Hello,
We are of course violating the first rule of blogging by not posting meaningful updates more frequently. So here’s our attempt to address that.
Three quick updates have been pushed out in various forums, but seemed blog-worthy as well.
1. FlyCast – FlyCast is the company that is enabling us to stream to the iPhone and iPod Touch (and soon Blackberry, FYI). Right now, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle are streaming on FlyCast. Several markets are coming up (based on bandwidth and Digital sales readiness), and we are proactively reaching out to markets as we slate them. The FlyCast app is now the #9 most popular app in Apple’s app store. Everything you need to know about FlyCast is here.
2. PODS – At the beginning of 2008 we announced that we would be phasing out the seasonal PODS [Promotions on Demand] program in order to focus on station-specific content and BizDev/content initiatives such as 1Thing and Balance. That said, we are still supporting the current PODS if there are existing sales commitments. Nick Borders and the team need four weeks notice for these. More info here.
3. Voki – Oddcast, our partner who powers the Voki avatar communities, is no longer offering free Voki communities as a result of changes they have made internally. If you have a sponsor interested in sponsoring a custom Voki site, you should contact Sandy for details and pricing. These are generally in the $2,500-$5,000 range.