Women in Podcasting

Women in podcasting are on the move

We are on the move!

Anna has done an amazing job over the last week getting us in great shape to move to a new home.

We have decorated and have almost all the furniture in place and are ready to invite you over for a coffee - well metaphorically speaking.

This will be our last post here, but we do hope that you will mouse over to our new home and drop in as we have lots in store for you in the weeks and months ahead.

Yes the Podcast Sisters website is live and we have our first podcast there ready for your to listen to.

So thank you to all of you who have been part of our community here at Women in Podcasting. We do hope you will stay with us as we move home and we look forward to helping you play big on the web.

What I learned from recording the Podcast Sisters

Today we recorded the first show of the Podcast Sisters, to be released later this week. Here are my thoughts after the recording...

• How amazing that I record with 2 other people - one based in Dublin, the other in 300 miles away in Hereford, UK people that I had no idea existed only a few months ago. I would not have met either of these fantastic people without Web 2.0.
• We were on the phone for about half an hour - all for free, via Skype.
• How the show is all about community and helping, supporting each other in understanding how to use Web 2.0 to improve either our business or personal lives.
• How connecting with others helps you think differently about areas of life. For instance, Heather's passion for farming on Wiggly Wigglers has made me think much more about the environment, what I eat and also nature.
• It is all about collaboration. Krishna and I are in the same field however we want to see how working together on line can bring value to our businesses rather than "competing"

Is the world ready for The Podcast Sisters?

Well as you read about recently, Anna and I met up recently in Dublin. It would have been great to have had more time, but Dublin traffic conspired against us. It actually took Anna less time to reach Dublin airport flying in from the UK than it did for me to drive there!

As you can imagine we had alot to talk about. It was just too bad that Heather was not able to join us.

Anyway the seeds of our new venture together were sown - "The Podcast Sisters".

It is a new business podcast that Anna, Heather and I will be starting together - actually we are meeting tomorrow for the first time.

Our goal is to provide provide inspiration and guidance for women in Europe on how to engage with the internet to progress their personal and professional goals.

We will be sharing knowledge and tips all from blogs to podcasts, from websites to wiki's.

However "The Podcast Sisters" is for you, so do let us know what you would like us to cover to accelerate your online success.

I'm sure it will be entertaining listening knowing Anna and Heather - you can be sure that there will be times that our different experiences and backgrounds will show through as we share our personal success and all that we have learnt in our foray into this wonderful online world.

So watch out for "The Podcast Sisters Podcast" coming to a CD/iPod/MP3 player/your Mac/your PC very soon.

Why aren't there more women in podcasting?

Janet Parkinson of Talking Voices has just published a podcast on Women in Podcasting and asks why aren't there more women podcasters? She interviews myself, Anna Farmery from The Engaging Brand, Linda Mills from Podcast User Magazine and Suja from Podbazaar.

What are your thoughts? How do we bring more people to the world of Web 2.0?

Carnival Showcasing Female Talent

Thank you for sharing some great posts showing the depth of female talent on the blogoshere!

WidowsQuest presents Inspiration and Hope at Widows Quest

Hueina Su presents How Super Hubby Saved My Birthday posted at Echoes of Cold Moon, saying, "Everything went wrong for my birthday dinner.... until my dear hubby pulled out an unexpected birthday gift and saved the day!"

Alli Grosberg presents Mabel's Labels posted at Alli's Originals Blog, saying, "This is a product review on a fabulous company that makes stunning and fun labels for everything kid, baby and household."

Heather presents I love food - this weeks show at Middle Age Shed

Barbra Sundquist presents How One Woman Went from Olympic Champion to Motivational Speaker (Part 1) posted at HomeBusinessWiz.

Anna presents What I learned from a Junk Sale posted at The Engaging Brand

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Chafing At "Chick" posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

ejoregon presents Visioning for Business posted at The EJ Experiment,

Mabel presents 10 Lessons from Tibetan Monks at MabelandHarry

Hueina Su presents Life Balance Lessons: 7 Keys to Avoid Burnout posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul

Sundance presents Praise Be To God posted at A Girl Named Sundance.

Freq presents A-Z of Podcasting at Podcast Freq

Debra Moorhead presents On a Rampage posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

JoLynn Braley presents Do You Deserve To Be Thin? posted at The Fit Shack, saying, "How the power of written affirmations can be used to uncover the negative beliefs that are sabotaging your weight loss goals."

Paula Kawal presents The Truth About Clutter posted at paula kawal.

Susan Johnston presents 5 Q's with Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer posted at The Urban Muse, saying, "Read how Kara and Marisa wrote on a book on the Sassy magazine phenomenon."

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Who Cares About Sex, Money and Personal Finance?  What Google Trends Are Telling Us posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "From a female finance blogger!  Cheers!"

That concludes this edition.  Submit your blog article to the next edition of a showcase of  female talent using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Carnival Showcasing Female Talent

Welcome to the March 30, 2007 edition of a showcase of  female talent.

Anna presents 10 Reasons Why Less is Often More posted at The Engaging Brand

JoLynn Braley presents How to Stop Perfectionism from Derailing Your Diet posted at The Fit Shack.

Widows Quest presents My 10 Tips on Coping with Grief

Alvaro Fernandez presents Stress Management Workshop for International Women's Day posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution, saying, "A fun stress management workshop in honor of International Wome's Day"

Podcast Freq presents A-Z of Podcasting

Susan Velez presents The Power Of Intention posted at The Secret To Life.

MabelandHarry presents Appreciate to Accumulate

Barbra Sundquist presents How to Make a Trackback on a Blog: Simple Instructions posted at HomeBusinessWiz.

LolaLondon presents 1. Tell me a story, Jackanory... posted at L'undone, saying, "Here is a tale of high-weirdness, big love, cyber-crime and the mutual insane obsession of two people that never even met. This blog is the true story of how it happened and how I got through it."

Christine Kane presents 18 Stupid Mistakes Bloggers Make in their First Year posted at Christine Kane.

Heather presents The YoYo Secret at Middle Age Shed

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Help! Could I Have Bag Lady Syndrome? posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks for such a great carnival."

Hueina Su presents Take Time for Friendships posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul, saying, "In our super-busy society, it's easy to neglect the important relationships in our life. Being a life coach, I'm very familiar with the negative impacts of that. As I navigated through school, career, marriage, and motherhood, I became more and more appreciative and grateful for my old friends. No matter how busy you are, I hope you take time to nurture the significant friendships in your life."

That concludes this edition.  Submit your blog article to the next edition of a showcase of  female talent using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Women in the Lime Life!

I came across an article about a Silicon Valley startup called LimeLife which is aimed at the power of the female buying power. American women consume 50.2% of content available on mobile phones and with their focus on women they are expected to become one of the top 5 software providers for mobile phones.

"LimeLife, which was founded in 2004 by three women veterans of the technology industry. Its first two game titles, Word Heaven and Girls' Night Out Solitaire, were just released. CEO Kristin McDonnell says she came to realize that while cell phones are often carried for up to 16 hours a day, few women bother to download anything more compelling than wallpaper or ringtones. She says LimeLife wants to fill the void, with products that include not only games, but lifestyle applications and other branded content. That will include information about entertainment, fitness, shopping, family and fashion."

I thought it was interesting that companies are now starting to encourage and draw women onto the web. The idea of LimeLife is to make their software "relevant" to women so pulls information from InStyle magazine and delivers to the mobile. Women have enormous buying power, and fantastic levels of creativity. That is why I want to encourage more women to define the new social media, to be part of creating the future.