Podcast host Libsyn reports that they are updating their stats engine to address some ongoing issues with it and add new features: We know stats accuracy is an ongoing issue and that libsyn users have had to exhibit a lot of patience and swallow a lot of frustration as we’ve worked through the problems over […]

Looks like a normal alarm clock, right? Look closer, though – it’s an MP3 retro-style alarm clock. Open up the back and it’s got a USB cable to hook into your computer: The Thanko USB Retro MP3 Alarm Clock is officially compatible with Windows 2000/XP. No Mac support is mentioned. Compatible Sound Source: WAV/MP3 (up […]

AmigoFish is a site that is sort of like a psychic friend that helps you find podcasts you’ll like. To use it, you sign up for an account, and then rate some shows. Once you’ve rated shows that you like, you can get recommendations for more shows that you’ll like, based on what people with […]

U.S. Internet users watched Internet video a record times in December, according to the latest figures from comScore. comScore speculates that some of the increase in viewing of Internet video can be attributed to stale television content as a result of the Writer’s strike. Research Highlights: U.S. Internet users watched more than 10 billion videos […]

Utterz, a service that lets you post multimedia to blogs and social networks from your mobile phone, has expanded its service to 17 new countries. The company has also introduced new online video and audio capture, and ‚Äúconversational threading‚Äù capabilities to help users engage and connect with friends, followers and social groups, both online and […]

Yahoo! today introduced a new live video conferencing service, Yahoo! Live. We haven’t seen an official announcement yet; we learned about this from ReadWriteWeb’s Marshall Kirkpatrick via Twitter. Kirkpatrick’s take: The service combines many of the best practices developed by early explorers of the medium, tiny startups that must be very worried tonight. Part BlogTV, […]

When Microsoft introduced the 2nd generation Zune portable media players last fall, it was clear that they’d done a lot to catch up with Apple’s iPods. If Amazon’s sales are any indicator, though, Microsoft’s 2nd Zune sales have tanked since their introduction. Apple’s iPods continue to dominate the list of top MP3 players at Amazon, […]

InformationWeek reports that the US Central Intelligence Agency is watching YouTube – and they’re not just trying to figure out the lyrics to Chocolate Rain on their lunch break. Spies under the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) are looking on YouTube for intelligence; according to the report, spies have become major consumers of social media. […]

The Association of Downloadable Media’s (ADM) Susan Bratton has announced that the organization will present its Advertising and Sponsorship Standards and Guidelines for Traffic Measurement at the upcoming ad:tech Expo, being held in San Francisco, April 15-17. The ADM will present the latest numbers in podcasting/vidcasting and downloadable media, case studies of successful programs, new […]

Real-time video chat site ooVoo today announced the release of the newest version of its real-time video chat service, ooVoo 1.5. ooVoo 1.5 offers new ways to create and share content including recording a video conversation for friends or colleagues or for posting online. The video recording services is designed so that you can record […]