Matt Mullenweg, the guy behind WordPress, announced today that he’s hired someone to develop social networking features for WordPress: Some of you may remember when I wrote about Chickspeak, a WordPress MU-based social network. Andy Peatling, the fellow behind it, later decided to recreate the work he had done as an Open Source effort he […]

When we were checking out Nine Inch Nails’ site for their new release, Ghosts I-IV, we noticed that they are doing some really interesting things with podcasting, remixing and Creative Commons. Many of their tracks are available with Remix-ready Garageband files. Ghosts I-IV is made available with a Creative Commons license and with multi-track stems […]

It starting to look like geeking out with new media may be good for your social life. First, Cosmo revealed that the Apple Store is a great place to meet people “for a fun fling or a long term relationship”: Most guys are natural gadget lovers, and with sales of iPods and MacBooks skyrocketing, more […]

This is about the best thing I’ve seen in days – Katrina & The Waves’ Walking On Sunshine made out of video-sampled car-crashes. It’s created by video remixer Eboman. More of his Sample madnesS videos here.

Two thirds of all Americans are dissatisfied with the current state of journalism, and most now regard the Internet as their most important source of news, according to a new Zogby International survey. The survey also found that while most Americans (70%) think journalism is important to the quality of life in their communities, two […]

Nine Inch Nails is offering its latest CD, Ghosts I, as a free download from its site. The collection is a teaser to promote their Ghosts I-IV, a new collection of instrumental tracks. The official download requires email registration at the site to get a download link. You can also download the collection officially via […]

iPhones are great for listening to music – you can rip and copy over your CDs, you can get music off of iTunes and you can subscribe to one of the many free music podcasts. But iPhones aren’t just for listening to music. There’s a growing number of applications for jailbroken iPhones that let you […]

What does $4.5 million and the help of a superdope homeboy from the Oaktown get you these days? Not much, if the just-out-of-beta Dancejam is any indication. Dancejam is a YouTube clone that focuses on urban dance. The site lets you view videos of people doing various types of dance, rate the videos and upload […]

Content delivery network Limelight’s legal problems won’t affect PodShow, says PodShow founder and podcasting pioneer Adam Curry: We have spoken with LimeLight management and they have assured us they will not go ‚Äòdark‚Äô. They have been a good partner to us, we trust them and stand by their word and their excellent service. As with […]

Both Elisabeth (Podcasting News publisher) and I are Macheads and iPod freaks. We’re iPhone early adopters and have been advocating podcasting and new media platforms for music for years. But, we’ve still got a vinyl music collection around, a couple of turntables and a little parallel universe of analog music that we still love. So, […]