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X Over W
We're still a little bit stunned here on the Edge. We knew that Global X had a huge following, but bigger than the President of the United States? Well, yes, it appears that he does. The X-Interviews has been at the top of the iTunes Goverment & Organizations charts since shortly after we went to press last Tuesday. George W. Bush trails X in the #2 slot with his weekly radio address.
This doesn't mean that we're planning any inaugural festivities in DC. Global X is an international sort and can't be tied down to a single hemisphere, much less a single country. Maybe if the World Bank comes a calling he'll step in and lead that august body, but for now we're keeping X on the Edge.
What it does mean is that people are interested in the stories that social entrepreneurs have to tell. It means that it is easier than ever before for you to tell your stories to the people who want to hear them.
So what does it take for you to join Global X at the top of the iTunes charts? Does it require hiring a video production staff and buying a lot of highly specialized equipment? Does it require a plethora of technical expertise to get the podcasts feeds published?
Nope.
Camcorders can be had relatively cheap these days. HD camcorders are shiny, new, expensive toys, of course, but you just need a basic camcorder to get things rolling. The web still isn't built for hi-def, and a regular camcorder can be had for under $250. You can add a tripod for less than $30. For higher quality audio, you might want to add a microphone, but you should be able to get by without.
We use Macintoshes here on the Edge, so we didn't need to get any additional video software. Every Mac these days comes with iMovie, a more than adequate and easy to use video editing program. Windows Vista comes with Windows Movie Maker for editing your movies. Higher end packages are available for both platforms, and there are inexpensive packages available for older versions of the operating systems as well.
To create the XML feed for iTunes, as I mentioned in previous posts, you can create the code by hand, but hey, let's make this easy. Feeder is an elegant solution for Mac, and The Podcast RSS Buddy is available for Windows as well as Mac. Submit the feed to Apple, and wait to see your videos in iTunes. While you're waiting, might as well publish to YouTube as well. It's easier than sending an email to Grandma.
That's all it takes for you to join Global X on iTunes and YouTube. How many social entrepreneurs can land on the charts at once? It would be fun to find out, wouldn't it?
This doesn't mean that we're planning any inaugural festivities in DC. Global X is an international sort and can't be tied down to a single hemisphere, much less a single country. Maybe if the World Bank comes a calling he'll step in and lead that august body, but for now we're keeping X on the Edge.
What it does mean is that people are interested in the stories that social entrepreneurs have to tell. It means that it is easier than ever before for you to tell your stories to the people who want to hear them.
So what does it take for you to join Global X at the top of the iTunes charts? Does it require hiring a video production staff and buying a lot of highly specialized equipment? Does it require a plethora of technical expertise to get the podcasts feeds published?
Nope.
Camcorders can be had relatively cheap these days. HD camcorders are shiny, new, expensive toys, of course, but you just need a basic camcorder to get things rolling. The web still isn't built for hi-def, and a regular camcorder can be had for under $250. You can add a tripod for less than $30. For higher quality audio, you might want to add a microphone, but you should be able to get by without.
We use Macintoshes here on the Edge, so we didn't need to get any additional video software. Every Mac these days comes with iMovie, a more than adequate and easy to use video editing program. Windows Vista comes with Windows Movie Maker for editing your movies. Higher end packages are available for both platforms, and there are inexpensive packages available for older versions of the operating systems as well.
To create the XML feed for iTunes, as I mentioned in previous posts, you can create the code by hand, but hey, let's make this easy. Feeder is an elegant solution for Mac, and The Podcast RSS Buddy is available for Windows as well as Mac. Submit the feed to Apple, and wait to see your videos in iTunes. While you're waiting, might as well publish to YouTube as well. It's easier than sending an email to Grandma.
That's all it takes for you to join Global X on iTunes and YouTube. How many social entrepreneurs can land on the charts at once? It would be fun to find out, wouldn't it?
Very cool!
and yet... how about explaining this in plain English for those of us who aren't so technically up-to-date... sometimes we need "fish" and not just the "how to fish."
But the fact that the X-interviews top the charts... way COOL!