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      <title>Room 214 | Croncast - Life is Show Prep</title>
	  <itunes:author>Kris and Betsy Smith</itunes:author>
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      <description>This is the keyword feed for Room 214. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST.</description>
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 	<itunes:summary>This is the keyword feed for Room 214. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST.</itunes:summary>

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         <title>James Clark, Room 214</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/croncast/2002562688/" title="James Clark, Room 214"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/2002562688_0257d2292a.jpg"   alt="James Clark, Room 214" border=0 /></a></p>

<p>James and I are demoing and blogging today.</p><br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/james">james</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/james"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/james.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/blogging">blogging</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/blogging"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/blogging.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/demoing">demoing</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/demoing"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/demoing.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/room">room</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/room"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/room.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/clark">clark</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/clark"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/clark.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/croncast/2002562688/" title="James Clark, Room 214"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/2002562688_0257d2292a.jpg"   alt="James Clark, Room 214" border=0 /></a></p>

<p>James and I are demoing and blogging today.</p><br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/james">james</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/james"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/james.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/blogging">blogging</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/blogging"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/blogging.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/demoing">demoing</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/demoing"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/demoing.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/room">room</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/room"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/room.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/clark">clark</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/clark"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/clark.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></content:encoded>

         <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:23:06 -0500</pubDate>         <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:croncast.com,1152</guid>

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				<itunes:summary>



James and I are demoing and blogging today.</itunes:summary>
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         <title>I hope this clears things up a bit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hey guys, I wanted to clear up something that some of you might have been thinking about my exit from Room 214 because of my explanation. My intention was not to be vague but with any new direction in business partnerships you make agreements.
<br><br>
I was not *__insert your verb for no longer employed by here__* from Room 214. I left on my own. 
<br><br>
After many long discussions with my partners, and friends, we agreed that it was in the best interest of the Room 214 that we make an arrangement, this arrangement, to move forward with development of Castlock and allow Room 214 greater flexibility.
<br><br>
What is Castlock? It is the software that I wrote in 2006 and have recently guided development of to release version 2.5 with many new features. You can take a look at <a href="http://www.castlock.com">Castlock.com</a>.
<br><br>
In my return to <a href="http://www.palegroove.com">Palegroove</a> and the workforce in general, I am in good relations with my partners as we continue to do business together as co-owners of RSSready. <br><br>Which is more than I can say for most partnerships that I have experienced and many that you, yourself, might have been involved in. Believe me, I have heard the horror stories and lived my own.
<br><br>
This is a really exciting time. However, I'd be lying if I didn't also say a bit scary. But what would life be without change? Hmmmmmm . . . sort of like living in Naperville?<br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Castlock">Castlock</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Castlock"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Castlock.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Kris Smith">Kris Smith</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Kris Smith"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Kris Smith.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/RSSready">RSSready</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/RSSready"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/RSSready.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/RSSignite">RSSignite</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/RSSignite"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/RSSignite.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Episodr">Episodr</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Episodr"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Episodr.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey guys, I wanted to clear up something that some of you might have been thinking about my exit from Room 214 because of my explanation. My intention was not to be vague but with any new direction in business partnerships you make agreements.
<br><br>
I was not *__insert your verb for no longer employed by here__* from Room 214. I left on my own. 
<br><br>
After many long discussions with my partners, and friends, we agreed that it was in the best interest of the Room 214 that we make an arrangement, this arrangement, to move forward with development of Castlock and allow Room 214 greater flexibility.
<br><br>
What is Castlock? It is the software that I wrote in 2006 and have recently guided development of to release version 2.5 with many new features. You can take a look at <a href="http://www.castlock.com">Castlock.com</a>.
<br><br>
In my return to <a href="http://www.palegroove.com">Palegroove</a> and the workforce in general, I am in good relations with my partners as we continue to do business together as co-owners of RSSready. <br><br>Which is more than I can say for most partnerships that I have experienced and many that you, yourself, might have been involved in. Believe me, I have heard the horror stories and lived my own.
<br><br>
This is a really exciting time. However, I'd be lying if I didn't also say a bit scary. But what would life be without change? Hmmmmmm . . . sort of like living in Naperville?<br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Castlock">Castlock</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Castlock"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Castlock.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Kris Smith">Kris Smith</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Kris Smith"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Kris Smith.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/RSSready">RSSready</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/RSSready"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/RSSready.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/RSSignite">RSSignite</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/RSSignite"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/RSSignite.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Episodr">Episodr</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Episodr"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Episodr.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></content:encoded>

         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:50:29 -0400</pubDate>         <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:croncast.com,1096</guid>

			<itunes:subtitle/>
				<itunes:summary>Hey guys, I wanted to clear up something that some of you might have been thinking about my exit from Room 214 because of my explanation. My intention was not to be vague but with any new direction in business partnerships you make agreements.

