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Can You Hear Me Now?

I tried for the longest time to integrate audio posting with blogging. I tried it WAY back when I had an Android phone. I've tried several incarnations once I switched to Iphones. One of the latest can be found here: http://www.ipadio.com/channels/ToddLyden I tested Ipadio a few times and while I really enjoy the easy of calling to record and then post and embed rather easily. It isn't quite what I was looking for. Way back in the heady days of 2011, I tried Cinchcast from Cinch:  http://www.toddlyden.com/2011/01/one-huge-problem-with-cinchcasting.html Most of the earliest iterations relied on calling, which is not the best way to record a podcast. I am not looking at doing lengthy interviews and what not. I just wanted to share quick snippets. I think I found it in the Opinion App. Others sing its praises here . Here is what I am producing with it: podcast.toddlyden.com I am lapsing into a semi-sort-of schedule with Monday- movie reviews; Wednesday - app of...

How Do You Revise Your Opinion?

Cover via Amazon Ever revisit a movie that you either LOVED or HATED initially and then did a complete reevaluation of your opinion of it? Don't we do this much of the time anyway? I started thinking about it. You have a similar effect with media that we get ALL the time like radio plays. Eventually, that Lady Gaga song is not going to be as offensive to you just through repetition. I get Entertainment Weekly and saw the reviews of long time reviewers where they reconsidered previously reviewed movies. Here is a decent example: http://movie-critics.ew.com/2010/08/26/owens-reviews-revisited-metropolitan/ However, movies, and other things like food, we don't visit as often. Some we do because we clearly love them. I will ALWAYS stop channel surfing for Raiders of the Lost Ark or Jaws, for example.  Take a gander at the reviews above (go ahead, you can come back). Owen Gleiberman was forced to defend his opinion with the maker of one film! He does after twenty years come to app...