There’s an online petition asking Apple to save the FireWire port on Mac laptops. More than 6,000 people have already signed the petition. Here’s the text of the petition: To: Apple Inc. We all love your products, Apple Inc.! But your recently refreshed line of consumer notebooks lacks the possibility to plug in digital audio […]

Founder of the Podcast Awards Todd Cochrane plans to announce the 220 shows that have made the final voting slate for the 2008 event on Sunday, October 19th at 4PM Pacific Time @ PodcastAwards.com. This is the fourth annual Podcasting Awards, which has the goal of recognizing the best podcasters in the world by allowing […]

Raw Voice CEO Todd Cochrane has introduced the company’s Podcast Advertising Campaign Management System (PACMS), a tool for managing podcast campaigns from proposal to completion. Cochrane explains how it works: “A podcast advertising campaign typically starts with a request for proposal (RFP) from a media buyer or advertiser. With the RawVoice PACMS, we enter the […]

Tuesday, we noted something that didn’t get a lot of attention in the hype surrounding Apple’s introduction of new MacBooks: Apple is killing off FireWire. Apple’s decision to eliminate FireWire connections in its MacBook lineup has angered legions of Apple fans that use Mac laptops for creating music, videos and new media. The lack of […]

There’s something very important missing from the new line of MacBooks that Apple introduced today: FireWire ports. Here’s the port lineup for the new MacBooks: MagSafe power port Gigabit Ethernet port Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) Mini DisplayPort Audio line in Audio line out Kensington lock slot Yep – if you’ve bought […]

The makers of the Flip Video family of camcorders have announced a new personalization platform that lets you design a custom Flip Mino camcorder. This new service, created in partnership with CafePress, also gives you the option to share designs with the community to earn commissions.  “We created the Flip Mino to be a fun and […]

Two PodCamps are coming up in October: PodCamp Pittsburgh, which is known for having the best parties in the world, and the inaugural PodCamp Hawaii.  PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 will take place on October 18 and 19, 2008, with a meet-and-greet the evening of October 17. WHEN: October 18 and 19, 9am to 4pm each day WHERE: Art […]

According to Microsoft Zune guru Rob Greenlee, there’s been “a huge jump in podcast interest in the Zune Podcast Marketplace Software.” “This is an annual rite of passage, that summer is the time when podcast usage dips and then it comes stampeding back in the Fall and Winter,” explains Greenlee. “This year is no exception […]

MEVIO has announced the launch of TeXtraTV, a new technology entertainment channel that combines the best technology shows, reviews and video clips with some of the top celebrity hosts in technology. The company hopes to make TeXtraTV the MTV of technology video. According to Ron Bloom, co-founder and chief executive officer of MEVIO, “In the […]

Marketing Vox reports that NPR’s site traffic is up 78% over the last year, thanks in large part to podcasting and social networking features. NPR.org had 2.6 million unique visitors in August, a 78 percent increase from a year earlier, according to comScore data. Public radio audiences and contributions went up, too. NPR is also planning […]