Several of the world‚Äôs leading Internet and media companies today announced their joint support for a set of copyright guidelines for user-generated content designed to protect the intellectual property of content owners. According to the companies, the principles offer a comprehensive set of guidelines to help user-generated content (UGC) services and content creators work together […]

Bloggers, podcasters, and assorted online enthusiasts are gathering at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in Greensboro, (NC), Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 for ConvergeSouth, an annual conference focused on enhancing creativity online for everyone. Exploring “the online revolution in personal expression”, ConvergeSouth focuses on digital publishing, videocasting and podcasting. Friday’s topic is “The […]

Roland has updated the Edirol R-09 WAVE/MP3 Recorder to be compatible with 8-GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) cards. With the update, the R-09 now also offers manual file splitting‚Äîactivated by a single button push while the R-09 is in RECORD mode. “We are always looking for ways to increase the functionality and capability of our […]

Research by Scouta, a company that offers a podcast recommendation application for iTunes, suggests that tracking podcast downloads is far from accurate as a measure of a show’s success. According to Scouta’s Richard Giles, “Only 10% of downloaded podcasts are consumed to any degree, and only 50% of those are consumed over 50%.” Scouta’s numbers […]

Sprint and HTC Corp. today announced their response to the iPhone, the Touch by HTC, a touch-screen wireless phone integrating Windows Mobile 6 with advanced entertainment features. The Touch features integrated TouchFLO technology, developed by HTC, leveraging smooth navigation through menus with a finger swipe. In addition, the TouchFLO cube brings a 3D cube interface […]

Hayden Black, creator of the wry video podcast “Goodnight Burbank,” has launched a new video podcast that is completely different and even more irreverent. “Abigail’s X-Rated Teen Diary is about a 13 year old girl’s videoblog and her unique take on life,”¬† explains Hayden, “school, friends, parents and living with Bloomberger’s Disease. That’s a genetic […]

rollmio is launching a new video and blog promotion system designed to help marketers take advantage of consumer-generated advertising and consumer-generated media. Anyone can participate by registering at the site, and then either submitting videos or embedding videos published by others in blogs and Web pages. When a marketer wants to launch a rollmio campaign, […]

At Podcasting News, we readily admit that we are not always the most clued-in about organized sports. We didn’t even know that Arizona had a major-league baseball team until the Diamondbacks won the World Series in 2001. What a surprise! So perhaps you can forgive us for thinking that, at this time of year, college […]

Podcast411’s Rob Walch has suggested a standard button for one-click subscriptions for the Zune portable media player: This is a variation on the iTunes 1-click chicklet: Both are released under a Creative Commons license. Microsoft hasn’t yet released details on their implementation of podcasting or their one-click support. Ideally, they’d help move the podcasting world […]

Guitar Center has announced a deal with Dell to offer desktop and notebook computers specifically designed for use for digital audio recording. The company already sells Apple Macs, which are very popular for use as digital audio workstations. Initial offerings will include workstations built around dual-core AMD processors.