Based on the number of requests I've decided to transcribe the CalacanisCast Beta 7.... you can read the transcript below. I'm thinking about having folks (i.e. the audience) insert links in the content at the wiki. This would take some responsibility... but would be helpful. So, the idea would be to put a link on Dave's name to his blog (or wikipedia page), a link to a product mentioned on the show, etc.

I've got a great person helping me with the transcription.. he might be able to start us off with somegreat links.

best j

Jason Calacanis: Welcome to CalacanisCast beta 7:
I am here with Dave Winer the founder of RSS, OPMS...

Dave Winer: How many times are we going to do this...

Jason: I gotta do it because there are people who listen to the podcast who don't know what any of this is – so I try to be a little magnanimous about it. So...

Dave: Why don't we try this version of the CalcanisCast that we are all real jerks. No that that wouldn't come real hard to any of us, right? Based on what I've heard about all of us...
Well, not you Peter, Peter is...

Jason: Not Peter, actually. Peter is known as...

Peter Rojas: Well, I keep a low profile...

Did a quick podcast last night to talk about how I'm feeling. I've got a bad cold, so excuse my coughing/hacking.

CalacanisCast Beta Four... MP3 file.

If you want to subscribe go into iTunes and hit "Advanced -- Subscribe to Podcast" add this feed:

http://podcast.calacanis.com/rss.xml

Got a great reaction to the BetaCast yesterday that I figured I would bang out another one today really quick... no show notes (if you want to write them in the comment go for it!). CalacanisCast Beta episode two.

if you want to subscribe go into iTunes and hit "Advanced -- Subscribe to Podcast" add this feed:

http://podcast.calacanis.com/rss.xml

I'm leaving for podshow expo from Santa Monica in the next 20 minutes or so.... send me where the dinner/party/whatever is tonight.

my email is jason at my last name (calacanis.com) and my cell for SMS messages is 310 456 4900.

see peeps in a few!

I was at the gym the other night listening to Adam Curry's Daily Source Code. He was describing a new marketing program called the "Golden Ticket" at his new podcasting company, Podshow. It's--in a word--BRILLIANT!

The way Podshow's Golden Ticket contest works is that they put a secret message into one out of 25,000 MP3 files downloaded by users. If your file has the "ticket" then you'll get a message at some point during the recording telling you--and you alone--that you've won. The result? You can be sure that (more) folks are gonna listen to the show.

It's simple technology--folks have been dynamically building audio files fro a long time on the Internet (people did it in the streaming days). Most of the time folks use this technology to change the ads in the show so that you can sell ads across 5,000 MP3 files on a CPM or timed basis without remastering 5,000 MP3 files. However, this is the first time I've heard about doing a contest like this.

Fun. If Curry was smart (and he is) he would enable this service for podcasters.

My pal Eric Rice pointed out that Podshow was deep linking to us without credit, which as everyone knows is a big no-no. Here is an example.

As Adam points out, we're old friends from the Silicon Alley days and we spoke today about it. I gave him some simple suggestion for linking into our stuff, and he assured me it was just a speed error (which I'm sure is the case). The simple solutions is, of course, to put a box that credits the publisher with two or three lines/points:

• The Engadget podast is produced by Weblogs, Inc.
• The RSS feed for the Engadget podcast can be found here.

We're fine with being in anyone's directory as long as we're credited as the owners of the work and have the standard link back.