Wall Street Journal Podcast: Professional Blogging

Today, the Wall Street Journal’s Tech News Briefing podcast includes an interview with me about the growth or demise of professional blogging. Here are the Wall Street Journal’s podcasts and the RSS feed to subscribe to the Tech News Briefing.

My interview starts at about 7:40. I share some of my experiences with blogging particularly at Consumerism Commentary and my thoughts about earning money with blogs, non-professional blogging, professional blogging for the beginner, and bloggers earning over $100,000 from their websites.

Download the podcast here.

Wall Street Journal Podcast: Finding Deals Online

Last Friday, the first portion of my latest interview with the Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing E-Report was published for podcast listeners. Today, the second half of my rambling was broadcast, this time about finding deals online.

Here are the time stamps relevant to the interview.

07:10 E-Report introduction
07:25 Best place to find deals online (mentioned SlickDeals, DealTaker, CNet (CNET), Froogle (GOOG) and Mallicious)
10:10 Is eBay (EBAY) worth the risk?
12:35 How to control your spending during the holidays
14:34 Coordinating a complete gift experience
15:30 Incorporating charity into gift giving

Listen to this latest podcast by visiting the Wall Street Journal podcast page. Look for the Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing, and this particular episode will be featured all weekend. An alternate option is to dial 800-975-3916 and listen to the podcast over the phone. Or you can do what I have done: subscribe to the Tech News Briefing RSS feed.

Wall Street Journal Podcast: Safe and Smart Online Shopping

I mentioned the other day that I participated in an interview for a Wall Street Journal podcast, the Tech News Briefing E-Report. This service is seemingly accessible only to paid Wall Street Journal subscribers only1, but the RSS feed and the podcasts within are open to the public.

To listen to the podcast episode containing my interview, either subscribe to the podcast RSS feed and look for the item entitled, “The company that published TV Guide is being acquired…” or use this direct link to the audio [mp3]. Here are the time stamps relevant to the interview.

06:07 E-Report introduction
06:47 Checking security before using your credit card online
08:48 Shopping online with familiar offline retailer vs. online-only retailer
10:26 Shopping online with debit cards
12:12 Shopping online with PayPal
12:54 Offline retailers offering discounts when using store credit cards

Most of what I talk about is basic information about shopping online, but some of my comments about store credit cards may be controversial amongst people who give financial advice.

1 Update: Doobie has provided the link for the Wall Street Journal podcasts, accessible to everyone, including non-subscribers.

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