I was not *__insert your verb for no longer employed by here__* from Room 214. I left on my own.</itunes:summary>
				<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
				<itunes:keywords>Castlock, Kris Smith, RSSready, RSSignite, Episodr</itunes:keywords> 
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         <title>Betsy and her husband Kris Oct 24, 2007</title>
         <link>http://www.croncast.com/rssk/1095/Betsy-and-her-husband-Kris-Oct-24-2007_the-Secret_Led-Zeppelin-iTunes.php</link>
		 <category>Podcasts</category>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.croncast.com/show/1095/cks-2007-10-24.mp3"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/pod_1.gif" alt="Croncast 2007-10-24 align="absmiddle" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/show/1095/cks-2007-10-24.mp3">Croncast - 2007-10-24.mp3</a><br>
Show: #424<br />
  Length: 26:23<br>
  Size: 18.7mb<br />
  Format: mp3    <p><strong>Betsy and her husband Kris Oct 24, 2007</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.croncast.com/features_archive.php"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/sep-2007-10-24.jpg" border="0"></a></p>
<a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73331662">Show us some love and leave us a review at iTunes</a><br>
<br>
Here we come for Wednesday<br>
You can check us out at C-R-O-N-C-A-S-T dot com<br>
You are just being a sensitive nerd<br>
Well, since I said I was leaving Room 214<br>
Sure people can read between the lines<br>
People do<br>
Yeah, and that isn't a bad thing in this case<br>
That's your life not mine Mr B<br>
I don't care if you are not happy, because I am<br>
I know your life plan isn't going all that well<br>
Karma and me are on a date called my life plan<br>
I wrote down my goals and passed them to the Secret<br>
Some things . . . My religion is a mix of Universalist Unitarian and the Secret<br>
I'm halfway through my list, step back<br>
I called Empire Carpet<br>
You did that already<br>
That is what I am saying<br>
Further down on my list<br>
I have it on every life goal list<br>
If I didn't know you I would think you live near an abandoned rock quarry in a trailer<br>
Tell the people what it is<br>
I want to be a contestant on The Wheel of Fortune<br>
And they are coming to Chicago this weekend<br>
Oh, baby<br>
People, send me some good vibes!<br>
It works for cocktail party small talk<br>
I don't think so<br>
They'll just remember you from the convenient store scratching tickets<br>
The prizes are good today<br>
In the past they weren't all that good<br>
They ran out of ceramic dogs in 1986<br>
Vanna has it going on <br>
You have something for Vanna?<br>
No<br>
Either way that is disturbing<br>
She looks like a Bratz Doll<br>
Now you went and messed with Karma<br>
You are blushing<br>
Apologies to all who have email, commented<br>
Things have been crazy here<br>
Chicago has millions of people and more than one convention center<br>
On my life list from last year I had wheel of fortune<br>
You can't invite more people<br>
What if they get on and you don't?<br>
At least I will know someone who is on the Wheel<br>
Congratulations to the Browns who welcomed their second child today<br>
So what do you want for Christmas Kris?<br>
iTunes is going to get Led Zeppelin<br>
Pshhhhhhht, I can get you 35 CD's at Goodwill for $35 forget iTunes<br>
The computer wants to capitalize the word internet<br>
It was a special place in the sky like Itasca
<br><br>
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ksmith" ><img src="http://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif" width="160" height="33" border="0" alt="View Kris Smith's profile on LinkedIn"></a><br><br>
<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?ver=1&pid=7QuMVBhOX0g$" id="tico" target="_blank">Audience Survey</a>, please fill this out for us<br>
Look for the graphic on "Audience Survey" on the main page<br><br>
<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?ver=1&pid=7QuMVBhOX0g$" id="tico" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.podtrac.com/podcaster/images/survey/podtrac_survey_123x43_v2.jpg" border="0"></a><br><br>
<a href="http://www.croncast.com/all.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/pod_rss.gif" alt="Podcast RSS Badge" border="0"/></a><br><br><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73331662"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/badge_itunes.gif" alt="Podcast RSS Badge" border="0"/></a><br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/the Secret">the Secret</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/the Secret"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/the Secret.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Led Zeppelin iTunes">Led Zeppelin iTunes</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Led Zeppelin iTunes"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Led Zeppelin iTunes.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Wheel of Fortune Chicago">Wheel of Fortune Chicago</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Wheel of Fortune Chicago"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Wheel of Fortune Chicago.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Goodwill">Goodwill</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Goodwill"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Goodwill.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Bratz Dolls">Bratz Dolls</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Bratz Dolls"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Bratz Dolls.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.croncast.com/show/1095/cks-2007-10-24.mp3"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/pod_1.gif" alt="Croncast 2007-10-24 align="absmiddle" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/show/1095/cks-2007-10-24.mp3">Croncast - 2007-10-24.mp3</a><br>
Show: #424<br />
  Length: 26:23<br>
  Size: 18.7mb<br />
  Format: mp3    <p><strong>Betsy and her husband Kris Oct 24, 2007</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.croncast.com/features_archive.php"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/sep-2007-10-24.jpg" border="0"></a></p>
<a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73331662">Show us some love and leave us a review at iTunes</a><br>
<br>
Here we come for Wednesday<br>
You can check us out at C-R-O-N-C-A-S-T dot com<br>
You are just being a sensitive nerd<br>
Well, since I said I was leaving Room 214<br>
Sure people can read between the lines<br>
People do<br>
Yeah, and that isn't a bad thing in this case<br>
That's your life not mine Mr B<br>
I don't care if you are not happy, because I am<br>
I know your life plan isn't going all that well<br>
Karma and me are on a date called my life plan<br>
I wrote down my goals and passed them to the Secret<br>
Some things . . . My religion is a mix of Universalist Unitarian and the Secret<br>
I'm halfway through my list, step back<br>
I called Empire Carpet<br>
You did that already<br>
That is what I am saying<br>
Further down on my list<br>
I have it on every life goal list<br>
If I didn't know you I would think you live near an abandoned rock quarry in a trailer<br>
Tell the people what it is<br>
I want to be a contestant on The Wheel of Fortune<br>
And they are coming to Chicago this weekend<br>
Oh, baby<br>
People, send me some good vibes!<br>
It works for cocktail party small talk<br>
I don't think so<br>
They'll just remember you from the convenient store scratching tickets<br>
The prizes are good today<br>
In the past they weren't all that good<br>
They ran out of ceramic dogs in 1986<br>
Vanna has it going on <br>
You have something for Vanna?<br>
No<br>
Either way that is disturbing<br>
She looks like a Bratz Doll<br>
Now you went and messed with Karma<br>
You are blushing<br>
Apologies to all who have email, commented<br>
Things have been crazy here<br>
Chicago has millions of people and more than one convention center<br>
On my life list from last year I had wheel of fortune<br>
You can't invite more people<br>
What if they get on and you don't?<br>
At least I will know someone who is on the Wheel<br>
Congratulations to the Browns who welcomed their second child today<br>
So what do you want for Christmas Kris?<br>
iTunes is going to get Led Zeppelin<br>
Pshhhhhhht, I can get you 35 CD's at Goodwill for $35 forget iTunes<br>
The computer wants to capitalize the word internet<br>
It was a special place in the sky like Itasca
<br><br>
