Podcasting

Hayden Black Snags Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols For Cabonauts Web Series

Jul 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Corporate Podcasts, General, Podcasting, Video, Video Podcasts

Pioneering videopodcaster Hayden Black (Goodnight Burbank) has snagged Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) to star in a web only science fiction comedy musical, TheCabonauts: The news is out and the buzz is pretty damn loud! The wonderful, beautiful, exceptionally talented Nicky Nichols – Star Trek’s Uhura – has come on board the Cabonauts as CJ, […]



Wizzard: Podcast Downloads Up 45%

Jul 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured Story, Podcast Distribution, Podcast Hosting, Podcasting, Podcasting Networks, Podcasting Research

Podcasting network Wizzard Media today announced that podcast downloads from their network were up by 45% in Q2, compared to 2008.



Blubrry Intros 4 New Features

Jul 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Podcast Distribution, Podcast Hosting, Podcasting, Podcasting Networks

Podcast community site Blubrry has introduced 4 new features: Show promos – This will make it easier for listeners to get a quick introduction to a show and allow podcasters in the network to more easily promote each other. Audio embed – this feature gives members added exposure beyond Blubrry and their own websites. Surveys […]



PodCamp Pittsburgh 4 Scheduled For Oct. 10-11

Jul 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Podcasting Events

Registration is now open for PodCamp Pittsburgh 4, scheduled for October 10th and 11th at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. PodCamp Pittsburgh started out as a podcasting unconference, but has grown to cover a variety of new media/social media topics. “We have seen a surge of interest in social media this year — not just […]



The Making Of Raul’s World of Synths Podcast

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, How to Podcast, Podcasting

The Making of Raul’s World of Synths is a short documentary, created as a school project, that outlines Raul Pena’s process for creating his synthesizer podcast, Raul’s World Of Synths.



How To Record A Pop Song On Your iPhone

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Digital Music, Podcasting Software

This video demonstrates how The 88 used Sonoma Wire Works FourTrack (App Store link) to record their latest single, Love Is The Thing, on an iPhone. FourTrack is $9.99, which is amazing, considering it transforms your iPhone into a functional recording studio that can be used for recording music, podcast production and other mobile new […]



Wizzard Media Podcast Advertising Up 46% In One Quarter

Jul 1st, 2009 | By | Category: Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Distribution, Podcast Hosting, Podcasting Statistics

Podcasting network Wizzard Media today announced that it served over 13,700,000 podcast ad impressions through its Alchemy advertising technology in the quarter ending June 30, 2009. This represents an increase of 251% year-to-year and a 46% increase from the 9.4 million ad impressions served in the first quarter of 2009. Wizzard Ad Impression History 2008 […]



30 Days Free Podcast Hosting For WildVoice Podcasters

Jun 30th, 2009 | By | Category: Podcast Hosting, Podcasting

Earlier in the week, we reported that free podcast hosting site WildVoice.com was abruptly shutting down. blubrry‘s Todd Cochrane has announced a special for former WildVoice users: The team at Blubrry is sad to see another Podcast Hosting and Podcast Media site going off-line. However, the news of WildVoice shutting down July 1 means podcasters […]



Podcast Host WildVoice To Shut Down July 1

Jun 29th, 2009 | By | Category: Podcast Hosting, Podcasting

Users of free podcast host WildVoice.com have been notified that the service will cease operation next month. The latest (and perhaps last?) post on the company blog states: “We will no longer be supporting the WildVoice.com site as of July 1, 2009. The site will shutdown sometime on or after that date. We’re sure you’ve […]



Pride48 Podcaster John Ong: Telling Stories, Building Community

Jun 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, Podcasting, Podcasting Events

This weekend marks the inaugural run of the Pride 48 podcast marathon. The two day event kicked off Friday evening, and showcases several dozen GLBT podcast shows throughout the weekend. I recently talked with John Ong, a Kansas City podcaster I know from PodCamp Midwest, whose Ongline Podcast will be part of Pride 48. Elisabeth […]