkcasting community.

Getting more Downloads

| Author: TalkShoe Team | In Host Lounge News, TalkShoe Tips
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While downloads aren’t the only measure of a successful podcast, it’s sure nice to see your download numbers increasing. Here are some tips from TalkShoe and our other hosts.

  1. List, list, list on podcast directories. There’s a list of them on the Host Lounge page
  2. Include lots of relevant keywords for the Talkcast. You can do this by selecting Update Talkcast
  3. Use keywords in your title and description
  4. Create a blog and add a TalkShoe Badge Player to your blog
  5. Promote your Talkcast in emails, comments on other blogs
  6. X-promote your Talkcast with other hosts
  7. Send out a press release
  8. Have quality content and quality audio

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