Blendtec, a company that makes heavy duty blenders, is using video blogging to sell $400 blenders. It’s also reinventing advertising along the way. Blendtec makes hardcore blenders – not something that most people would think they need. Ask someone if they’d like to watch a video demonstration about a blender, and they are liable to […]

A new device promises to turn your iPod into a portable recording studio. The MusicJam mixer is a new mixing and recording device for iPods. MusicJam lets users make their own personal versions of favorite songs by adding their singing and guitar jamming to any song and recording the results. The MusicJam can also be […]

CBS is launching a new music label, with its focus on building awareness for CBS Records’ artists and songs by integrating music into CBS television series and getting artists into iTunes. CBS Records plans to build a roster of artists from the ranks of independent musicians who write and perform their own songs, with an […]

The Suffolk County (NY) Psychological Association has introduced a new podcast, Psyched Up, to help educate the public about the field of mental health. “People are becoming more aware of the important roles that behavior, attitudes and emotions play in not only overcoming illness and solving problems, but also in maintaining a healthy lifestyle,” said […]

Forrester’s recent analyst report that suggested that Apple’s iTunes sales had flatlined has generated a great deal of skepticism and controversy. Forrester reported that iTunes sales had dropped 65% between January 2006 and June 2006. Others have a much more positive outlook on Apple’s digital music store. Apple flatly denies Forrester’s claims, while other analysts […]

Some users had reported trouble recently using our main feed (https://www.podcasting-news.com/feed/) with Google Reader. We contacted Google and got a response that they would look into it. The issue appears to now be resolved: Thanks to Mike K. and others for bringing this to our attention.

According to CNBC‘s latest survey, Apple will be having a merry Christmas. 8% of those polled expect to buy an iPod this year. According to CNBC’s calculations, that means Apple will sell about 17 million iPods. At an average cost of $159 a machine, that adds up to $2.7 billion for Apple.

StumbleVideo is a new site that lets visitors browse through video content from MySpace, Google Video and YouTube using a simple interface, and vote videos up or down, like a video Hot or Not. The site is based on the technology of StumbleUpon, a company that provides a toolbar for “stumbling” onto new Web sites. […]

Former Rocketboom host Amanda Congdon has made the move to ABC, where she “dishes” the news with the same irreverence that made her a video podcasting star. ABC calls her work a videoblog. There’s no RSS feeds currently, and you have to sit through ads and you have to watch it through a pop-up interface. […]

The “news” that iTunes sales are plummeting seems to have been picked up by every blogger and analyst that has an axe to grind about iTunes or digital music in general. A common theme in the coverage is that people were finally rebelling against copy-protected digital music. This would make sense….if digital music sales were […]