Beet.tv‘s Andy Plesser snags a nice interview with Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google and the man known to many as the”father of the Internet.” About 4:30 into the interview, Cerf talks a bit about the history of video distribution over the Internet, and then goes on to say that the popularity […]

We already know that John McCain is a huge ABBA fan, from his blog. But what about Barack Obama? What’s on his iPod? Obama says he has “pretty eclectic tastes”: The list of bands reads like the acts at a summer music festival, with the Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow and Ludacris all in the mix. […]

Where the Hell Is Matt (2008), above, is an amazing video that follows Matt Harding around the world, doing a funny little dance and getting lots of other people to dance with him. It’s also a fun example of the power of vlogging and Internet video.

New Scientist points out some legalese buried into Apple’s iTunes EULA that you’ll want to keep in mind, if you’re planning on using iTunes to run a nuclear reactor: “Licensee also agrees that Licensee will not use the Apple Software for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture […]

Logitech today introduced the QuickCam Vision Pro webcam for Mac, an HD webcam which combines Logitech’s autofocus technology with Carl Zeiss optics. Features: Logitech’s autofocus system compensates for in image-edge sharpness and refocuses images in less than three seconds. A 2-megapixel sensor captures video images in high resolution,  720p high-definition (HD) video format (960-by-720 pixels). With iChat or […]

Would YouTube be better if you got rid of most of the videos, eliminated most of the features and gave the site a vivid, primary color interface? Maybe so – if your audience is young children. That’s the premise of TotLOL, a children’s video site based on YouTube’s APIs. Here’s how TotLOL works: When scouting […]

We talk a lot at Podcasting News about how new media gives anyone the potential to publish to people all around the world. This poses challenges to traditional media, though, especially newspapers, because they are faced with tens of thousands of nimble new competitors. As a result, newspapers are losing advertisers to Web media, losing […]

In 4 steps, Jordan’s Queen Rania shows you how to create video clips designed break down stereotypes. It’s fascinating to watch what Rania is doing with YouTube and how she’s using it as a platform to encourage understanding between cultures. Does it still count as citizen media, though, when you’re the Queen of Jordan?

Torrent site isoHunt has added 10,000 albums of free downloadable music from Jamendo, a site that publishes music licenced with Creative Commons license: “I’m proud to announce our partnership with Jamendo, a premier archive of Creative Commons music from a network of independent musicians. You can now see Jamendo originated torrents highlighted by white tabs […]

If you’re trying to make money with your podcast, Pete Barlas at Investors.com has good news for you. According to Barlas, “more advertisers are starting to spread their ad dollars to audio and video podcasts in an attempt to reach certain consumers.” Investors is bullish on the prospects for podcast advertising: Podcast ad revenue represents […]