The Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP) has published an excellent primer on fair use and copyright in the context of new media. These are topics that podcasters, indie video publishers and bloggers continually struggle with. A recent example is the controversy over the Richter Scales unauthorized use of Lane Hartwell’s photos in a video for […]

Last Friday, Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central (also Blubrry and Raw Voice) broke new media ground with his 24-Hour Podcast Marathon. The event, which raised awareness and money for the One Laptop Per Child initiative, was an around-the-clock international Internet media event, featuring audio and video interviews with dozens of people in the podcast […]

Morgan Webb discusses how to video podcast and shows some behind-the-scenes secrets about how she puts together her video podcast, Webb Alert.

Paul Figgiani and Doug Kaye have made a great how-to video that shows how to use Skype to get broadcast-quality recordings:

Paul Colligan, a long-time podcaster and a business podcasting guru, has posted some interesting thoughts on easy ways to make your podcast more valuable, all of which are simple and “bite-sized”: Spend less than ten bucks on a domain name for your new production company. Advertisers don‚Äôt want to deal with directors, they want to […]

HowAudio has released a new tutorial DVD, Introduction To Podcasting, that covers the basics of podcasting. The DVD features podcasting and audio consultant Daniel Murphy discussing the basics of audio production, including microphones, audio recording/editing software, mixers and soundcards. It also covers topics like USB vs. Firewire, VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocols), adding music, podcast […]

The vloggers at Common Craft have another winner with their Blogs In Plain English: The ideas apply just as well to podcasting & vlogging.

When we talked with Rocketboom’s Andrew Baron recently, he cited the idea of creating a spectacle as one of the ways to create great viral video. “Videos of spectacle translate on the net,” notes Baron, “An idea that is very original and unique, while extreme, can be videotaped and put up on YouTube to get […]

This video offers a short tutorial on using the free Audacity audio editor for creating audio podcasts.

TechCrunch published a controversial piece of linkbait over the Thanksgiving holiday on the “secret” strategies behind successful viral videos. The essay, by Dan Ackerman Greenberg, suggested that the days of indie video podcasts like Ask A Ninja becoming viral hits through hard work and creativity are gone. “The Wild West days of Lonely Girl and […]