http://neildixon.com relating to the tangent Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:56:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No, it's not a code-name for the next TableRappers book, but the arrival of a critical decision point. In typically ADD-brain type activity, I have once again taken on too much in too short a time. It's a viscious circle to which, I suspect, many readers of this blog can relate. Ideas, ... http://neildixon.com/project-overload/ I've updated my GoDaddy coupon code list page with a bunch more coupons covering pretty much anything you want from GoDaddy. But in more important news... GoDaddy has just announced that it has now handled over 30 million domain registrations. Bob Parsons, GoDaddy.com's CEO said: “These numbers really demonstrate how the Internet is ... http://neildixon.com/godaddy-coupon-code-list-update-and-their-30-millionth-domain-registration/ Logging in to check progress of a recent sale on ebay this morning I got this interesting message. On the surface it looks like a good way for ebay to have confidence it is indeed you that is placing products for sale in their listings. But this may be more ... http://neildixon.com/ebay-increasing-user-security-with-verification/ NewTeeVee is reporting that in a conversation with eMusic CEO, David Pakman, the online subscription music download service is looking at expanding into video. Continuing the company's policy to distribute their audio content free of DRM limitations, they are similarly for video. Pakman notes, however, with the current market for paid ... http://neildixon.com/emusic-moving-into-drm-free-video/ TABLE RAPPERS - PERSISTENT SPIRIT CHAPTER 22 Keynes wakes with confused sensations and in a very strange place. Heading to recover from his ordeal, he is questioned on his whereabouts. Story running time: 22 minutes Available from TableRappers.com or here: Or you can listen right here If you have a podcast or a website, please ... http://neildixon.com/persistent-spirit-chapter-22/ July 17 sees an increase in the standard subscription pricing at eMusic.com. If only it were that simple... In a switch from the way most companies treat their existing customers while enticing new ones, eMusic seems to be rewarding their loyal, existing customers with the price increase. eMusic's basic membership plan for ... http://neildixon.com/emusic-subscription-rate-to-rise/ Just in time to coincide with our resolve to adhere to a more controlled and considered eating regime, I got an email today from Thorntons (yes, the chocolate people) to tell me they are knocking 20% off pretty much everything between now and 4pm on Friday June 20th. It was, ... http://neildixon.com/slice-off-your-evil-chocolate/ Commercial Audiobook distribution is flawed. At one time they were only available on cassette tape (remember those?), now it is CD plus some online distribution using DRM (Digital Rights Management) to prevent piracy. Each of these systems is flawed because they cross the boundaries between books and music. Readers read books ... http://neildixon.com/audiobook-distribution-a-better-way/ Back to the abnormal this week with some waffle on the potency (or not) of increasing your show's audience through promos placed on other shows, and a superbly positive experience in the USA with Budget Rent-a-Car. Tracks from Chris Juergensen and Dogs Must be Carried from the Podsafe Music Network ... http://neildixon.com/minor-technicality-episode-41/ TABLE RAPPERS - PERSISTENT SPIRIT CHAPTER 21 At Martha's request, Chief Inspector Rickard requests the help of others to deal with someone who may cause trouble, and gets more than he bargained for. Featuring the guest voice of Martin Devaughan (aka Green Dragon of BiteSizeBonus) as Admiral Alasdair Strayhorn. Total running time: 23 ... http://neildixon.com/persistent-spirit-chapter-21/ I have never been convinced having show's (podcast's) audio promo played on another show was a particularly effective means of reaching out to new audience. But from my experience with TableRappers, I have changed that view. When a new user signs up at TableRappers.com, one of the questions in the online ... http://neildixon.com/promoting-with-audio-promos/ I'm always on the lookout for cool domain names. I have to admit that I still have to battle my urge to buy a name just because it is interesting, fun or just plain cool. But these days practicality tends to win the fight as domain property speculation is not ... http://neildixon.com/stalking-domains/ Britcaster.com - the original home of the Uk's podcaster community - still ticks over in a lazy backwater of the internet receiving a handful of new show registrations each week. It also receives twice as many spammer registrations - but not any longer. Spammers use any and all online forms in ... http://neildixon.com/blocking-spam-registrations-with-name-fields/ One of my major stumbling blocks in quenching my creative writing thirst has been style. Not only has it taken years to come to terms with my personal style, it has also been a journey to understanding how style can affect the worlds we create in words. But a deliberate ... http://neildixon.com/on-writing-style-and-the-troubling-flourish/ TABLE RAPPERS - PERSISTENT SPIRIT CHAPTER 20 Martha faces a further test of her will in the bowels of Municipal Holdings Ltd., while Lady Katherine and Merrick head to the less desirable parts of London to seek out Keynes Story running time: 22 minutes Total running time: 28 minutes Available from TableRappers.com or here: Or ... http://neildixon.com/persistent-spirit-chapter-20/