The Suffolk County (NY) Psychological Association has introduced a new podcast, Psyched Up, to help educate the public about the field of mental health. “People are becoming more aware of the important roles that behavior, attitudes and emotions play in not only overcoming illness and solving problems, but also in maintaining a healthy lifestyle,” said […]

Former Rocketboom host Amanda Congdon has made the move to ABC, where she “dishes” the news with the same irreverence that made her a video podcasting star. ABC calls her work a videoblog. There’s no RSS feeds currently, and you have to sit through ads and you have to watch it through a pop-up interface. […]

Geeks over a certain age will remember Microsoft Bob, Microsoft’s attempt to create a personal, easy-to-use computer interface. Microsoft Bob was universally panned, because it was designed for the lowest common denominator, and just set the lowest common denominator a little bit too low. Ten years later, Microsoft has quietly introduced Ms. Dewey, a sassy […]

Unilever has signed on to sponsor a new venture at Marie Claire, a women’s style magazine. Unilever will sponsor the magazine’s first video podcast series, The Masthead with Marie Claire, which will launch Jan. 2. Hosted by editor-in-chief Joanna Coles and featuring the magazine’s editorial staff, the five-minute bi-monthly video podcasts will offer an inside […]

InfoWorld podcaster and writer Jon Udell announced via his podcast (MP3) today that he is moving to a new job at Microsoft, where he will be a Microsoft Evangelist. Udell’s move highlights the increasing importance of corporate podcasting and the growing demand for people that are as comfortable with new media as they are with […]

The Corporate Podcasting Summit Europe has announced seven industry case studies that will be featured at the March 19-20, 2007 UK podcasting show. First Direct Bank will discuss how their podcasting campaign is helping them maximise the online channel, build relationships with customers and add to their bottom line PricewaterhouseCoopers will outline how companies can […]

The Podcast & Portable Media Expo is history. Show organizers are expanding its reach to encompass the increased number of content creators and exhibitors in the areas of video for the web, blogging, and user-generated content and have renamed it the Podcast and New Media Expo. The conference and tradeshow is scheduled for September 28, […]

The recent news that YouTube is working with Verizon to bring a selection of YouTube content to cell phones is striking some as more evidence that YouTube as you know it is dead. YouTube‚Äôs phone-based version will require a $15-a-month subscription to a Verizon Wireless service called VCast. VCast users will be able to view […]

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 […]

One month after launching the CBS Brand Channel on YouTube, CBS‚Äôs daily feed of news, sports and entertainment clips have become some of the most widely viewed content on the site. CBS has uploaded more than 300 clips that have a total of 29.2 million views on YouTube, averaging 857,000 views per day, since the […]