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Free Soul Music

Mar 21st, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Music

March 20: It‚Äôs 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we‚Äôre going to do our best to hook you up a great free music podcast. And if we should skip a day because we’ve got jet-lag and we’re suffering from nights of 2 hours of sleep, don’t worry. We’ve […]



CD Music Sales Down 20%

Mar 21st, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music

A lot of people are talking about the fact that CD sales are down by 20% from a year ago. While the music industry blames it on pirated music, there are more important reasons that CD sales are down: The compact disc is 25-year old technology; Mainstream music has stagnated; People are spending their entertainment […]



31 Days of Free Music: Thomas Dolby’s Free Video Podcast

Mar 21st, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, Digital Video Downloads, Video, Video Podcasts

March 19: It‚Äôs 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we‚Äôre going to do our best to hook you up a great free music podcast. OK – it’s not really March 19th – it’s the 21st and we’re a couple days behind on the free music project. It’s not […]



Walt Mossberg On Apple TV

Mar 21st, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Computer Hardware, Digital Music, Digital Video Downloads, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Software, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg has been test-driving an Apple TV for the last couple of weeks and calls it “a very well-designed product that easily brings the computer and the TV together.” “We’ve been testing Apple TV for the past 10 days or so, and our verdict is that it’s a beautifully designed, […]



Apple TV Makes Your HDTV The Biggest iPod Ever

Mar 21st, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Music, Digital Video Downloads, iPods & Portable Media Players, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Apple today started shipping Apple TV, a new class of computer peripheral that turns your HDTV into a big screen iPod. Apple TV connects physically to your television and wirelessly to a Mac or PC running iTunes. The device then lets you play iTunes content on your TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos, podcasts […]



New Podcast Network Focuses On Middle-Aged Sex

Mar 20th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, General, Podcasting Networks, Strange

Here’s one we didn’t see coming…. Self-described Internet biz woman, marketing and sales pro from way back, start-up advisor and self-described “fun, fun gal” Suz Bratton, along with serial entrepreneur, pilot, kite boarder, and surfer Tim Bratton, have announced a new podcast/blog network, Personal Life Media. The network publishes podcasts and blogs targeting 35-65 year […]



Corporate Podcasting Summit Kicks Off In London

Mar 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Corporate Podcasts, General, How to Podcast, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcasting Events, Video Podcasts

The Corporate Podcasting Summit, being held March 19-20 in London, UK, kicked off today. We’re in London to cover the event and to participate in some of the sessions. (disclaimer: Podcasting News is a marketing partner for the Summit). Show organizer Anita Yaa Ageyman has put together two very densely-packed days, with sessions ranging from […]



Mainstream Media Goes Crazy For Anti-Hillary 1984 Ad Remix

Mar 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Strange, Streaming Video, Video

A remix of Apple’s famous 1984 ad that places Senator Hillary Clinton in the “big brother” role is causing a stir in mainstream media. The video, below, is being called “groundbreaking”, and “a watershed moment in 21st century media and political advertising”. The video represents “a new era, a new wave of politics … because […]



YouTube Announces “Significant Award” For Popular Videos

Mar 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Streaming Video, Video, Vlogs

YouTube today confirmed that it was announcing the first-ever YouTube Video Awards, a significant award established to recognize popular YouTube videos. The 2007 YouTube Video Awards commemorate the site’s most popular user-created videos of 2006. The company is only offering winners a trophy, despite the fact that the popular user-generated content the award highlights has […]



YouTube Plans Video Awards

Mar 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Streaming Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

YouTube plans to launch the YouTube Video Awards, an event to honor the best user-generated videos, acccording to a report at Mashable. The seven categories are Most Inspirational, Most Creative, Best Series, Best Comedy, Musician of the Year, Best Commentary and Most Adorable Video Ever. Voting will take place from Monday to Friday. Winners will […]