Top Ten Blog Mistakes

Here is a great article by Jacob Neilson titled Weblog Usability The Top Ten Design Mistakes. The author gives an excellent run down to key mistakes bloggers make. I am already thinking about several content and design changes.

I am sure most of you know what a Podcast is, but for those that do not, here is a quick explanation from Wikipedia.com:

Podcasting is a method of publishing audio programs via the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually MP3s). It became popular in late 2004, largely due to automatic downloading of audio onto portable players or personal computers.

Basically, a podcast is like your own personal talk radio show. I hope to soon have a podcast version of our MobilizingBrazil.com newsletter so all our supporter can listen to us tell brief stories regarding our ministry.

Below are two great resources for getting started in Podcasting. The CNET "Weekend Project" is very basic and will give you a quick tutorial. Hopefully after watching their video you can decide if this is something your want to invest in. The Systm Video done by Kevin Rose and Dan Huard is much more in depth and should give you a all the information you will need to get your own podcast up and running.

CNET Weekend Project

System Podcast Episode