PowerPress and Community Podcast: Teachercast Network – Jeffrey Bradbury – PCI-163

PowerPress and Community Podcast: Teachercast Network – Jeffrey Bradbury – PCI-163

Podcast Insider, Halloween edition 🕸 🎃 👻 Holiday season is upon us and we’re working on wrapping up a few projects, while others are looking to start some new ones after the New Year. Spotify is in need of a content analyst, Voxnest says Spotify’s popularity is higher than Apple in Europe and NPR is bringing back their successful Student Podcast Challenge. Our network plugin is almost ready, listen in to understand pricing. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. News: * Calling all content analysts! Spotify is looking for a podcast content analyst (http://podcasternews.com/2019/10/25/spotify-seeks-a-podcast-content-analyst/) for their NY office. * Spotify #1 in Europe? Our friends at Voxnest say so. * The NPR Student Podcast Challenge (http://podcasternews.com/2019/10/30/nprs-student-podcast-challenge-is-back/) is back and came January is ready for your applications * HBO Max – a new app, featuring podcasts (http://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/hbo-max-to-feature-podcasts/article_b8a241f0-fb36-11e9-aae8-efca7a9e894a.html). Send us your podcast stickers. Trade you one of yours for one of ours. We’ll send you back some Podcast Insider stickers and some Blubrry merch. Send a self-address stamped envelope to: Blubrry Podcasting 150 E. Campus View Blvd. Columbus, OH 43235 Best Practice: Keep it simple: Just because you can write separate show notes for each app directory, doesn’t mean you need to. The fewer choices directories have to choose from when pulling your RSS feed, the better. One post, with everything you’d like displayed everywhere is best. It’s hard to control what apps and directories do with your RSS feed. RSS is standard and each directory decides on different tags to display in their app. We’ll be doing more research on this soon. Blubrry News: * Network Plugin ALMOST ready to test. Watch for changes to the TechPodcasts.com over the next few days * Network Plugin pricing. * Professional accounts only – no additional charge for plugin. * Shows in the professional account, no charge. * If they add shows not in the professional account, they can purchase bucket of shows. * 1-10 $50/mo. * 11-20 $100/mo. * 21-30 $150/mo. * 30+ get in touch for pricing * We are almost ready on passthrough with Spotify Interview: Teacher Cast Network (https://www.teachercast.net/) – Jeffrey Bradbury Support: * Changing the name/title of your podcast. * In PowerPress > Feeds tab. Change it in the ‘Feed Title’ (show title) box. * In Blubrry Publisher, change it in the title box in the “Podcast Settings” link under “Podcast Feed” in the Podcaster Dashboard. * NOTE! You can not do both! If you’re using PowerPress, the change must be made there, and the same if using the Blubrry publisher. * The single best place to get help with Blubrry services is AT BLUBRRY. Not Facebook, Twitter, IG, direct email, or anywhere else. Blubrry.com/contact OR call us. (not AND call us). If you make a contact there, someone will get to you. NO need to call, tweet, email or post to Facebook. Call us: (877) 729-8642 or (877) RawVoic(e) Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com (https://blubrry.com/) From The New Media Studio in Southern Michigan and Mike Dell’s World Studio in Northern Michigan. Contact Us: todd@blubrry.com (mailto:todd@blubrry.com) mike@blubrry.com (mailto:mike@blubrry.com) mackenzie@blubrry.com (mailto:mackenzie@blubrry.com)

The Audacity to Podcast: How to Conquer Your WordPress Design with a Page-Builder – TAP337

