Queen Rania, the queen consort of King Abdullah II of Jordan, has announced that she’ll be vlogging at YouTube in order to encourage a global dialog to dismantle stereotypes of the Muslims and Arab world. I was skeptical about the idea, until I watched her video introduction, above. It’s quite remarkable. She may be a […]

[display_podcast] Podcaster and novelist JC Hutchins, creator of the 7th Son thriller trilogy, needs your help: THE NATIONWIDE BLACKOUT IS NOW … the violence and chaos are HERE … and YOU are a victim. Call the number in the video below and submit your story of horror and survival! Email your friends this blog post […]

MySpace is working on a digital music store, striking a deal with three of the big four music companies to start a music Web site. The New York Times reports that MySpace will spin out its MySpace Music service as an independent joint venture, in partnership with Universal Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group. […]

Apple confirmed the rumor we reported earlier, announcing that the iTunes Store had surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US. “We launched iTunes less than five years ago, and it has now become the number one music retailer in the world,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We […]

Sony has introduced the HDR-TG1 Handycam, a midget-sized (dwarf, if you’ve seen In Bruges) high-definition video camera, weighing in at just ten ounces Despite its tiny size, it is a full-featured camcorder that can record 1920 x 1080 HD video and 4-megapixel digital photos directly to Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo or PRO Duo Mark2 […]

BusinessWeek’s Stephen Wildstrom is asking “Can Doug Merrill Save Music?” Merrill is leaving a cushy CIO job at Google to be the President of Digital Business at EMI, one of the biggest music companies in the world. BusinessWeek wonders: Could the surprising departure of Google Chief Information Officer Douglas Merrill be the salvation of the […]

Pioneering podcast novelist Scott Sigler saw “a dream come true” yesterday, April Fool’s Day, with Random House’s publication of a hardcover version of his book, Infected. Sigler, one of the (the very?) first writers to offer their fiction in podcast format, began back in 2005 with his science-fiction/horror book Earthcore. With a bevy of devoted […]

Veronica Belmont, host of the Mahalo Daily video podcast, has announced that she’s moving on: Hard to believe the time has already come, but soon enough I’ll be moving on from Mahalo to embark on some exciting new projects! Mahalo Daily has been a really amazing experience (and not just because I get to do […]

Competition for the next generation Internet television platform is starting to heat up. Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with Hollywood firm the Safran Company to produce original shows for distribution on the system. The company represents clients like actor and producer Sean Combs (“Monster’s Ball”), actor and writer Nia […]

Earlier this month we reported on how the newspaper industry has lost its future audience to the Internet. It gets worse. In the last year, the newspaper industry has experienced the worst ad revenue decline in its history, according to the Newspaper Association of America. Total print advertising revenue in 2007 plunged 9.4% to $42 […]