Hosting The Podcast

I’ve decided to go with Ourmedia as a hosting source. They are associated with the Internet Archive. There in lies my lesson learned today.

I figured out how I’ll modify my web pages to accommodate the podcasts. The one loose end was the hosting site for the much larger podcasts (around 9 to 12 MB).

Went to the library to take advantage of the WiFi connection. Uploaded Podcast#1 but it didn’t seem to store. Got an email that said it was given a name, but no result. Tried a smaller MP3 but had a similar result.

What I didn’t realise is that I need a password account for Internet Archive as well as Ourmedia.

Uploaded another test file from home after I established an account. Worked and appears on Ourmedia.

Next step is to sort out the Creative Commons license.

I also want to record a second podcast before posting the links.

Business Networks

Just finished reading a blog post , by Guy Kawasaki, on how to use LinkedIn more effectively.

For example, the post notes that you can personalize your profile URL. This can put your name in the URL rather than a system generated name. Makes it easier to bubble to the surface on a search engine query.

It also pointed out using customized buttons to make it easier to find your profile.

I've added the button to the links section of the blog, down near the bottom. I suspect it works inline too. Like this:

LinkedIn is essentially a professional social network. I've received a couple of invites, so I decided to put my profile into the works. It doesn't cost anything to join, only if you want advanced features.

Web Site Tracking

I tested Google Analytics with both the blogs and the home site. I placed the code snippet on 5 pages. Seemed to work capturing 4 of the pages. So, it is possible the “body” segment doesn’t execute in the index.htm. It all takes place in the frame. At least that’s an explanation.

I updated 10 more pages today. That should give me coverage for the major paths through the site. It’ll take a little time for my testing to be reflected in the reports. I should leave the site from different pages to see how that shows up. Also need to visit the site an hour later, just so it looks like a different visit.

I don't sell product through the site. It is mostly an information source. But I'm intrigued to see if it can report navigation.

Analytics

Added a Google-Analytics account to the 9EdgeDown Blog. Very similar to "sitemeter" in that they give you a code snippet to install in your web page. In this case the older template version of blogger, I didn't convert Piqueroblog, at first.

I had trouble registering the site using my Firefox browser. So, tonight I switched over to IE and the continue buttons appeared. May be that I had popups blocked in Firefox.