Liz Gannes over at NewTeeVee reports that SonicMountain, the company that recently acquired the once-hyped podcasting startup Odeo, has purchased FireAnt, a stagnating Internet video startup. FireAnt is a desktop media player and RSS aggregator for Windows and Mac. With an integrated guide to Internet TV, the FireAnt player lets users subscribe to, download, and […]

Us Internet users watch an average of three hours¬†of¬†online video per month, according to research firm comScore’s Video Metrix report for July 2007. Google Sites topped the July rankings with both the most unique video viewers and most videos viewed. Google Dominates Online Video July saw Americans view more than 9 billion videos online, with […]

SplashCast has announced a new partnership with Columbia Records and three new features designed to make the SplashCast experience more interactive. The new features include: FanCast, a new mobile publishing feature; live chat; and built-in Twitter instant messaging. Here’s the annoucement from SlashCast’s Marshall Kirkpatrick: New York‚Äôs Coheed and Cambria is the first Columbia band […]

Virgin America today announced that it is partnering with AirCell in an effort aimed at offering air-to-ground broadband internet service on Virgin America flights in 2008. Fly Virgin next year and you’ll be able to access the Internet from any seat on their flights. The system is expected to let you connect to the Internet […]

Fair Use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws are responsible for more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue for the United States, according to the findings of an economic study released today by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA). The study, which was was conducted in accordance with a World Intellectual Property Organization methodology, suggests […]

TalkShoe today announced the general availability of ShoePhone, a service for unlimited group calling with anyone, anywhere, anytime. The service lets you organize large group discussions over the Internet and to record them as podcasts. Up to 250 people can participate in a live call, which TalkShoe calls a “Talkcast”. 1,000s more can listen to […]

Another report shows that advertisers are rapidly moving their spending from traditional media to the Internet. And while Internet ad spending is rising, advertisers appear to be getting more bang for their buck, because their overall ad spending is down. Internet media’s share of advertising spending increased from 6.4% to 7.6% in the last year, […]

Numark has announced that it‚Äôs shipping the first iPod DJ mixing console that lets you scratch, control pitch, key-lock, and simultaneously play two songs from a single iPod. If you’re interested in recording dj mixes or music shows, you can even use the iDJ to record back to your iPod. The Numark iDJ2 features an […]

We noted earlier Movable Type’s new iPhone blogging support. It looks like WordPress users are interested in the iPhone, too. Content Robot has introduced iWPhone, a plug in that automatically generates an iPhone-compatible version of WordPress-based sites. The iWPhone WordPress Plugin and Theme automatically reformats your blog’s content for optimized viewing on Apple’s iPhone. It […]

Research from Australian radio network Austereo shows that radio listeners’ attention is moving from traditional radio to podcasts and other mobile audio content. Companies that track media use, like Nielsen Media Research, haven’t caught up with people’s changing use of technology and are significantly misrepresenting media consumption, as a result. Highlights of Austereo’s research: Austereo […]