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ksmith" ><img src="http://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif" width="160" height="33" border="0" alt="View Kris Smith's profile on LinkedIn"></a><br><br>
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Look for the graphic on "Audience Survey" on the main page<br><br>
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         <title>Stepping out of Room 214 into the hallway</title>
         <link>http://www.croncast.com/rssk/1092/Stepping-out-of-Room-214-into-the-hallway_Kris-Smith_Room-214.php</link>
		 <category>Blog</category>
			<description><![CDATA[In January of this year I took the position, VP, New Media with Room 214, an internet and search engine marketing company. I brought with me <a href="http://www.castlock.com">Castlock</a>, the podcasting and rss metrics platform that I developed in early 2006.
<br><br>
This was an exciting opportunity. I had built a solid relationship with the founders of the company over the previous year working closely with them to produce podcasting and new media campaigns for the Alltel Racing podcast (NASCAR driver Ryan Newman), four podcasts for NFL Pro Bowl players during 2006 season and many other client podcasts; all the while holding a position as Associate Director, e-Learning for another company. Many of you might remember us talking about this last January. 
<br><br>
The last ten months working for Room 214 have been great, but the time has come for all of us to move on.
<br><br>
What will I do now? 
<br><br>
I'm not sure. But I do have quite a few options . . . probably more than I realize. There are a couple that leading the pack right now.
<br><br>
My first option is to make sure my resume is up to the task of assisting me gain new full-time employment. It is pretty amazing how over the last three years podcasting and rss have transitioned to "new media" and are being welcomed into the corporate structure. All that bickering about every company being a media company seems to be coming true!
<br><br>
My second option is to put more energy into my podcast production company, <a href="http://www.palegroove.com">Palegroove Studios</a>, and get back in the saddle for podcast production, consulting and licensing of <a href="http://www.castlock.com">Castlock</a>. When I started with Room 214 I put it on the back burner since I was doing the same work as my "day job".
<br><br>
My third option, and least viable as a solution, is to go all out Croncast. I would love nothing more than to be doing the show full time and bring video into the mix but this doesn't seem to be the right time.
<br><br>
That's it, that is what's been up around here.
<br><br>
Like any time of transition this is an interesting and exciting time. I am already wondering which path I will end up going down and where the choice(s) that I make will lead my family next.
<br><br>
If you've got any thoughts send them to me from the <a href="http://www.croncast.com/contact.php">contact page</a>, email kris[at]croncast.com or send them the old fashioned way and give me a call on my GrandCentral line (thanks Rick!) at 630.445.1719.<br><br><b>Update: I should have added this the first time around (it was in the show notes from Monday!)
<br><br>
Feel freed to check out my <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ksmith" >Linkedin Profile</a> <br><br>
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ksmith" ><img src="http://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif" width="160" height="33" border="0" alt="View Kris Smith's profile on LinkedIn"></a><br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Kris Smith">Kris Smith</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Kris Smith"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Kris Smith.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Room 214">Room 214</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Room 214"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Room 214.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/VP, New Media">VP, New Media</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/VP, New Media"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/VP, New Media.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Palegroove">Palegroove</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Palegroove"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Palegroove.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Castlock">Castlock</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Castlock"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Castlock.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[In January of this year I took the position, VP, New Media with Room 214, an internet and search engine marketing company. I brought with me <a href="http://www.castlock.com">Castlock</a>, the podcasting and rss metrics platform that I developed in early 2006.
<br><br>
This was an exciting opportunity. I had built a solid relationship with the founders of the company over the previous year working closely with them to produce podcasting and new media campaigns for the Alltel Racing podcast (NASCAR driver Ryan Newman), four podcasts for NFL Pro Bowl players during 2006 season and many other client podcasts; all the while holding a position as Associate Director, e-Learning for another company. Many of you might remember us talking about this last January. 
<br><br>
The last ten months working for Room 214 have been great, but the time has come for all of us to move on.
<br><br>
What will I do now? 
<br><br>
I'm not sure. But I do have quite a few options . . . probably more than I realize. There are a couple that leading the pack right now.
<br><br>
My first option is to make sure my resume is up to the task of assisting me gain new full-time employment. It is pretty amazing how over the last three years podcasting and rss have transitioned to "new media" and are being welcomed into the corporate structure. All that bickering about every company being a media company seems to be coming true!
<br><br>
My second option is to put more energy into my podcast production company, <a href="http://www.palegroove.com">Palegroove Studios</a>, and get back in the saddle for podcast production, consulting and licensing of <a href="http://www.castlock.com">Castlock</a>. When I started with Room 214 I put it on the back burner since I was doing the same work as my "day job".
<br><br>
My third option, and least viable as a solution, is to go all out Croncast. I would love nothing more than to be doing the show full time and bring video into the mix but this doesn't seem to be the right time.
<br><br>
That's it, that is what's been up around here.
<br><br>
Like any time of transition this is an interesting and exciting time. I am already wondering which path I will end up going down and where the choice(s) that I make will lead my family next.
<br><br>
If you've got any thoughts send them to me from the <a href="http://www.croncast.com/contact.php">contact page</a>, email kris[at]croncast.com or send them the old fashioned way and give me a call on my GrandCentral line (thanks Rick!) at 630.445.1719.<br><br><b>Update: I should have added this the first time around (it was in the show notes from Monday!)
<br><br>
Feel freed to check out my <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ksmith" >Linkedin Profile</a> <br><br>
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ksmith" ><img src="http://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif" width="160" height="33" border="0" alt="View Kris Smith's profile on LinkedIn"></a><br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Kris Smith">Kris Smith</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Kris Smith"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Kris Smith.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Room 214">Room 214</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Room 214"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Room 214.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/VP, New Media">VP, New Media</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/VP, New Media"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/VP, New Media.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Palegroove">Palegroove</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Palegroove"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Palegroove.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Castlock">Castlock</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Castlock"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Castlock.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></content:encoded>