If you’re frustrated by your WordPress theme’s limitations, you don’t know how to or don’t want to write custom code, or you want a lot more flexibility in your website, you might want to consider a page-builder plugin for WordPress. Benefits of page-builders 1. You don’t have to know HTML, CSS, PHP, or JavaScript to design your own webpages Although these are the four most used things to build your website and webpages behind the scenes you don’t have to know them in order to create webpages. Having a tool that makes it so you don’t have to think about those things makes it easier for you to just build your pages. 2. A page-builder makes web-design fast with WYSIWYG drag-and-drop editing WYSIWYG stands for “What You See Is What You Get” and is an approach used not only on page builders but also in most word processing apps. It makes it so easy to change the font, colors, borders and many other aspects by dragging and dropping to get just what you’d like to see while you’re making it. If you want a box for example with a colored background and a certain border with text inside you can do so in less than 60 seconds. Page builders allow you to make the page look and act as you want it while taking care of the coding for you without any direct input to coding needed by you. You don’t have to write code, save, refresh and go back and forth between tabs to see what it will look like. Page-builders eliminate all of that extra work. 3. A good page-builder can be used anywhere on your site Most of the page builders offer the opportunity for you to do this. Let’s say you’d like to use a common element in different places like a newsletter sign up or a call to action. A good page-builder will be able to let you make this and then call it into use where you need it without having to rebuild it again and again. In the case of Divi it uses shortcodes to allow you to place the content where you need it quickly. 4. A page-builder lets you build sections and pages “in your own image” If you want your background color to be purple for example then you can have the background as purple as you’d like. You can make the pages look just like you’d like them to regardless of what the theme you’re using may have set as a color. Speaking of colors; One of the best design concepts you can learn is contrast. Making sure that things that need to look different from each other do so. And things that are supposed to be connected look similar. The way that two different colors work together is very important too as to not only how the page looks overall but also how well it can be read. Contrast also applies to fonts as you don’t want to mix fonts that crash with each other either. 5. Page-builders will probably someday integrate directly into the Gutenberg editor I know a lot of people don’t like the Gutenberg editor as it’s so different than what you may have grown used to with the old WordPress editor. But even if it bothers you I suggest that you work with it as much as you can because it works in much the same way that page-builders work. So, if you can use Gutenberg then you can use a page-builder and vice versa. The way things are going with the development of Gutenberg and page-builders we may well see the day where instead of working in a page-builder outside of the WordPress editing screen it would instead be integrated right inside. This would allow you to make changes all in one space and adding in a page-builder would open up new functionality. Start with a page-builder now so you’ll be ready for it when that sort of functionality arrives. Tips for using a WordPress page-builder 1. Ensure your theme is compatible Most page-builders work with most WordPress themes but there may be some conflicts. You’ll need to check for this before committing in case there’s a conflict that might break your site. 2.

Merge Conflict: 173: RISC Is Good

Devices are a changing! ARM is slowly taking over the world, now fully running the new Surface Pro X and the touchbar on macOS. What is next for CPU architecture and what does it mean for developers? Follow Us * Frank: Twitter (http://twitter.com/praeclarum), Blog (http://praeclarum.org), GitHub (http://github.com/praeclarum) * James: Twitter (http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno) * Merge Conflict: Twitter (http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm), Website (http://mergeconflict.fm), Chat on Discord (https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord) * Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface (https://soundcloud.com/adventureface) ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm (http://mergeconflict.fm)Sponsored By:* Syncfusion (https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=list&utm_campaign=mergeconflict): Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, and Xamarin.Forms. Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download our Xamarin e-books.  (https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=list&utm_campaign=mergeconflict)Support Merge Conflict (https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm)Links:* ARM architecture - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture)* Hackers (1995) - IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/)* Meet the New Surface Pro X – Ultra-thin and Always Connected – Microsoft Surface (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-pro-x/8VDNRP2M6HHC?activetab=overview)

