In the past I’ve mentioned a tool, GigaVox Audio lite, that I use to publish my show that gives me increased flexibility and cuts down on my publishing workflow time. Now you can again sign up for a free new account on this very handy system.
Right after I mentioned GigaVox, earlier this year, they closed their beta system to new accounts. I soon discovered that it was because Podango (a company I have consulted for) bought the GigaVox Audio Lite technology. This was great news since I was one person encouraging Podango to integrate this technology into their system. To my surprise they went ahead and bought it.
Now the system is open again to new accounts (still in beta mode). This tool is part of the publishing process I teach in my Professional Podcasting Course. To grab your free Podango Show Builder account, go here.
Paul Colligan and I were rather partial to calling the service Gigadango and tried to make it stick by using that name several times during a panel at the New Media Expo, but the powers-that-be weren’t as hip on the moniker :).
What’s your opinion of Podango acquiring Gigavox?
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October 18th, 2007 at 12:52 am
I think it’s an good thing, an acquisition by a solid company. And the offsite, web-based platform itself looks brilliant, if you prefer to chop your production time via software + recording your segments in separate, later reassembled chunks (as opposed to hardware processing and recording live, one take on the fly).
Was “Gidango” ever considered? Or was that too giddyap?
October 18th, 2007 at 1:40 am
I’m sure Gigadango probably didn’t work with trademark considerations. Sure rolls off the tongue though.
October 18th, 2007 at 7:12 am
I have mixed feeling about this. I liked GVAL because it allows me to have a “portable podcast”, in other words, if I change hosting services for my blog I can easily move my podcast. Podango may not be open to that in the future or they may require that my podcast be hosted on their site in order to continue using this wonderful technology. Whatever the future holds, I hope that Podange continues to allow us “little guys” in podcasting to continue to use the service without interruption and if a they charge a fee I hope that it will be nominal.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:41 am
@John,
I’ve wondered the same things. I would certainly be willing to pay a fee for their service. I find it to be a valuable part of my workflow.
My inkling is that there will always be a free element of the service since they have adopted a similar name with the “Lite” designation.
The plan with the original GV, as I understand it, was to offer more advanced features at a price but leave the basic functions free at the “Lite” level.
If Podango is smart, they will not require you to use their hosting to get access from the Show Creator but instead will just offer very compelling reasons to use their service in conjunction with it. I imagine this is the direction they are going.