Podcasting

PodPress Gets Compatibility Update, But Needs Developers

Mar 5th, 2009 | By | Category: Podcasting Software

PodPress, a WordPress plugin that adds features for podasters, has been updated to 8.8.1, removing compatibility issues with recent versions of WordPress, according to its developer: Version 8.8.1 is temporary maintenance release to make podPress compatible with the post revisions feature introduced in WordPress 2.6. If somebody is interested in maintaining podPress while the main […]



Podcasting Goes Mainstream

Mar 4th, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Corporate Podcasts, iPods & Portable Media Players, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcasting, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Statistics

Podcasting is going mainstream, at least according to eMarketer: Podcasting has evolved from an odd, funky blogging experiment into a broad medium with mainstream trappings. Today, the vast majority of the top-rated podcasts come from recognizable media entities that are using podcasts to expand their existing radio, TV, cable or satellite audiences. They peg the […]



New All-in-One Screen Recording Service ‘GoView’ at DEMO

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Podcasting, Podcasting Services

Remote access and web-conferencing comapny Citrix Online introduced an all-in-one screen recording, editing and sharing service today at emerging technology conference DEMO. Citrix’s GoView is designed to allow users to create and share “recorded content” (like screen captures) online, extending the reach and possibilities for presentation. The product’s creators say that GoView is the “first […]



The Advertisers Are Now The Network: Tim Street on ADM Podcast

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Making Money with Podcasts, New Media Organizations, Podcast Quickies, Video

The latest episode of the Association for Downloadable Media (ADM)’s “Get The Download” podcast series is worth taking time to listen. The program covers much of the nuts and bolts of finding advertisers or sponsorships to monetize your Internet video creations. Interviewer Cathy Brooks of Other Than That (late of video creation site Seesmic) talks […]



Small Business Administration Updates Podcast Offerings

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcast Quickies, Podcasting

The U.S. Small Business Administration has recently upgraded its podcast resources for small business owners. The SBA is an independent federal government agency which works to “aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.” The SBA […]



Podcast Gear Update: The iMultiMix 16 USB

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: General, Mobile Podcasting, Podcasting Hardware

Alesis Product Specialist Rob Bachi runs through the features of the iMultiMix 16 USB, a 16-channel USB mixer that features a built-in iPod dock for your iPod. The mixer’s iPod integration could be a nice feature for people doing podcasting. Alesis has smaller versions of the iMultiMix available, too, with fewer channels. If you’ve used the […]



New Media Changes The Game For Entertainers, Media Personalities

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: General, Podcasting

Econsultancy has published an interesting post that looks Adam Carolla’s podcast, and at how podcasting and new media are changing the game for entertainers and media personalities: With his podcast, Carolla runs the show. He controls operations, can set his own direction without approval from higher-ups and has almost no limitations on what deals he […]



Adam Carolla Podcast Makes Radio Irrelevant

Mar 1st, 2009 | By | Category: Featured Story, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcasting

It looks like the Adam Carolla Podcast may do to radio what Nine Inch Nails did to the music industry – make it irrelevant.

On Friday, February 20th, Adam Carolla’s radio show left the airwaves, as part of a format switch.

Four days later, Corolla had a hit podcast.



Blackberry Gets Podcatcher

Feb 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, iPods & Portable Media Players

VersatileMonkey.com has released PodTrapper for the popular Blackberry phone/portable media device. The PodTrapper is a podcatcher, or download manager and player of podcasts. The $9.99 application allows users to consolidate podcasts a single device, rather than schlepping a Blackberry for phone and texting, and a separate portable media player for podcasts. Simon Sage of IntoMobile […]



‘Theosis’ Offers Daily Devotions For Lenten Season

Feb 26th, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcast Quickies, Podcasting

The sight of workers with smudgy foreheads yesterday when I was downtown reminded me that it was Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of the Lenten season which leads up to Easter. The Catholic Online website reports that Massachusetts-based blogger and musician, Susan Bailey, is publishing a daily podcast during the forty days of Lent. “Theosis” […]