DivShare, a free file hosting service, has introduced the DivShare Uploader Plugin for WordPress.

The plug-in lets you upload large files directly from the WordPress “Write a Post” page to your DivShare account, and insert the files into posts with a single click. The option can be used to post images, MP3s and all types of files to blogs.

The plug-in replaces the standard WordPress upload form with a DivShare form, which is linked to your DivShare account. Maximum file side for uploads is 200MB.

While most recent coverage of YouTube has focused on the controversy over the site yanking 100,000 Viacom videos, a new report suggest that YouTube users prefer homemade videos over mainstream content.

According to research company HitWise, user-generated videos are more popular on the Youtube than commercial videos.

‚ÄúIf you look at the search terms driving traffic to YouTube, it turns out a lot of the content people are seeking is user generated,‚Äù said Bill Tancer, Hitwise’ general manager of global research. ‚ÄúI know everyone is up in arms about the Google announcement that they will have to put some copyright controls in place. But, our data is telling us that may not impact YouTube visits as much as people think it will.‚Äù

Hitwise also notes that in February, online traffic to YouTube was more than all television network websites combined.

While user-generated content may rule at YouTube, a quick look at the top YouTube videos of all time shows that at least half of the videos are either content ripped from television or videos that contain traditionally-copyrighted music. It remains to be seen how removing these videos will affect the site’s popularity.

A new survey suggests that most people aren’t willing to pay $500 for an iPhone, but many would be interested if the iPhone was under $300.

Online market research firm Compete Inc. surveyed 379 people in the U.S., most of whom had heard of the iPhone and have shopped for an iPod, to find out how interested they are in the device.

Highlights of the survey:

• Of those surveyed, 26 percent said they’re likely to buy an iPhone
• Only 1 percent said they’d pay $500 for it.
• Forty-two percent of those who plan to buy an iPhone said they’d pay $200 to $299.
• 60 percent of those in the survey who said they were likely to buy the phone said they’d switch mobile operators in order to get it.

The phone may start out around $500 because early adopters will pay that, said Andy Neff, an analyst at Bear Stearns who participated in a conference call to discuss the results of the study. But pricing will likely drop by $100 to $200 to target the mass market, he said.

Since the Apple is expected to have a 50% margin on the iPhone, it could easily adjust its price to target a larger audience.

Apple’s goal is to capture 1% of mobile phone sales, which it should easily be able to do, based on Compete’s survey. On the other hand, if it hones its price to close to the $300 mark, Apple could easily could find the iPhone a bigger success than the iPod.

Gizmodo is calling for a boycott on the RIAA in March:

Gizmodo is declaring the month of March Boycott the RIAA month. We want to get the word out to as many people as humanly possible that we can all send a message by refusing to buy any album put out by an RIAA label.

They suggest buying music from indie musicians and unsigned bands. If your favorite band is on an RIAA label, consider purchasing band merchandise or going to one of their concerts.

Gizmodo doesn’t go far enough, though.

It’s time for people to stop griping that they can’t get their Justin Timberlake downloads without DRM, and to instead explore the world of millions of artists that are releasing their work freely via the Internet.

If Steve Jobs says it’s time to get rid of DRM, it’s time to stop buying tracks from iTunes until they start offering DRM-free music.

A great place to get free DRM-free music is with music podcasts. There are podcasts for all types of music that you can’t find on corporate radio. There are local music podcasts from all over the world. Music podcasts offer an easy way to fill your portable music player with interesting new music, without having to pay a dime.

Check out our music podcast directory and other podcast directory sites, get some free music and learn about some new bands (that don’t want to sue Grandma) in March!

And if you’ve got a great music podcast, feel free to pimp it in the comments!

Radio industry website FMQB.com reports that public radio station KCRW/Santa Monica has been awarded a $600,000, three-year grant from the Annenberg Foundation, which the public radio station plans to use for “Web initiatives and podcasting.”

paidContent.org elaborates that as part of “public media‚Äôs push into online media,” KCRW, the NPR flagship station for Southern California, will use the grant, not for its radio operations, but specifically for its website. They report that the money will be used ‚Äúto develop business models to sustain the station‚Äôs webcasting activities and to further its innovative online music service.‚Äù The grant will allow KCRW to experiment with a variety of online strategies, it said.

