SpanishPod beta Version is Now Running

leoguerrero
November 14, 2007, 05:12 AM posted in General Discussion
Hello I'm Leonardo from the new SpanishPod.com team. I'm working in the marketing and costumer service area. For those of you who don't know yet about SpanishPod.com, it is a site managed by Praxis Language too. We consider it as the sister site of CPod. The good news is that we are making big changes because we want to offer a better service. Even the name is being changed from SpanishSense to SpanishPod. This week we have been trying the beta version of the new site. You should come and take a look at it and I'll be announcing you the official release which is planned for next Monday the 19th. Come and check the new site and send us your comments to: SpanishPod@gmail.com
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wildyaks
November 14, 2007, 05:33 AM

Almost makes me want to learn Spanish... Looks soooo familiar to us Cpoddies. Never looked at SpanishSense, so I don't know if it always was similar in layout, etc.

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artkho
November 15, 2007, 09:10 AM

I've really forgotten my Spanish now. I should have typed "Donde esta la biblioteca?"

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AuntySue
November 14, 2007, 06:13 AM

What do you mean "almost"? It's a trap, I tell you! It's a trap! You can't go there without wanting to dedicate your life from that day forward to studying Spanish. Dangerous for Chinese students or people with a life, beware! One listen and you'll be hangin out for more, and no matter how strong your will power, it'll... OK, OK, don't believe me then, you think you're strong big boy, go take a look if you must, but be very very careful, and don't say Aunty didn't warn you. But try to remember one thing: if while you're looking around you happen to hear the sound of the guitar, better get outa there quick!!

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HannahIm
November 14, 2007, 06:33 AM

哦,怎么办?My mother was a Mexican-American, half-Mexican actually. I've always thought it's a pity that I didn't learn Spanish and I've been entertaining the thought of starting. But I'm not sure what would happen to my 脑子 if I added yet another language. Hmmm. . .

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bazza
November 14, 2007, 09:33 AM

I would do PolishPod.

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eileen
November 14, 2007, 09:44 AM

The people who run SpanishPod.com rules! Hehe... I call Leo the "SpanishPod Eileen!" :-)

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AuntySue
November 14, 2007, 11:23 AM

Bazza, you don't have to "do" SpanishPod, just have a quick look and listen to a lesson for a bit of fun. The noises of that language are a joy to make, have a go. I dare ya to stop at one. You can't. It's like eating peanuts. Now's the time, because there's not many lessons so there's a chance we'll be able to rescue and deprogram you in time.

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goulnik
November 14, 2007, 12:22 PM

leoguerrero-admin, Chinese is not difficult, it just takes forever to learn. Anyway, I'm sure you're doing a great job over at SpanishPod-upon-Huangpu, but I will pass. In 10 years time I may start considering ... Japanese ?!

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bazza
November 14, 2007, 03:21 PM

Did Praxis Language buy out SpanishPod then? I seem to remember they couldn't use that name before because it had already been used.

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fordbronco
November 15, 2007, 03:37 AM

Yeah, I think it was owned by a squatter. Btw, polishpod.com is still available... :)

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man2toe
November 14, 2007, 05:47 AM

Wow, whats the low down on the old spanishsense.com and the Spanish team? I've been telling all sorts of people about it.

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artkho
November 15, 2007, 07:13 AM

I checked it out. I see there's a lesson called "At the Bar" So when is Spanishpod going to do a lesson on farting, Ninja and Godzilla ? :)

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AuntySue
November 15, 2007, 07:13 AM

Well that page wasn't even there when I looked yesterday, and it's all still under development, remember, so I guess they've just copied it over to make it the same as cpod and would now be in the process of tailoring it to suit spanishpod. :-) While we're having this sneak preview we'll probably be lucky enough to see a few more transitions in progress like this, though it always helps to point them out if they look like a booboo rather than a current work item. I'm glad they've stolen that page, it looks great!

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henning
November 15, 2007, 07:18 AM

Will the old SpanishSense-lessons be available on SpanishPod? I regard "number of lessons" is a major argument for joining this type of service.

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artkho
November 15, 2007, 07:19 AM

I am waiting for Praxis to do their version of Hollywood-style TV series cross-promotion: getting Amber and Jenny to appear as guests in Spanishpod. I am sure every Chinese poddie would start listening to Spanishpod the moment Amber introduces her Spanglish version of pretty-please on a Spanishpod podcast. :)

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AuntySue
November 15, 2007, 07:23 AM

Artkho, when I did a bit of a Spanish course early last century, we used a very conservative and boring textbook, and relied on the teachers to spice it up. Around lesson three or four, suddenly this guy in the book, who is so prim and proper, talks about going to the chemist (pharmacy) and casually mentions asking for suppositories. Well, we rolled in the aisles, and the poor teacher seemed to have no idea that we, of young broad minds for whom no topic seemed too obscene, regarded things that you put, you know, there, as being unmentionable! :-) I don't expect to encounter the same unexpected enlightenments that we've had from cpod, but I'm sure in due course Spanish will offer its own outlandish quirks without even trying very hard.

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goulnik
November 15, 2007, 08:12 AM

很了不起! I never think of saying things like "when I did... last century", amazing :-)

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artkho
November 15, 2007, 08:39 AM

AuntySue, Let me guess, the textbook you used a while back taught you how to say "Donde la esta biblioteca?" I had to learn how to ask this question when I took Spanish in college eons ago.

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AuntySue
November 15, 2007, 09:05 AM

Hehe, it sounds similar. Isn't it strange what they thought we needed to know, or even wanted to know. I spent a few cashless days in Germany once, and could only remember two prhases of German. Creative use of "where is the police station?" saved my life one night, but I never found an opportunity to use "but is it a really good restaurant?" which echoed through my brain constantly. I doubt whether knowing how to talk about books or suppositories would have helped much, either.

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aeflow
November 15, 2007, 04:23 AM

If you click on "Subscription Information" at SpanishPod ( http://www.spanishpod.com/products ), all the information mentions ChinesePod instead. Including "Practice Plan"... is there going to be one?