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Microsoft just announced Zune 2 and this time, podcasts are supported. The presence of the Zune guys at the New Media Expo was indication that something exciting was on the horizon, but when I had dinner with them on Saturday night their lips were sealed. Now the news is confirmed. Here are the important details.

• The Zune Marketplace will soon include a select number of audio and video podcasts
• You also be able to subscribe to any other podcast by entering an RSS feed address
• Zune 2 will sync via wireless at home (very handy for podcast syncing)
• The new Zunes will be available this holiday season

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On October 31st Yahoo will shut down their podcast directory. I just noticed this on their site.

I can’t say I am surprised. It has floundered for some time and it is just as well. Previously I placed them in my top ten most important directories because…well…it’s Yahoo!.

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I’m late in giving this “heads up” update, but here it is now.

April was overloaded with speaking engagements and client work that took me away from blogging as much as I’d like. Now I am on a much-needed vacation in The Caribbean. I’ll be back to blogging and podcasting starting again next week. Talk to you soon.

Here’s a collage of the Photo Booth pictures that people to at my table at PodCamp NYC. I had hoped to list all the names of everyone with this, but I have a flight to catch in a few hours and six workshops to prepare for NAB. I’ll see if I can add them later.

Still, I wanted to get these great photos up. Thanks to all those who participated and thanks to Chris Brogan for the great idea. Enjoy!

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I’ll be speaking next weekend, along with Michael Geoghegan and others, at the NAB Podcasting Summit. One of Michael’s sessions is on setting up a podcasting studio on a budget. He’d like to feature real examples and photos of podcaster’s rigs. If you want yours featured, take a look at this post on Michael’s blog. If you want to contribute, he needs to hear from you right away.

Tomorrow morning I’m hopping on a plane to Chicago (my first time there) to speak at Social Media 2007. I have several other presentations coming up as well. If you want to catch one of my other live speaking engagements, check out the full list here—which currently includes PodCamp NYC, the National Association of Broadcasters, the Online International Podcasting Expo and the Podcast and New Media Expo.

I really enjoy meeting people in person who have read my book, listened to my podcast or used one of my podcasting tutorials. If you’ll be at one of these events please let me know.

Congrats to Scott Bourne on the launch of Podango Productions. This is what I think is cool about it:

Now here’s the really good news. We’ll be opening up part of our production facility to all podcasters every Friday as part of our Free Friday program. Use of our audio production suite will be free of charge. Access will be by appointment only and on a first-come, first-served basis.

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My wife and I have moved to Alaska for the summer. Most people in NYC go out to the Hamptons on Long Island to escape the heat. I’m trying to be a trendsetter by spending the summer in AK instead. Not only do we have family here, but it is paradise in the summer. Just look at the picture of the view from my office!

FYI…

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I’ve hinted along the way that I was writing a book on podcasting. Well…I’m happy to announce that it’s done. The title is Promoting Your Podcast. Click the image of the cover to the left to see a larger version.

The book will be on shelves on Aug 28th in all of the major book outlets.The book draws from my experience as a podcaster, entrepreneur and internet marketer and outlines numerous strategies for marketing your podcast.

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