The station has been online since 1995 and has been streaming its three live feeds since 1999. During the past month, about 1 million KCRW podcasts were downloaded at AOL, NPR and KCRW, station officials said.

Scott McNealy, Chairman and former CEO of Sun Microsystems, has launched an Internet radio show, called The McNealy Minute.

“When you’re not CEO and you’re just chairman, you only get a minute,” jokes McNealy in the inaugural show, which features an interview with new CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Somehow, McNealy stretches his minute to nearly a dozen.

“The goal is to have a series of interviews with people of interest, and over time, expand the distribution,” a Sun representative said, adding that McNealy hopes to post new episodes roughly monthly.

“Jonathan’s doing a fantastic job,” McNealy said, but added, “I don’t miss being inside the pinata. I was thrilled to go do that, but 22 years of getting whacked by a random two-by-four from strange places is something nobody should have to do.”

While you can freely download the show from the Sun site, we could not find a podcast feed at this time.

via CNET News.com

In case you were wondering why Bryan Lee, the executive responsible for the launch of the Zune media player, left the company, this t-shirt may provide a clue.

We’re not sure if it was analysts calling the Zune a dismal failure or the reviews that said that the Zune zucks, but somehow Microsoft turned one of the most hotly anticipated technology releases of 2006 into a fiasco.

For those that think that Microsoft stepped in it with the Zune, Cotton Factory is offering the iZuned t-shirt.

While some say that any publicity is good publicity, it’s hard to imagine how having people associate your product with a steaming pile of cr@# can be good for your brand.

Mariner Software has released the public beta version of WinJournal 1.0, an integrated journaling, blogging, and podcasting software for Windows.

Windows users are invited to download the beta application at no charge and make suggestions or submit bug reports.

Features:

• Straightforward blogging capabilities
• Feature-rich desktop blogging application, supporting a wide range of blog sites such as,
• Blogger, TypePad, WordPress, LiveJournal, Movable Type, and Windows Live Spaces
• Create podcasts or audio entries
• Wiki capabilities built-in
• Two-level security (password protection and encryption)
• Organize notes or thoughts

Pricing for the final version has been set at $34.95 for the download version. The shipping version will initially be offered in English, however more languages will be added in the near future. System requirements include Vista, XP Pro or Home, NT Workstation, 2000, or 2000 Server. WinJournal 1.0 is expected to ship in April.14.

LoPresti SpeedMerchants, manufacturer of the “FURY” aircraft, has announced the full integration of the iPod into the Fury’s systems, allowing the popular music device to be used as a flight data recorder.

“This is a watershed technology for aviation,” said VP of Operations, RJ Siegel, “and we are delighted to be the first to bring it to market. It would be very nearsighted to think of the iPod as merely an entertainment device.”

The iPod presents LoPresti with three aviation solutions:

• LoPresti has implemented the iPod to serve as a digital data recorder. With the ability to record over 500 hours of flight time, the iPod becomes the first truly portable, personal flight recorder with a huge recording capacity
• Using it as an audio recorder, LoPresti has the ability to capture and replay audio on demand. This includes cockpit conversation as well as two way audio transmissions. (Clearances for example)
• It is a non invasive, completely portable and pervasive technology. This means it’s cheap, easy to replace and available on almost every street corner. The complete antithesis of aviation electronics.

“This is the perfect marriage of a consumer product to the aviation market” said Siegel. “The iPod has an ideal product spec for aviation. It’s light and small, with very low power requirements and a simple interface. By introducing such a mainstream device to aviation, we open the door to increased functionality at bargain basement prices. There are thousands of developers passionate about writing applications for the iPod. With such a large body of programmers we literally have no idea what the next great aviation application may be.‚Äù

RingTales has announced the debut of a new podcast featuring animated New Yorker Cartoons. Subscribers to the podcast will receive three new animations of The New Yorker “RingTales” each week.

RingTales has the exclusive license to animate and distribute The New Yorkers library of over 70,000 cartoons. “In making the transition from page to screen, were building upon the already strong tradition of New Yorker cartoons,” said Robert Mankoff, New Yorker Cartoon Editor and President of The Cartoon Bank. “Its been an absolute pleasure to see our 20th century tradition come to life in 21st century technology. Its an opportunity to expand our audience — and have fun in the process.”

The animations will also be able to be seen on The New Yorkers web site, Newyorker.com, in March.