I haven’t posted much throughout August and at all thus far in September. Work and personal life both had huge spikes of projects, visits with friends and family and a few posts that got started but were lost in the mix and need rounded out. That doesn’t mean the well of creativity has been dry. I’m looking forward to crafting some ones and zeros for you here and getting back to a more regular publishing schedule starting today. Thanks as always for reading!
Jessica Abel’s forthcoming documentary comic looks riveting. From the site for the book:
Every week, millions of devoted fans download or tune in to This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Radio Diaries, 99% Invisible, and other nonfiction narrative radio shows. The compelling stories they produce are almost cinematic in scope and approach—intricately weaving sound into robust and engaging storytelling. A lot goes into making the shows we love. Anchored by surprising characters and big questions, their stories are tightly structured, edited, and soundtracked, and they introduce us to authentic voices from every walk of life.
If you’re looking to transfer or buy a domain name I would look no further than Hover to do so. They’ve built a well designed and function forward platform for managing all aspects of your domain names that doesn’t muddle your experience with add-on services and hidden menus. With that said I recently ran into the first snag with Hover that I’ve ever had.
Course Code was added to Apple News on Monday, only 24 hours after I’d submitted it for approval. The application process was very straightforward and only took about a half hour to complete. I’m excited to have the potential to be put in front of millions of people when Apple News goes live with iOS 9 in the fall. I’m really excited that I don’t have to put my content into someone else’s silo in order to gain this potential. Daniel Jalkut wrote about the difference between the approach Apple News is implementing in comparison to other “publishing platforms” after WWDC back in June:
Shawn Blanc writes:
You have to be inspired first before you can create.
You have to learn before you can teach.
You have to experience before you can share.
There is no shame in taking time “off” of your work, in order to learn something, experience something, and be inspired.
08/02/2015 Update: Re-framed this post to reflect monthly items without a one off purchase and provide more context as to the potential Jet has to add savings based on how much you buy at once. Thanks to Reddit user pasttense for the feedback that lead to this re-framing.
Being that I spend the majority of my days in front of a PC I’m genuinely excited to start using Windows 10. I jumped on board installing the upgrade yesterday. Unfortunately tomorrow will be my first day of using it due to a mis-step on my part.
If you listen to Radiolab, Invisibilia, Reply All or The Truth then you’ve likely heard about Cast Party. The podcast festival will be broadcast live from NYU’s Skirball Center to theaters nationwide next Tuesday at 7p CST and is sure to be something great for those who enjoy these shows. Much like the live shows that Radiolab and This American Life have done in the past there will be content formatted for the stage that stems from some of the best podcasts you can find. I love that podcasting is just the start for the possibilities of the modern evolution of media and provides a platform for these creative forces to find unique ways to broaden their horizons with different forms of media. Be sure to get your tickets from the Cast Party website and join the party next Tuesday evening.
7-24-15 Update: Jim has mostly gotten the issue of the missing music sorted out. Unfortunately it required Apple intervening and explaining the process and even then it’s a mess to understand. There’s still a lot ahead to make Apple Music the mainstream product it should be.
While StartUp, the podcast that started it all for Gimlet Media ended a few weeks ago, a bonus episode dropped last week. The episode was a status check on the company, specifically in regards to advertising. This episode had exactly the behind-the-scenes coverage of the company that the first season provided when Alex Blumberg set out to launch his new media company. This bonus episode also lead to the announcement of the Gimlet Media membership program.