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				<itunes:summary>In January of this year I took the position, VP, New Media with Room 214, an internet and search engine marketing company. I brought with me Castlock, the podcasting and rss metrics platform that I developed in early 2006.

This was an exciting opportunity. I had built a solid relationship with the founders of the company over the previous year</itunes:summary>
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         <title>Kris Smith - New Media, RSS and Podcast Expert</title>
         <link>http://www.croncast.com/rssk/1130/Kris-Smith---New-Media-RSS-and-Podcast-Expert_RSS-guru_Podcasting-professional.php</link>
		 <category>Blog</category>
			<description><![CDATA[<p align="center" ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Kristopher Smith<br>
</b></font></font><font ><u><a HREF="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ksmith" TARGET="_blank"><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>http://linkedin.com/in/ksmith<br>
</b></span></font></font></a></u></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>Naperville, IL 60565</b></span></font></font>
<font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>(630) 445-1719  </b></span></font></font></font><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>&#9679;</b></span></font></font></font><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b></b></span></font></font></font><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b> kris[at]palegroove.com</b></span></font></font></font></p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Career Objective</b></font></font><br>
</p>
<p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>A leadership position with a company interested in benefiting from the opportunities presented by leading edge new media technologies where a commitment to innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit is recognized and rewarded.<br>
</font></font><br>
</p>
<p><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>Qualifications Summary:</b></span></font></font></font><br>
</p>
<ul>
  <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Accomplished entrepreneur and strategist  with a demonstrated history of success integrating new media technologies into existing platforms and campaigns for Fortune 500 companies.</font></font>
  <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Combined expertise in RSS and podcast development with an extended network of relationships with independent, corporate and mainstream media.</font></font>
  <li>
	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span>Developed and licensed Castlock, a robust new media management and RSS metrics platform that enables users to manage large libraries of content and maintain statistics privately.</span></font></font>
	<br>
	<br>
</li></li></li></ul>
<p><font SIZE=2><b>Professional Experience</b></font><br>
<br>
<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><strong>Room 214, Boulder, Colorado <font SIZE=2><b>&#9679;</b></font> 1/2007-11/2007</strong></font></font></p>
<p>
<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Vice President, New Media </b></font></font>
</p>
<ul>
	<p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Leadership force for product development within an organization that integrates new media, public relations efforts, web marketing methodologies and technologies under cohesive systems that drive measurable calls to action via the Internet. Company services were solicited from some of the most recognized PR firms and creative agencies to positively impact corporate sales, brand awareness and communications.</font></font></p>
  <p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Major Contributions:</b></font></font></p>
  <ul>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Developed moderated media RSS feeds (mmRSS) for episodic and archived content delivery via RSS</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span>Orchestrated product development and integration of emerging technologies such as Twitter and other social media API's into Castlock, a robust new media management and RSS metrics platform</span></font></font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Created and delivered new products from the Castlock code base, RSSignite and Episodr</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Spearheaded integration of new media including podcasting and RSS into new client product offerings and marketing campaigns</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Invigorated existing client marketing campaigns with new media elements </font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Directed digital media production from concept to final deliverable</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Initiated research and development for RSS strategies and effective RSS search engine optimization</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Served as company spokesperson at industry and new media events around the country</font></font><br></li></ul>
      <font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b><br>
      Career Note: </b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><span>As</span></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span> a representative of Room 214 and respected authority in the new media field I delivered the following presentations:<br>
        <br>
        </span></font></font></font>
  <ul>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Podcast & New Media Expo (Sept. 2007) Ontario, CA."Compression Killed the Video Star" </font></font>   
      </li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>PodCamp NYC (Apr. 2007) New York, New York. Panel "Podcast Open Metrics Initiative."</font></font>
        
