Geek News Central’s Todd Cochrane has announced the tentative schedule for the 24 Hour Podcast, a marathon celebration of indie media scheduled for December 20-21st. Here’s what Todd has to say about the event: I kick off the event at 6am HST / 8am PST / 11am EST and go for 24 hours straight. We […]

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=44B64495B703FFA0 Expert Village – a site that features video tutorials – has a YouTube channel focusing on how to make a digital movie.  The channel includes information on topics ranging from creating scripts for indie films to lighting. There’s lots of information that applies not just to making movies, but to any indie video production.  […]

ReadWriteWeb’s Marshall Kirkpatrick brought to our attention a great new podcast feature from NPR that lets you mix your own podcast feed. NPR’s Mix Your Own Podcast lets you enter in topics that you are interested in and it will create a custom podcast feed for you.  I’d like to see them provide the ability […]

YouTube has announced two developments: the expansion of their HD player and a test of three new landing pages. Here are the details of the announcement: HD on YouTube Starting today, if you click the “watch in HD” option below any HD-enabled video, the video will automatically play in widescreen – so you can find out […]

Shure SM58 & SM57 mics have a reputation for being reliable to the point of being indestructible.  They’re popular with musicians, because they’re cheap and you can store them in the back of a van without worrying about breaking them. The SM58 is popular with podcasters, too, because it’s fairly cheap and delivers great sound for the price.  Mats […]

The Bivings Group today announced their latest report on the use of the Internet by US newspapers, and, while newspapers are rushing to catch up blogs and new media sites – they are rushing to catch up with blogs and new media sites.  According to Bivings Group’s Jesse Johnson, “Our study shows that newspapers are trying […]

Rockifone’s Easy Recorder (App Store link) is a free iPhone app that turns your iPhone into a dictaphone-style audio recorder.  Easy Recorder doesn’t have a lot of features, but it lets you record audio at three quality levels and the price is hard to beat. To sync recordings, Easy Recorder has a built-in Web server that […]

P2P distribution for new media seemed like a good idea to a lot of people a few years ago. The idea was that you’d be able to distribute your content over P2P networks and avoid paying a lot of money for bandwidth.  Unfortunately for content producers, P2P distribution for new media doesn’t offer any benefits […]

Blown to Bits – a book that looks how the Internet is changing the world - is now available for free download, under a Creative Commons license. Topics include: privacy, findability, encryption, copyright, free speech issues and the future of media. You can download Blown to Bits here.

Apple has announced that 2009 would be the last year it participated in MacWorld.

It also announced that Steve Job’s wouldn’t be attending for the keynote – effectively killing off the company’s participation immediately.