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BlogTalkRadio allows users to create their own talk radio show just by dialing a number. When you sign up you’ll be given a phone number and a pin number. All you need to do is set up your segment (show) by giving a description of what you’ll be discussing and a date and time for the world to tune in. When listeners go to your host page, they’ll see a number they can call you on live during your show. You can choose to speak with them, mute them, or hang up on them. You can also choose to connect with them via IM. You can subscribe to the radio show host feeds so you’ll know whenever there’s a new show.

I decided to make a screencast of BlogTalkRadio after reading this and discovering that it was a bit confusing to get started creating a show and understanding how to make the most out of the tools they provide you with. All in all, I think it’s a really cool service. Here’s my screencast tour of BlogTalkRadio:

Flash Demo 3m29s

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LeapTag is a browser tool bar add-on that wants to help you find new blogs and websites based on your interests and web browsing habits. You begin by creating tags which represent something you’d normally be interested in, such as screencasts. LeapTag will give you search results based on those tags which you can then vote on if you like or dislike them. You’re also given results for books that match your search and you can vote on those as well. The goal is to train LeapTag so eventually you’ll always get results that are perfect for you and voting won’t be necessary.

One thing I couldn’t figure out was how to share your tags with friends. It’s not something I feel is important but on the “About LeapTag” page there’s a paragraph explaining the ability to invite people to join groups and allowing members to comment on votes etc. I couldn’t find any way to do that in this screencast so if someone figures it out, please let me know! Here’s my screencast tour of LeapTag:

Flash Demo 3m38s

Found on: TechCrunch