      </li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>eLearning 2007 (Mar. 2007) Chicago, IL. "Using RSS Feeds, Podcasts to Deliver Distance Education"</font></font>
      </li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Podcast Academy 5 (Feb. 2007) Duke University. "Understanding Authenticated & Personalized RSS Feeds"</font></font>       
      </li>
  </ul>
</ul>
<p>
<font FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Joint Commission Resources/Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois  </b></font><font SIZE=2><b>&#9679;</b></font><font SIZE=2><b> 5/2005-12/2006 </b></font></font>
          </font>
</p>
<p>
<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Associate Director, eLearning</b></font></font></p>
<ul>
	<p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Promoted to direct eLearning digital product development for Joint Commission Resources. Led innovations in delivery of information required to comply with the accreditation standards of the Joint Commission on Accredited Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO accreditation and certification is the standard of excellence in health care organizations.</font></font></p>
	<p></p>
	<p>
	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Major Contributions:</b></font></font></p>
    <ul>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Identified opportunities for new revenue streams utilizing innovative content delivery systems</font></font></li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Evangelized blogging and podcast initiatives to integrate new media technologies within the enterprise</font></font></li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Directed a division to develop digital products and manage legacy products focusing on increasing sales</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Engineered courseware implementation, software, coding and course development for field cadre and central office employees</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Disseminated educational training information to 400 global field staff via a custom RSS application<br>
        <br>
        </font></font>    </li>
  </ul>
</ul>
<p>
<font FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span STYLE="font-style: normal"><b>Palegroove Studios, Naperville, Illinois  </b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span STYLE="font-style: normal"><b>&#9679;</b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span STYLE="font-style: normal"><b> 2/2005-Present</b></span></font></font></font>
        </font>
</p>
<p>
<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Founder/CEO</b></font></font></p>
<ul>
	<p>
	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Pioneered the start-up and development of the world's first podcast production company. Advised Fortune 500 clients on utilizing this medium to extend their brands.  Developed podcasts from conception to deliverables which includes consulting with client on: show content, format, script writing, transcripts and creation of royalty free musical intros,outros and sweepers. Developed and licensed Castlock, a robust new media management and RSS metrics platform. Produced over 700 podcasts since 2005.</font></font></p>
	<p>
	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Podcasts Produced:</b></font></font></p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>MasterCard, The Home Depot, Abbot Laboratories (2007)</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Nascar Alltel Racing Podcast (2006 & 2007) produced podcasts in conjunction with XM Satellite Radio</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>NFL Alltel My Circle Podcast (2006 season) produced with nationally recognized radio talent from official team media outlets </font></font>      </li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Nascar Coors Light Racing Podcast for Coors Light (2006) </font></font>      </li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Fab 5 Summer '05 Podcasts produced for MTV Networks Affiliate Marketing (2005) </font></font>      </li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Developed and independently produced Croncast (2004-Present) delivered 3 times a week since November of 2004 and recognized by a number of media outlets including: The New York Times, Detroit Free Press, FOX News, and NBC (Chicago)</font></font></li>
    </ul>
	<p>    </p>
	<p><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>Career Note:</b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><span>
As a successful entrepreneur and recognized expert in the podcast industry I delivered the following presentations: </span></span></font></font></font>	</p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>PodCamp West (Nov. 2006) San Francisco, CA. Keynote panel "The Future of New Media"</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Portable Media Expo (Sep. 2006) Ontario, CA. "Leveraging Your Knowledge as a Podcasting Consultant"</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Podcast Academy 4  (Sep. 2006) Ontario, CA. "Web Design for Corporate Podcasting"</font></font></li>
    </ul>
</ul>
<p><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois </b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>&#9679; </b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>5/2000-5/2005<br>
	<br>
	Distance Learning Technical Support Specialist</b></span></font></font></font><br>
</p>
  <ul>
    <ul>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Trained and supported university and college faculty throughout Illinois on the integration of technology into the classroom as part of ILLCO, a state funded initiative</font></font></li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Designed and developed all graphics, wrote code, recorded, edited and encoded all audio for a Flash virtual tour of the college campus for use online, CD-ROM and hybrid DVD</font></font></li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Recognized as innovator within organization promoted four times in five years</font></font></li>
    </ul>
  </ul>
  <p>
          <font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b><br>Languages</b></span></font></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><span>PHP, MySQL, </span></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><span>RSS, XML, HTML</span></span></font></font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Audio/Video</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Sound Forge, Acid Pro, WaveLab, </font></font>	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Vegas, Waves, Fruity Loops</font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Blogware/Podcasting</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Castlock and WordPress</font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Design/Interactive</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, </font></font>	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator</font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Courseware </b></font></font> </p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>WebCT, aTutor, Scenario Studio, and HorizonLive<br>
              <br>
              <br>
            </font></font></p>
      <p><p> </p>


