Yale University has introduced an official podcast, the Yale Podcast, that features lectures and speeches given at the University by professors, alumni and other notable guest speakers. According to Yale spokeswoman Helaine Klasky, the podcast has received over 50,000 hits in its first week and has been met with much excitement throughout the Yale community. […]

The podcast Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing has gone from zero to over a million downloads since launching in late July, according to its creators at the QDnow Network. Show host and creator Mignon Fogarty says the key to the show’s success has been making it fun. Fogarty uses humorous examples […]

Satellite radio operators XM and Sirius face a 20 percent decline in fourth-quarter retail sales that is likely to put pressure on their respective stock prices, according to a Bank of America investment note. On Monday, their stocks started declined in reaction to the note, shedding most of the gains notched in November following third-quarter […]

StreetIQ.com today announced the official launch of its newly redesigned website and expanded its coverage of business podcasts to include over 250 channels and access to more than 30,000 shows. “We have…refined our editorial focus in light of the increase in the amount of content created by professionals in corporate communications, public relations and investor […]

Apple has applied for several patents relating to podcasting: Acquisition, management and synchronization of podcasts relates to acquiring and playing podcasts on a portable media device. Techniques and systems for supporting podcasting relates to receiving a portable subscription file that is used to facilitate subscribing to the podcast; accessing the portable subscription file to obtain […]

According to researchers at the Pew Internet Project (PDF), the audience for podcasts has increased by over 70% in six months. 12% of Internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it or view it at a later time. This compares to 7% of Internet users who reported podcast downloading […]

Butterball, iconic brand of Thanksgiving turkeys, has debuted TurkeyTalk, its first podcast series about holiday meal preparation. This podcast series will consist of six episodes covering preparation advice, stories from the famed Butterball Turkey Talk-Line and more. Episodes began with the promo on October 30, and are available for streaming, subscription or download at www.Butterball.com […]

Today is Thanksgiving, and the days surrounding this holiday are the busiest air travel days of the year in the United States. ust in time for that hectic time, the Denver International Airport (DIA) is introducing a new section on its website called Sights and Sounds, including new video and audio podcasts* that highlight interesting […]

Mad because you bought a Zune and found out Microsoft doesn’t support podcasts? FeedYourZune has you covered. FeedYourZune is a free, full-featured RSS reader and podcast media player. It requires Windows XP or 2000. Features: Automated download and syncing of Audio and Video Podcasts to your Zune. Full featured RSS video playback. Supports all video […]

PodJournals has announced the beta release of its social podcasting service, as well as client software for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher. According to the company, their service is designed to make the podcast the new center of the social networking experience. “Podcasting has traditionally been a static, top-down medium, but we see […]