Pioneering sci-fi podcaster Scott Sigler, creator of the EarthCore and Ancestor podcast novels, wants to kill you. He’s working on his latest novel/podcast, Nocturnal, and he needs some people to kill off. Here are the gory details: “I’m running a contest where your name can be the name of a victim in NOCTURNAL. All you […]

Video sharing platform Revver now has a WordPress plug-in for users of the popular blogging application. Revver takes user-created video content, pairs it with targeted advertisements, and shares the revenue with the video’s creator. They also have an existing set of developer tools for non-WordPress users, for making video sharing websites. Podcasting News took a […]

rollmio is launching a new video and blog promotion system designed to help marketers take advantage of consumer-generated advertising and consumer-generated media. Anyone can participate by registering at the site, and then either submitting videos or embedding videos published by others in blogs and Web pages. When a marketer wants to launch a rollmio campaign, […]

Video search engine company blinkx today launched a new service that promises to pay you for embedding videos into sites and blogs. Based on the blinkx AdHoc video contextual advertising platform, the new widget places relevant text advertisements against embedded video from popular sharing sites such as YouTube, GoogleVideo and DailyMotion. blinkx will share 50 […]

Google has announced that it is turning AdSense and YouTube into a contextual video advertising service for site owners. They’ve introduced “video units”, a new ad AdSense option for embedding video ads: “We’re excited about the launch of video units — a new way to enrich your site with quality, relevant video content in an […]

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today released the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report (pdf) covering the second quarter and the first six months of 2007. Internet advertising revenues (U.S.) for the first six months of 2007 were nearly $10 billion, setting a new record and representing a nearly 27 percent increase over […]

At the Podcast and New Media Expo, Omaha Sternberg, CEO of MacBroadcast, announced the relaunch of MacRadio.com as a podcast directory and community site for the Macintosh community. MacRadio will be offering access to Mac-centric podcasts listed in the directory, with the ability for users to browse or search through categories and tags to find […]

Wizzard Media has made several announcements in conjunction with the Podcast and New Media Expo, September 28-30 in Ontario, California. Wizzard announced that the latest version of the LibsynPRO enterprise publishing service has been opened up to a small group of beta users. LibsynPRO is a media publishing solution for podcast networks, media companies and […]

Podcast hosting provider Podango has announced integration with PodPress and WordPress, making it possible to seamlessly use the popular podcast publishing tools while taking advantage of Podango’s unlimited free hosting. How it works: Set up a Podango account. Once your account is set up, you will get an API Key and a podcast ID. Add […]

Howard Lindzon, the creator of the “Wall Strip” video podcast (“stock culture meets pop culture”), was interviewed by Expo organizer Tim Bourquin as the opening session for the 2007 Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, California. Lindzon parlayed his background in the financial industry, and some financial backing ($600,000), and overlooked his own lack […]