            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Education</b></font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>BFA Visual Communication with an emphasis in Digital Design 2005</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>American InterContinental University, Hoffman Estates, Illinois<br>
              <br>
            </font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Associates of Arts Degree December 2000</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois<br>
              <br>
            </font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>August 1993 - December 1994</font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois</font></font></p>
<br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/RSS guru">RSS guru</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/RSS guru"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/RSS guru.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Podcasting professional">Podcasting professional</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Podcasting professional"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Podcasting professional.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/PHP">PHP</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/PHP"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/PHP.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Castlock">Castlock</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Castlock"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Castlock.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/New Media expert">New Media expert</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/New Media expert"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/New Media expert.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/RSS expert">RSS expert</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/RSS expert"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/RSS expert.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="center" ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Kristopher Smith<br>
</b></font></font><font ><u><a HREF="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ksmith" TARGET="_blank"><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>http://linkedin.com/in/ksmith<br>
</b></span></font></font></a></u></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>Naperville, IL 60565</b></span></font></font>
<font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>(630) 445-1719  </b></span></font></font></font><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>&#9679;</b></span></font></font></font><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b></b></span></font></font></font><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b> kris[at]palegroove.com</b></span></font></font></font></p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Career Objective</b></font></font><br>
</p>
<p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>A leadership position with a company interested in benefiting from the opportunities presented by leading edge new media technologies where a commitment to innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit is recognized and rewarded.<br>
</font></font><br>
</p>
<p><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>Qualifications Summary:</b></span></font></font></font><br>
</p>
<ul>
  <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Accomplished entrepreneur and strategist  with a demonstrated history of success integrating new media technologies into existing platforms and campaigns for Fortune 500 companies.</font></font>
  <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Combined expertise in RSS and podcast development with an extended network of relationships with independent, corporate and mainstream media.</font></font>
  <li>
	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span>Developed and licensed Castlock, a robust new media management and RSS metrics platform that enables users to manage large libraries of content and maintain statistics privately.</span></font></font>
	<br>
	<br>
</li></li></li></ul>
<p><font SIZE=2><b>Professional Experience</b></font><br>
<br>
<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><strong>Room 214, Boulder, Colorado <font SIZE=2><b>&#9679;</b></font> 1/2007-11/2007</strong></font></font></p>
<p>
<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Vice President, New Media </b></font></font>
</p>
<ul>
	<p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Leadership force for product development within an organization that integrates new media, public relations efforts, web marketing methodologies and technologies under cohesive systems that drive measurable calls to action via the Internet. Company services were solicited from some of the most recognized PR firms and creative agencies to positively impact corporate sales, brand awareness and communications.</font></font></p>
  <p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Major Contributions:</b></font></font></p>
  <ul>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Developed moderated media RSS feeds (mmRSS) for episodic and archived content delivery via RSS</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span>Orchestrated product development and integration of emerging technologies such as Twitter and other social media API's into Castlock, a robust new media management and RSS metrics platform</span></font></font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Created and delivered new products from the Castlock code base, RSSignite and Episodr</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Spearheaded integration of new media including podcasting and RSS into new client product offerings and marketing campaigns</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Invigorated existing client marketing campaigns with new media elements </font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Directed digital media production from concept to final deliverable</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Initiated research and development for RSS strategies and effective RSS search engine optimization</font></font>    </li>
    <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Served as company spokesperson at industry and new media events around the country</font></font><br></li></ul>
      <font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b><br>
      Career Note: </b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><span>As</span></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span> a representative of Room 214 and respected authority in the new media field I delivered the following presentations:<br>
        <br>
        </span></font></font></font>
  <ul>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Podcast & New Media Expo (Sept. 2007) Ontario, CA."Compression Killed the Video Star" </font></font>   
      </li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>PodCamp NYC (Apr. 2007) New York, New York. Panel "Podcast Open Metrics Initiative."</font></font>
        
