Akamai Technologies, a leading provider of Internet content delivery services, has announced that it is offering services to help customers deliver the HD Web. Akamai’s content delivery network works by distributing requests for files over a worldwide network of servers. That way, when you click on a link to play an Akamai-hosted video, you get […]

Dave Winer, one of the creators of podcasting, offers his take on the process of syncing that is central to most people’s podcast consumption: Why syncing sucks – I think synching is a bad idea, but Apple’s mobile technology is built around it. I dislike synching. I want my devices to go straight to the […]

¬† SanDisk today introduced the Sansa Clip, a tiny MP3 player that could put the Kabosh on inexpensive, but limited MP3 players like the iPod shuffle. The¬†Sansa Clip¬†is¬†inexpensive and wearable, like the shuffle, but offers an FM radio, recorder, microphone, and a bright screen. The Sansa Clip is expected to be available this fall¬†for $47.99 […]

Digg announced an update today that puts viral videos front and center on the site’s home page. “We’ve gone live with improvements to our home page that allow you to see both news and videos on a single page,” said Digg’s¬†Daniel Burka. ¬†”We‚Äôve gotten a lot of feedback that the videos are entertaining but people […]

TNC New Media, organizers of the Podcast and New Media Expo, taking place September 28-30 in Ontario, California, have announced their plans to move the 2008 show to Las Vegas. The 4th Annual convention will take place on August 14-16, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “After three years in Southern California at the […]

The Guardian Unlimited has an interview with Vint Cerf, aka the godfather of the Internet, about the future of television. While mainstream television networks may have some trouble seeing and adapting to where things are going,¬†the 64-year old Cerf expects television to change rapidly, as it approaches its “ipod moment”. “85% of all video we […]

The Hollywood Reporter has an article today looking¬†at the¬†baby steps that major networks are taking towards putting their new shows on the Internet.¬†All the networks except ABC are putting out at least some of their pilots on the Web, while ABC is limiting sampling opportunities to large screening events: NBC is offering downloads of the […]

The results of the Summer ’07 Podcast Peer Awards have been announced. Clinton Alvord’s comedy4Cast won two awards. His four minute show was recognized as both the Best Comedy Podcast and Best Short Podcast. Mignon Fogarty’s Grammar Girl was chosen as the voters Favorite Audio Podcast. The Best Music Podcast award went to Punky! Radio […]

Google has announced video podcasting support for its blogger service. To turn on enclosure links, just go to Settings > Formatting and set the ‚ÄúShow Link fields‚Äù option to ‚ÄúYes.‚Äù This will add the enclosure link fields to your post editor. From there, just paste in the URLs of your recorded media, and your blog […]

Forget the iPhone., forget the gPhone….the Zune Phone is here! This ad for the Microsoft Zune Phone may be bogus, but it somehow rings true: Love the flashing 12:00…… via tuaw