links for 2009-09-26

Phonecasting has many other options that allow you to create groups, rss feed, and other great social media goodies but I will leave that exploration up to you if you want to use the extra functionality. The reason I won’t go into that is due to it being slightly more difficult to set up, nothing too intense but I have a feeling people just want an easy way to create a podcast.

We’ve been testing two new services, Fonpods and Podlinez, that allow users to listen to podcasts directly from any telephone. Unlike existing service VoiceIndigo, which requires users to listen to podcasts on a cell phone through downloaded software, both of these services require nothing more than the ability to call a telephone number and listen.

Now QR codes are probably best seen just as mobile-readable URLs. If these URLs are just going to send me to a website that isn’t tailored for my context and device then they are going to be just a gimmick. But if, on the otherhand, they can deliver timely, mobile-formatted content to me that addressed my specific ‘need’ at the time then they might just work.

Here, five former mainstream media reporters share their tips and best advice for creating a startup journalism site.