      </li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>eLearning 2007 (Mar. 2007) Chicago, IL. "Using RSS Feeds, Podcasts to Deliver Distance Education"</font></font>
      </li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Podcast Academy 5 (Feb. 2007) Duke University. "Understanding Authenticated & Personalized RSS Feeds"</font></font>       
      </li>
  </ul>
</ul>
<p>
<font FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Joint Commission Resources/Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois  </b></font><font SIZE=2><b>&#9679;</b></font><font SIZE=2><b> 5/2005-12/2006 </b></font></font>
          </font>
</p>
<p>
<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Associate Director, eLearning</b></font></font></p>
<ul>
	<p><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Promoted to direct eLearning digital product development for Joint Commission Resources. Led innovations in delivery of information required to comply with the accreditation standards of the Joint Commission on Accredited Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO accreditation and certification is the standard of excellence in health care organizations.</font></font></p>
	<p></p>
	<p>
	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Major Contributions:</b></font></font></p>
    <ul>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Identified opportunities for new revenue streams utilizing innovative content delivery systems</font></font></li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Evangelized blogging and podcast initiatives to integrate new media technologies within the enterprise</font></font></li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Directed a division to develop digital products and manage legacy products focusing on increasing sales</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Engineered courseware implementation, software, coding and course development for field cadre and central office employees</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Disseminated educational training information to 400 global field staff via a custom RSS application<br>
        <br>
        </font></font>    </li>
  </ul>
</ul>
<p>
<font FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span STYLE="font-style: normal"><b>Palegroove Studios, Naperville, Illinois  </b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span STYLE="font-style: normal"><b>&#9679;</b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span STYLE="font-style: normal"><b> 2/2005-Present</b></span></font></font></font>
        </font>
</p>
<p>
<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Founder/CEO</b></font></font></p>
<ul>
	<p>
	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Pioneered the start-up and development of the world's first podcast production company. Advised Fortune 500 clients on utilizing this medium to extend their brands.  Developed podcasts from conception to deliverables which includes consulting with client on: show content, format, script writing, transcripts and creation of royalty free musical intros,outros and sweepers. Developed and licensed Castlock, a robust new media management and RSS metrics platform. Produced over 700 podcasts since 2005.</font></font></p>
	<p>
	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Podcasts Produced:</b></font></font></p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>MasterCard, The Home Depot, Abbot Laboratories (2007)</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Nascar Alltel Racing Podcast (2006 & 2007) produced podcasts in conjunction with XM Satellite Radio</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>NFL Alltel My Circle Podcast (2006 season) produced with nationally recognized radio talent from official team media outlets </font></font>      </li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Nascar Coors Light Racing Podcast for Coors Light (2006) </font></font>      </li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Fab 5 Summer '05 Podcasts produced for MTV Networks Affiliate Marketing (2005) </font></font>      </li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Developed and independently produced Croncast (2004-Present) delivered 3 times a week since November of 2004 and recognized by a number of media outlets including: The New York Times, Detroit Free Press, FOX News, and NBC (Chicago)</font></font></li>
    </ul>
	<p>    </p>
	<p><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>Career Note:</b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><span>
As a successful entrepreneur and recognized expert in the podcast industry I delivered the following presentations: </span></span></font></font></font>	</p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>PodCamp West (Nov. 2006) San Francisco, CA. Keynote panel "The Future of New Media"</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Portable Media Expo (Sep. 2006) Ontario, CA. "Leveraging Your Knowledge as a Podcasting Consultant"</font></font></li>
      <li>
        <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Podcast Academy 4  (Sep. 2006) Ontario, CA. "Web Design for Corporate Podcasting"</font></font></li>
    </ul>
</ul>
<p><font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois </b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>&#9679; </b></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b>5/2000-5/2005<br>
	<br>
	Distance Learning Technical Support Specialist</b></span></font></font></font><br>
</p>
  <ul>
    <ul>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Trained and supported university and college faculty throughout Illinois on the integration of technology into the classroom as part of ILLCO, a state funded initiative</font></font></li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Designed and developed all graphics, wrote code, recorded, edited and encoded all audio for a Flash virtual tour of the college campus for use online, CD-ROM and hybrid DVD</font></font></li>
      <li><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Recognized as innovator within organization promoted four times in five years</font></font></li>
    </ul>
  </ul>
  <p>
          <font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><b><br>Languages</b></span></font></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font ><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><span>PHP, MySQL, </span></span></font></font><font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><span><span>RSS, XML, HTML</span></span></font></font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Audio/Video</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Sound Forge, Acid Pro, WaveLab, </font></font>	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Vegas, Waves, Fruity Loops</font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Blogware/Podcasting</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Castlock and WordPress</font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Design/Interactive</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, </font></font>	<font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator</font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Courseware </b></font></font> </p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>WebCT, aTutor, Scenario Studio, and HorizonLive<br>
              <br>
              <br>
            </font></font></p>
      <p><p> </p>


