By now, you’ve probably seen one of the live blogs of Steve Job’s Macworld Keynote. You’ve probably also had a chance to read about Steve Jobs’ announcements, includin: the new Macbook Air; the Time Capsule wireless backup device; updates to the iPod touch; iTunes movie rentals; the new Apple TV software; the free iPhone updates; […]

At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates used his last keynote to offer his take on the future, talk about the first “digital decade” and what the future offers. He was joined by Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, who helped Gates demo his mad Guitar Hero […]

There’s been a lot of discussion in the blogosphere today about the importance of Twitter. David Armano, VP of Experience Design with Critical Mass, wonders “Why is Twitter exploding?”, and suggests that it’s rapidly growing because it has created a “conversation ecosystem”. Forrester Analyst Jeremiah Owyang says that “conversations have shifted to Twitter,” and calls […]

Compete has published their latest stats for Total Time Spent Online – and they make clear that people are rapidly moving their attention from traditional media to online media. Time spent online is up by nearly 25% since last August. Here’s how Compete’s Jay Meattle characterizes the trend: “We are spending more and more time […]

A funny thing happened today. Pretty much everyone that’s been roasting NBC for yanking their content off of YouTube and iTunes is eating their words, now that they’ve seen Hulu, NBC’s new video site: “I was busy sharpening up the knives at BoomTown HQ to prepare for the debut of Hulu this week,” admits Kara […]

The Wall Street Journal has an article today that suggests that iPods and MP3s are ruining pop music. The idea is that the dynamic compression that has become popular to make music sound louder, combined with audio file compression, which throws away details of the music, have combined to make pop music horrible. According to […]

Alex Iskold has penned an article over at Read/WriteWeb that asks “Will Podcasting Survive?”. The article suggests that podcasting is stagnating, that podcasting is losing steam, and that it’s even going out of fashion. Here are the points Read/WriteWeb offers to support their claim that podcasting is stagnating: Podcast technology inherently limits interest; Podcasting startup […]

When you look at the steady stream of companies that are hyped at sites like TechCrunch – companies like Cluztr, Validas, Wablet and Weebly – it doesn’t seem like a stretch to think that there’s something to the idea that there’s a “Web 2.0” bubble, an unwarranted rush of interest and investment in new Internet […]

The winners of the People‚Äôs Choice Podcast Awards have been announced: Best Video Podcast – Ask a Ninja Best Mobile Phone Formatted Podcast – Praystation Portable Business – Manager Tools Comedy – Nobody Likes Onions Cultural / Arts – This American Life Education – Grammar Girl Entertainment – The Lost Podcast Food and Drink – […]

There’s been a lot of blog discussion, recently, about podcasting startup PodTech and its struggles to become profitable. The company is burning through cash to support 38 employees and high-rent office space in Palo Alto, but has failed to create any breakout Internet TV franchises. CenterNetworks’ Allen Stern offers Five Suggestions to Improve PodTech: Update […]