It’s looking more and more like podcasting will play a big part in the next US presidential election. Politicians are treating bloggers seriously, politicians are podcasting and political sites are adding podcasts to their offerings.An example of this trend is the announcement that Senator John Edwards has signed on to be the keynote speaker at […]

SolidSpace, a web hosting service provider, announced today SolidCasts, a Podcast Management System for individuals and small businesses.The SolidCasts system lets users upload and manage audio and video files for podcasts. SolidSpace hosts clients‚Äô podcasts and generates a line of code that users can publish to their Web site or blog. Site visitors are then […]

A new podcasting site, WildVoice is looking for beta users to test creating podcast with WildVoice Studio, a Windows podcasting application. Users will be able to publish their podcasts to the WildVoice site, an online community for personal media broadcasting. The WildVoice online community is designed to let members create, personalize, publish, and share podcasts […]

Sony has introduced a podcast, the Sony Online Entertainment Podcast, that covers Sony online gaming. The first episode (MP3) provides an insider’s look at EverQuest. EverQuest Community Manager Christina ‚ÄúKytherea‚Äù Delzer interviews Game Designer Jason ‚ÄúMaddoc‚Äù Mash about the Progression Server, a new server type in the works for EQ fans launching at the end […]

St. John Ambulance, a UK charity organization, is using podcasting to help distribute first aid information. The First Aid Advice podcasts provide information on situations ranging from treating shock (MP3) to dealing with severe wounds (MP3). The organization plans to releast new podcasts every Wednesday throughout the summer, covering treatment for a wide range of […]

TP Research has released Video Comments, a plugin that lets users publish videos on WordPress blogs and let viewers add time-based comments.A popup window displays the video and comment area. As a video is played, the comments associated with a current video time are displayed. Viewers can also scroll through the comments and click them […]

Farrell Kramer Communications, a public relations firm, has launched a new podcasting service, FKC Newsmaker Interviews, which provides professional podcast interviews for companies and individuals looking to publicize any type of news event. “Podcasting is an ideal way to energize a PR announcement, complementing any news event with an in-depth audio interview,” said FKC president […]

Robert Scoble is going to have to change his tagline. The “Microsoft Geek Blogger” is leaving Microsoft to join the podcasting startup PodTech.Scoble’s site, which focuses on tech issues relating to Microsoft, has been one of the most popular blogs for several years. Of over 3,000 bloggers active at Microsoft, Scoble has been the most […]

Podcasting pioneer Dave Winer is celebrating two years of podcasting today. Back in the day, Winer called his podcast his audio Morning Coffee Notes. (MP3) Winer, along with Adam Curry, is considered by many to be one of the “fathers” of podcasting because of his pioneering work combining audio blogging with RSS feeds to allow […]

NPR has introduced a new podcast dedicated to the world of video games, Press Start. Hosts Robert Holt, Ralph Cooper, and Kyle Orland discuss the art and craft of video games: what’s new and what games they’ve been playing. The first episode looks at video games as art (MP3).