According to a post at the Photobucket blog, MySpace has made changes to prevent Photobucket users from posting their videos and remixes to MySpace pages: This action by MySpace means that all of the videos and remixes you created will no longer show up on your MySpace profile, blog and comments section. More specifically, if […]

A couple of days ago, we highlighted some great pro-podcasting propaganda (right) that Magnatune, a net music label that specializes in Creative-Commons Music, is using. The Podcasting is Selling Music logo parodies a 1980‚Äôs campaign by the British Phonograph Industry, Home Taping is Killing Music. UK Podcasters Association (UKPA) founder Dean Whitbread contacted us and […]

Here’s something that makes you realize that¬†there’s still room for¬†a tremendous amount of growth in podcasting; a high school in California is considering adding podcasting as¬†a new class in its curriculum. Gary Bissell, a computer science teacher in Atascadero, Calif., is planning a new podcasting class. Bissell came up with the idea for the class, […]

The 2007 iPod Film Fest is now online. This year, the festival features 25 films from seven countries. The films are competing in three categories: Student Films: These film were created as part of a class or for credit at any high-school or college. Indie Films: This category covers any film or music video made […]

Podcamp, a free unconference about podcasting, is coming to New York this weekend. The New York PodCamp Conference will be held April 7th at the New Yorker Hotel, at 481 8th Avenue at 34th St. The event is organized by attendees, and will focus on topics like the future of podcasting and video podcasting. Organizers […]

It‚Äôs 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we‚Äôre going to do our best to hook you up a great free music podcast. Tony Steidler-Dennison is a self-described Linux geek, blues freak and lifelong Cardinals fan. He’s also a great example of a podcaster using his Web and media […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is fighting to protect the free speech rights of MoveOn.org Civic Action and Brave New Films after their parody of The Colbert Report was removed from YouTube because of a copyright complaint from media giant Viacom. Viacom recently asked YouTube to remove 100,000 video clips from Viacom-owned properties, including MTV […]

Chinese authorities are considering new rules to regulate blogging and podcasting in China. Long Xinmin, director of China’s General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP), said March 12 that his administration, together with several other departments, is working on new rules on Internet publishing activities. Long said the rules will help guarantee freedom of speech […]

A group of young people from West Lothian (in Scotland) have won a national podcasting competition. The Free Ears team’s “Just Listen” podcast is aimed at raising awareness of mental health issues among young people. The group was selected by judges from Young Scot, BT and Talk 107, and the youngsters will visit the radio […]

The New York Times has published an introduction to podcasting authors and audiobook podcasts. The article focuses on author Scott Sigler, who helped pioneer audiobook podcasting with his sci-fi thriller, Earthcore. Sigler introduced an Earthcore podcast in 2005, describing it at the time as the first podcast-only novel. After being snubbed by publishers for years, […]