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With all of the podcasts, blogs, email newsletters, social networks etc. to keep us up to date, it can be a full time job just staying on top of the ‘latest’ information.

I thought I ‘d pass on some of my favorites and give you a brief description of why I give them the coveted ‘favorites’ label. I’ll start with podcasts and pass on my other top information sources in a later post.

Top 5 Podcasts (all available through iTunes):

1. Hubspot TV - This is a short, insightful, weekly marketing roundup. Mike Volpe and Karen Rubin are well spoken and just fun to watch. They offer a ‘marketing takeaway’ for each topic they cover and often have great guests who weigh-in with their thoughts on the goings on of the week.  A few weeks ago they had Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz on which was a real treat.
2. Internet Marketing: Insider tips and advice for Online Marketing - This one is a bit longer but the topics tend to be investigated in further depth. Interviews are a mainstay and always feature a topic expert.
3. TEDTalks - TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. The podcast is video taped sessions from recent or past TED conferences. You get a chance to hear from big names like Al Gore, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall and less well-known geniuses who are doing incredible and inspiring work around the world. It is incredibly difficult (and pricey) to get a ticket to the conferences so it is a true gift to be able to watch the videos for free.
4. GeekBrief – I am a technology geek at heart. I love hearing about all of the cool new gadgets and getting Cali Lewis’ take on if they are hot or not so hot. She has frequent ‘on location’ episodes and includes quirky outtakes at the end of the show.
5. boagworld - This is referred to as ‘ a podcast run for those who design, develop and run websites’. The podcast can have a technical side to it so it might not be for every marketer but I have found it to be interesting and chocked full of great tidbits from a designer’s perspective.

I have listened to/watched a gazillion podcasts so I don’t offer this list lightly. If I can watch only a few of the podcasts that I subscribe to weekly, this is my go-to list.

Kristy