Mobile Podcasting using SmartNote
Some time ago we mentioned that we were developing some mobile podcasting technology here at SmartNote. The solution is now available to our existing subscribers and can allow you to send podcasts from the web to your phone without having to hook up to your computer. Some of the features of our system include
- The ability to subscribe to a RSS or podcast feed via the web.
- The ability to set up podcast subscriptions which people can ‘text in’ to subscribe to. This means you don’t have to be on a computer to subscribe to podcast.
- Big mp3 files are automatically compressed into a smaller, mobile friendly format.
- The ability to filter ‘noisy’ podcasts by keyword so that you only receive messages you are interested in.
[…] Number one on the list is “simple exciting empty space you see and execute as fast as possible”. This is something I have personally been coming around to recently and feel like it finally helps to shed some light on when seeking funding really would make sense. Recently a business development manager from an Irish Telco dropped me a note enquiring about SmartNote’s SMS podcasting solution. For me - using traditional telco technology to get podcast material from the cloud and into peoples ears is a no brainer. My old man’s iPod still has the same three tracks it had when I gave it too him 3 years ago. There is however - tonnes of bizarre podcast material out there on the web that would never merit a place on traditional broadcast media but he would be really interested in. Whoever can chase the opportunity could win big? I am not. Why? […]
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