Arrested DevOps: The Meltwater Transformation

In this episode, host Jessica Kerr is joined by guests Gene Connolly and Joan Freed to discuss DevOpsiCon and their DevOps transformation at Meltwater. DevOps at Meltwater The panel discusses how DevOps has transformed the working environment at Meltwater. When Joan started at Meltwater, engineering and operations were kept entirely separate. Joan: “There was this huge wall because engineering knew how things were built and operations knew the production systems…but there wasn’t any cross-pollination there.” The lack of communication between the teams caused friction and slowed down product delivery. The process could take as long as six months. Joan: “We’re a Software as a Service company so we always want to build products that are sticky and keep our customers around.” Joan discusses how Meltwater began to move to a more agile business model. Getting engineers and operations people in the same physical location to work this out was important. Creating truly cross-functional teams couldn’t happen over Skype alone. DevOpsiCon was born to facilitate this transition. DevOpsiCon! Buy-in wasn’t immediate throughout the firm. Teams were updating legacy systems throughout the company and some were more focused on work than enablement. Joan: “The first one was a little bit sneaky. The next one was in Manchester and that one was a little less sneaky.” The panel discusses the importance of investment in enablement. This allows the feature teams to focus on the features they were actually building instead of all the underlying infrastructure. Joan: “Having them build everything they need is not realistic.” The fact that Meltwater has offices all over the globe makes any wholesale shift of company culture difficult. The panel discusses the need for face-to-face interaction to facilitate change. Gene: “There are these events like DevOpsiCon where we solve the problem by bringing a broad set of people together.” DevOpsiCon has grown beyond just developers. Product, UX, support, and even sales have joined the event to help build relationships and give insight. Jessica: “That is very DevOps in the sense that DevOps says that you need to take these concerns that cannot be separated…and you can’t put those responsibilities on different teams and make them fight.” Unconference The panel discusses the value of DevOpsiCon as an unconference. Attendees collectively set the agenda on each day of the event. Gene: “That format has been so much fun and created so much value.” Gene: “The event becomes the conference you didn’t know you needed at the start. It adapts collectively to what the organization needs at that moment.” Ongoing Transformation Gene discusses how allowing teams the freedom to experiment can yield results that a top-down structure could not provide. The panel talks about the structure of mission, framework and support teams. Joan: “By keeping things loosely coupled, it gives teams a lot more freedom to make the technology choices that are best for them.” Ownership Challenges The panel discusses the ownership challenges of moving from the datacenter to the cloud specifically and large enterprise changes more generally. The investment in enablement is critical. Joan: “There’s very much a not built here mentality that can take place.” Gene: “Software can benefit from being owned by many people.” The panel talks about overhead costs to both software and human changes. Gene talks about the challenges of moving to a full mission responsibility model. Gene: “You need to find efficiencies more effectively than you’ve ever had to find efficiencies before.” So! Has It Worked? Gene: “Oh wait, you’re looking to me for an answer?” The panel discusses the results of the ongoing DevOps transformation at Meltwater. The six month process for production changes has transitioned to a constant stream. Beyond the productivity,

PowerPress and Community Podcast: Brian Basilico – The Bacon Podcast – PI 162

MacKenzie joins Todd for this episode as Mike is out for a few days. They talk about how Sirius XM and Pandora are dipping their feet into the content side of podcasting, they’re launching a Marvel set of shows. Women and female listenership is up, according to Edison Research. Brian Basilico was this weeks guest and actually featured Todd on his show as well. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. News Women listen to longer podcasts more often than men (https://www.edisonresearch.com/shelistens-insights-on-women-podcast-listeners/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2019-10-22): How does this fit in with other information we know about the changes happening in podcasting? * Sirius XM and Pandora: Marvel shows coming soon (https://www.npr.org/2019/10/22/772355077/marvel-expands-its-universe-to-superhero-podcasts-on-siriusxm-and-pandora) Best Practice * Business Podcasts: How to produce a fantastic business podcast, featuring… Product, services Support Longevity, trust Promotion, sales Interview, creative – showcase employees Responsiveness Testimonial, learn Blubrry News Texas Pod Con (https://www.texaspodcon.com/TexasPodCon#/?lang=en): Todd will be speaking at this first time event. Fall Affiliate Contest (https://mailchi.mp/57581e9b747a/fall-affiliate-contest-starts-today): Win cash prizes for the highest number of sign ups and being a newly paid affiliate. The Next Best Podcast Tool (https://powerpresspodcast.com/2019/10/18/next-best-podcast-tool/): Got an idea for a new service or feature in podcasting? Great submit your idea and we might just create it. Network Plugin progression: We’re getting closer and closer to the release of our new network plugin. Few weeks from now. Latest newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/ec3626f1f319/all-kinds-of-podcasting-contests) has been sent out, make sure you’re subscribed. Interview: Brian Basilico – The Bacon Podcast (https://baconpodcast.com/) An award-winning author of the best selling book It’s Not About You, It’s About Bacon! Relationship Marketing In A Social Media World. He was honored as one of the Top Marketers to Follow in 2018. Brian is an online marketing strategist with over 40 years of marketing experience, and the owner of an award-winning internet marketing company, B2B Interactive Marketing, Inc. He is world renowned for his LinkedIn Training and innovating content marketing strategies, and was one of the first 1,000 people to join the social networking platform in 2004. Brian is a syndicated blogger, podcaster, and sought-after guest expert, featured in Entrepreneur and Inc. magazines. With over 500 episodes, how show The Bacon Podcast, is ranked as one of the Top 100 Marketing Podcasts on Apple, and was also recognized by Inc. Magazines as one of their Top 35 Business Podcasts. Support * New call system – more flexible, additional staff added Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com (https://blubrry.com/) Coming at you this week from the Convo by Design Studio in Columbus, Ohio. Contact Us: todd@blubrry.com (mailto:todd@blubrry.com) mike@blubrry.com (mailto:mike@blubrry.com) mackenzie@blubrry.com (mailto:mackenzie@blubrry.com)