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FeedBurner Intros Advertising Platform

May 17th, 2006 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Services

FeedBurner, a leading feed-management service, today launched a feed-driven interactive advertising service for Web sites.According to the company, by using the content and the structure of RSS and Web feeds, FeedBurner can give advertisers unique new placements, such as continuous ads, ads that dynamically appear only on content posted within specific timeframes, ads associated with […]



Podcasts: Liberal Media’s Assault on America?

May 16th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, Strange

Just when you thought it was safe to sync your ‘pod, ShellyTheRepublican has revealed that podcasts are “Liberal Media’s next Assault on America.” According to the site, a “new danger has raised it’s demonic head: Invented by the Apple Computer company, the iPod is a device for receiving coded transmissions called Podcasts. This feature allows […]



MacBooks are Here

May 16th, 2006 | By | Category: Computer Hardware, General

Apple today unveiled the MacBook, described as “the world’s most advanced consumer notebook.” It features an Intel Core Duo processor and a 13-inch widescreen display and is said to be up to four times faster than the 12-inch PowerBook. Together with the 15-and 17-inch MacBook Pros, the new MacBook completes Apple’s Intel-based portables lineup and […]



So Cal MacGathering to Feature Podcasting Training

May 16th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, Computer Hardware, How to Podcast

The third annual MacGathering and SoHo Tech Show, May 19 -20, 2006 in North Hollywood, California, will feature audio and podcast discussion and training. Podcast Production 101 will be taught by Shelly Brisbin. This session will introduce the basics of podcast production. Learn what hardware, software and skills you’ll need to make your first show. […]



Podcast & Portable Media Expo Update

May 16th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, Corporate Podcasts, How to Podcast, Making Money with Podcasts, Mobile Podcasting, Podcasting Events, Video Podcasts

The Podcast & Portable Media Expo, being held September 29-30 in Ontario, California, has announced the schedule for this years sessions. Speaker/instructors will include Michael Geoghegan of Podcast Solutions, Paul Colligan, Rick Klau of Feedburner, a panel of podcast advertising experts, podcast law experts Colette Vogele and Denise Howell, Evo Terra – author of Podcasting […]



Yahoo! Maps on iPods

May 15th, 2006 | By | Category: General, iPods & Portable Media Players

A new service, iPod Directions, lets iPod users put maps and directions on their iPods. The site, described as a “directions saving tool,” exports online driving directions from Yahoo! Maps and imports them to your iPod.



Skype Intros Free Calls to Landlines, Mobiles in US and Canada

May 15th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, General

Skype, a provider of Internet phone services, today announced that all US and Canadian-based Skype customers can now make free SkypeOut calls to traditional landline and mobile phones in the US and Canada. Previously, Skype users in both countries were required to pay for Skype calls from their PCs to traditional telephones. Skype is popular […]



VoxPro Audio Editor Adds Podcasting Features

May 15th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

Audion Laboratories has released VoxPro 4.1, a professional recording application for Windows. Version 4.1 adds a publication wizard that generates RSS files, compresses audio and uploads audio files directly to the web. VoxPro 4.1‚Äôs features were added to let it be used as an all-in-one production tool to record, edit and publish professional quality broadcasts […]



Podcasters Capitalizing on Da Vinci Code Hype

May 15th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, General

The Da Vinci Code movie doesn’t open until this Friday, but podcasters are already weighing in with information and opinions on the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s controversial book, described by novelist Salman Rushdie as “typewriting.”The Scotsman News is running a week-long series of video podcasts taking a look at the Rosslyn Chapel, which features […]



UK Podcasters Association Launches

May 13th, 2006 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, How to Podcast

The first national membership organisation for UK podcasters, the UK Podcasters Association (UKPA), has opened its doors for membership. “We intend UKPA to be run along the lines of a guild or a professional body, existing in order to protect podcasters’ rights and promote their interests nationally and internationally,” according to UKPA Chairman Dean Whitbread. […]