            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Education</b></font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>BFA Visual Communication with an emphasis in Digital Design 2005</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>American InterContinental University, Hoffman Estates, Illinois<br>
              <br>
            </font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2><b>Associates of Arts Degree December 2000</b></font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois<br>
              <br>
            </font></font>	</p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>August 1993 - December 1994</font></font></p>
      <p>
            <font FACE="Arial, sans-serif"><font SIZE=2>Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois</font></font></p>
<br><br>Tags: <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/RSS guru">RSS guru</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/RSS guru"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/RSS guru.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Podcasting professional">Podcasting professional</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Podcasting professional"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Podcasting professional.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/PHP">PHP</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/PHP"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/PHP.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/Castlock">Castlock</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Castlock"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/Castlock.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/New Media expert">New Media expert</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/New Media expert"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/New Media expert.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.croncast.com/key/RSS expert">RSS expert</a> <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/RSS expert"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/technorati.gif" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.croncast.com/keyrss/RSS expert.rss"><img src="http://www.croncast.com/images/c4_rss_tiny.jpg" border="0"></a>]]></content:encoded>

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				<itunes:summary>Kristopher Smith
http://linkedin.com/in/ksmith
Naperville, IL 60565
(630) 445-1719  &amp;#9679; kris[at]palegroove.com


Career Objective

A leadership position with a company interested in benefiting from the opportunities presented by leading edge new media technologies where a commitment to innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit is</itunes:summary>
				<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
				<itunes:keywords>RSS guru, Podcasting professional, PHP, Castlock, New Media expert</itunes:keywords> 
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