One of the coolest features is the option to instantly publish voice recordings to any desired blog or social netwroking profile. All you need to do is dial provided number and record your message. Within a matter of seconds the message will appear on your Utterz profile, on your friends’ profiles and all other places you decided to distribute it to. Yu can also publish pictures and videos by simply emailing them to go@utterz.com.

Features:

• Share your thoughts, images, links, videos with friends and other Utterz users from your PC or mobile.
• There are about 25 dial-in numbers for different parts of the world. New numbers being added.
• Post to utterz by emailing your video, voice recording, picture, text message to go@utterz.com.
• You can post audio messages even from a landline phone.
• Automatically distribute your Utterz messages to your blog, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace etc.
• Utterz widgets : Show any number of your latest Utterz messages on any of your wesbites.
• Share your messages only with friends or with everyone.
• Receive and reply to messages from other directly from mobile phone.
• Rate, save/tag, and comment on publicly shared Utterz.
• Access Utterz profile from mobile device at m.utterz.com.
• Utterz is a free service, though depending on your mobile contract regaular charges may apply.
• For additional details and howto’s see Utterz FAQ page.

[Video] Utterz Intro (from Utterz Co-founder)

Check out Utterz @ www.utterz.com

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Feature Overview

• Access favorite podcasts from your mobile phone.
• Browse podcasts by popularity or category: Audio blogs, Entertainment, Games, Music, Technology, Politics, etc.
• Get new episodes as soon as they are out.
• Create and share podcast channels (or playlists).
• Available almost in any country.
• Podcast publishers: Option to mobilize your podcasts.
• Disadvantage: You can only subscribe to podcasts that are listed in VoiceIndigo directory.

Check out VoiceIndigo @ www.voiceindigo.com

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How it works:

Create a show -> Add show to one of your channels -> Add channel to a customizable Splashcast player -> Embed SplashCast player onto your blog, website or profile page.

Each Splashcast channel can consists of one or several shows. A show can be composed from:

• Audio (grab from URL, upload from PC, …)
• Images (grab from URL, upload from PC, get from Flickr account, Facebook profile, ….)
• Video (grab from URL, upload from PC, Record online, …)
• Text (PowerPoint, PDF, …)
• Rich Media RSS feed (Flickr photo feeds, Youtube videos feeds, podcasts, …)

To get an idea on how you can make use of Splashcast, browse through existing Splashcasts Channels here, or see one right below.

SplashCast in Action:

The channel below hosts a bunch of auto-updated Tech podcasts. Click on the podcast of your choice to view the latest episode.

Splashcast Introduction and Demo:

Check out Splashcast @ [www.splashcast.net]

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TalkShoe Features

• Create group podcasts with up-to 250 active participants and unlimited number of listeners.
• Participants can join via telephone, Skype, or directly from the TalkShoe website.
• Request-to talk queuing.
• Who is talking indications.
• Record live episodes and store them on Talkshoe.
• Integrated chat room for live text messaging.
• Use TalkShoe widget to embed podcasts to your blog or website (displays recorded, upcoming and live episodes).
• Browse recorded shows by categories (News, Music, Business, Comedy) and type (live, recorded).
• Explore more features and details here.

[Video] TalkShoe Virtual Tour

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- Embed single or latest (automatic) episodes on blog or website. See demo below.
- Browse complete episode history via archives.
- Subcribe to shows via: RSS, iTunes, email, etc.
- Supplementary list of links (references / sources) below each episode.

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“Gabcast.com is a podcasting and audioblogging platform that offers an easy way to create and distribute audio content.”

Gabcast Features

• Publish podcasts directly from your phone (or using your PC).
• Automatically share your recordings with others by embedding Gabcast player into your website/blog.
• Let others subscribe to your shows via RSS feeds.
• Users are able to download MP3 version of any recorded episode.
• Browse through all published Gabcast shows by category (Arts, Business, Comedy, Technology, ..), by popularity (Hot Channels), etc.
• Free account is limited to 200 MB of storage space.
• More information and dial-in numbers available in the video below or here.

Creating an Audio Podcast with Gabcast

Audio Blogging with Gabcast

Go to Gabcast (www.gabcast.com)

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Podlinez Features

• Create a free Podlinez number for your favorite podcasts. But first check Podlinez directory to make sure that they haven’t been listed already./li>
• Podlinez directory: lists all current podcasts that can be accesses via phone.
• Lists toll-free access numbers to over 2300 podcasts.
• See which podcasts are accessed most (CNN News Update, Diggnation, TalkCrunch, this WEEK in TECH, etc.)
• Use the * and # buttons on your phone to skip forward and back in one minute increments through the podcast recording.
• If no one calls your podcast for 14 days, its phone number will get thrown back into the free pool (exceptions possible).

Go to Podlinez @ www.podlinez.com

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After each show, you can vote on the best news item of the day and recommend something for future episodes. Additionally, you can check out show episodes from the past.

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Features:

• New stories are released on the the first and 15th of the month (or thereabouts.)
• Listen to stories online or download them to your PC, iPod, etc.
• Sunsbdcribe via iTunes
• Monitor new stories via RSS
• Comment-on/rate stories

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- Videos available in several formats (Quicktine, iTunes, HD- high definition, wmv, etc.)
- See all shows from the past here

See one of the previous episodes (07/30/2007)

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Features:

• Browse featured channels + ‘Most Popular’ section
• Subscribe to favorite channels (via RSS)
• Browse channels by category (TV & Film, Music, Culture, Tech, Sports, Business, etc.)
• Create custom personal channels and share them with others by embedding it on your website, blog or web profile

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Features:

• Download or stream any books. Get favorite books on your iPod
• Browse books by categories (Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Science-fiction etc)
• Browse by popularity (Daily or Monthly Top 10, Overall Top rated etc)
• Subscribe to receive updates on all OR for the selected book (daily, weekly etc)

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• WellToldTales
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Features:

• Content on the shows are primarily about technology with a couple of shows focusing on pure comedy, music and cooking
• Shows available almost in all popular video formats and platforms (iTunes, Odeo, Bittorrent, Palm etc)

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Features:

• Browse podcasts by popularity, tags, or category (Arts, Comedy, Music, Health, Technology etc.)
• Excellent feature to search for text within podcasts. Check it out here
• Subscribe, Share and listen to favorite podcasts online
• Create and Share show playlists
• and more …

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