Video clips of Saddam Hussein‚Äôs execution have been published to YouTube, Google Video and other video sharing sites. The grainy, poorly-filmed footage is a chilling example of the state of user-created media. ‚ÄúWe won‚Äôt pass judgement on those that want to see the clip, but what‚Äôs becoming abundantly clear is that information can no longer […]

Apple today filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2006 and its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Both filings had been delayed pending the conclusion of an independent investigation by the special committee of the board of directors into past […]

Apple, a company that has been flying high with a string of successes recently, now looks like it may get bogged down in a controversial stock option mess. According to reports, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who is one of the most respected and even revered business leaders in the world, received 7.5m stock options in […]

Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron hopes that his new video podcasting studio will be less about advertising and more about creating interesting shows: Abby Corps is about enabling content creators by building community. When the emphasis is shifted towards supporting great quality content and the options for monetizing that content remain open to outside partnerships and […]

Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron has announced that he is partnering with Jeff Pulver to create a new video podcasting network, Abbey Corps. According to Baron, the new network will be a competitive alternative to Podshow and Podtech, two podcasting startups. “Jeff Pulver and I have co-founded a new studio network,” writes Baron at his blog […]

Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O’Malley already calls himself a blogger. But now O’Malley is delving further into new media with a video podcast of his Christmas message to the masses. The podcasts — in English, Spanish and Portuguese — are part of a broader effort by the Boston Archdiocese to embrace new technology as a […]

Baptist for Women, a division of Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, has launched the new podcast series “Women’s Health Inside Out.” The ongoing series will address a variety of women’s health issues. Baptist public relations coordinator Rhonda McRae said, “We find more and more people searching for health information via the Internet. We think […]

The British monarchy dates back over ten centuries, but for the first time ever, this year, the Queen’s Christmas speech will be available as a podcast. This year, the Queen has focused her Christmas speech on the relationship between different generations. Buckingham Palace described her theme as highlighting “what old and young have to offer […]

NBC’s attitude towards YouTube has done a 180 since the video sharing site was acquired by Google. While earlier in the year, NBC was asking YouTube to take down popular SNL videos like Lazy Sunday, the network now has realized YouTube’s viral potential to expand audiences. The network has released an uncensored version of an […]

Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay $1.5 million, and kick in thousands more in customer refunds, to settle lawsuits brought by California and Texas over music CDs that installed a hidden anti-piracy program on consumers computers without consumer’s knowledge. The settlements, announced Tuesday, cover lawsuits over CDs loaded with one of two types of copy-protection […]