Podcasting

Quincy Jones Intros Video Podcast Series

Aug 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Corporate Podcasts, Internet TV, Video, Video Podcasts

27-time Grammy winner and entertainment icon Quincy Jones has introduced a video podcast series, the Quincy Jones Show. The podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at Jones’ world, including footage of him at work in the studio with some legendary performers. ‚ÄúI live to touch and share my love and wisdom with people around the world,‚Äù […]



Are Hollywood Pros Smarter Than You?

Jul 31st, 2007 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Commentary, Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, Making Money with Podcasts, Streaming Video, Video

A new Hollywood video destination site, My Damn Channel, is the latest attempt by mainstream media companies to break into the exploding Internet video market. While the site is getting hyped by the Associated Press & Variety, it appears to be a variation on all the other mainstream media video destination sites that have failed […]



Podcasting App Gets Best Shareware Award

Jul 30th, 2007 | By | Category: Podcasting Software

Audio recording and editing software RecordForAll got the top honor in the Best Sound Program category at the 2007 Shareware Industry Awards. The Awards recognize software programs marketed as shareware, allowing users to try the software before buying. RecordForAll competed against ALSong by ESTsoft, D’Accord iChords by D’Accord Music Software and Winamp Pro by NullSoft. […]



Podcast Expert: Podcast Sites, Feeds Are Garbage

Jul 28th, 2007 | By | Category: How to Podcast, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Statistics

Geek News Central’s Todd Cochrane, a long-time podcaster and the author of a book on podcasting, has taken a look at the state of podcast sites and podcast feeds and found widespread quality problems. “The amount of garbage sites out there astounded me,” said Cochrane. Cochrane looked at the podcast feeds and sites of podcasts […]



PodTech PR Troubles Turn Into A-List Blogger Catfight

Jul 28th, 2007 | By | Category: Corporate Podcasts, Podcasting Networks, Video Podcasts

Podcasting and video podcasting startup PodTech has had its share of negative coverage recently, being described by some as “the Valley’s worst video network.” The company has been struggling to get additional funding, has recently let some of its staff go and has been criticized for the quality of its content. PodTech CEO John Furrier’s […]



PodTech CEO Upbeat Despite Struggles

Jul 27th, 2007 | By | Category: Corporate Podcasts, Internet TV, Podcasting Networks, Video Podcasts

Pioneering podcaster and PodTech CEO John Furrier has posted a defense of the company, which has struggled to become profitable, failed to find new investors and has had to let go some of its content creators. The company has also been subjected to scathing coverage recently, especially from “tech gossip rag” Valleywag, which described PodTech […]



Apple Trademarks Podcasting Symbol

Jul 27th, 2007 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Law

The US Patent & Trademark Office has published Apple‚Äôs trademark for podcasting, right, trademark application number 77235043. The logo is used by Apple within iTunes and on its site to represent podcasting. Apple describes the mark like this: “The mark consists of a stylized person or antenna surrounded by concentric circles/broadcast waves.” The trademark is […]



Alesis Intros Mixer With iPod Dock

Jul 27th, 2007 | By | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Hardware

Alesis introduced the iMultiMix 9R, a pro mixer and audio player that features an integrated iPod dock and video output, at the 2007 Summer NAMM show. While some iPod mixers are more focused on recording, the iMultiMix focuses on integrating iPods into a playback or performance setup. The iMultiMix 9R mixer delivers audio playback from […]



Educational Podcasting Tutorial

Jul 27th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Educational Podcasts, How to Podcast, Podcasting

Colette Cassinelli covers the basics of educational podcasting. See our How To Podcast category for more podcasting tutorials and our Educational Podcasts category for more info on podcasting in education.



72% of U.S. Adults Have Broadband Access

Jul 26th, 2007 | By | Category: Commentary, Digital Video Downloads, Digital Video Recorder, General, iPods & Portable Media Players, News Podcasts, Podcasting Software, Strange, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Dial-up Internet access is disappearing as barrier to the adoption of podcasting, video podcasting and other Internet media. Seventy-two percent of U.S. adults now have access to a broadband connection and more than half of American households now subscribe to broadband, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). ‚ÄúWith 20 percent of non-broadband subscribers expecting […]