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PodServe (so if you search for it, make sure to put the hyphen in there = Pod-Serve)
Sector: podcasting/blogging tools
Headquarters: Dallas, TX
Management: Rodrigo Franco, Brian Oberkirch and Alexander Muse. The website says: “The initial ideas were vamped up by Scott Ryan, Merlin Mann and Rodrigo Franco. Dan Cederholm and Frederic Tubale did the killer design work. The programming team was lead by Rodrigo, and includes Juraci Costa, Adriano Petrich, Giorgio Maone, Kevin Marvin and many other very helpful folks.”
Funding: Private
Secret Sauce: So to break it down, the full set of tools is called Big in Japan and PodServe is the application where you can create, host, manage and merchandize video or audio casts. Brian says the main idea behind Big in Japan and PodServe is not just podcasting, but an “integrated toolset that simplifies life for prosumer bloggers.” He adds that it’s how the tools work together that’s important. So not only can you record and host your podcast, you can also use a slew of features that include video, statistics, promotions, etc. Frank Barnako at Marketwatch put it best: “PodServe, a quick way to create standard, social or public podcasts is working on technology that you might call ‘going retail, door-to-door.’ The founders said their free hosting service for podcasts is going to offer production tools, too. One tool will let you type your phone number on a Web page and PodServe will call and allow you to record. PodServe will then create and upload the file to the Web.” Oberkirch said PodServe’s corporate clients love the call-in feature for traveling employees to be able to call in and record their conference calls, etc. Private label version for
Seen and Heard: A write-up on TechCrunch is fairly detailed overview. Oberkirch and Muse talked about PodServe, and their other free software applications, on a recent “Inside the Net” podcast. Listen to it here.
