Readers of Podcasting News should take a moment today [February 27], to look at online auction “The Boom Effect“, which is going on throughout the day. The auction’s proceeds will benefit Sonic Boom, young daughter of podcast pioneer and Podiobooks’ co-founder Tee Morris. The brainchild of the Kiwi podcast and Erotica a la Carte author […]

Voting is now open for the 2009 Podcast Awards. It’s the fifth year for the annual event, which has the goal to “recognize the best podcasters in the world by allowing the people (Listeners and Podcasters) to nominate, and then vote for their favorite podcast.” Voting for the slate of podcast nominees is open through […]

Podcasts just got another dose of mainstream validation. The NYTimes reports that podcasts are now eligible for National Magazine Awards: Podcasters, rejoice, for you are now eligible for a National Magazine Award. The creators of the prestigious awards plan to announce on Wednesday that they are adding 12 new categories covering online media. The categories […]

PodCamp Pittsburgh, being held Oct 10-11, is looking for volunteers. PodCamp Pittsburgh is a FREE community UnConference, run by and for people who create, enjoy, or are interested in learning more about social media. Volunteer positions are as follows: October 9, 2009 Meet N Greet set up and clean up Meet N Greet Greeters 1-2 […]

PodCamp Boston 4 kicks off this weekend at 8am at the Harborside Campus Center. The event runs August 8-9 and offers podcasters, bloggers, YouTubers, social networkers and anyone interested in new media an opportunity to learn and network. PodCamp Boston 4 Schedule See the Podcamp.org site for a list of upcoming podcamps.

Registration is now open for PodCamp Pittsburgh 4, scheduled for October 10th and 11th at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. PodCamp Pittsburgh started out as a podcasting unconference, but has grown to cover a variety of new media/social media topics. “We have seen a surge of interest in social media this year — not just […]

This weekend marks the inaugural run of the Pride 48 podcast marathon. The two day event kicked off Friday evening, and showcases several dozen GLBT podcast shows throughout the weekend. I recently talked with John Ong, a Kansas City podcaster I know from PodCamp Midwest, whose Ongline Podcast will be part of Pride 48. Elisabeth […]

The infamous 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City marked the birth of the modern Gay Pride movement in the United States. Since then, the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered) community in the United States have observed Gay Pride month during the month of June. Tomorrow, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of […]

PAB2009, Podcasters Across Borders 2009, kicks off today in Kingston, Ontario. The three day event, running from June 19th to June 21st at The Holiday Inn Waterfront, offers sessions focused on audio and video podcasting, but also on using social media and building new media-based communities. Most of all, the event is about meeting other […]

The winners of the first European Podcast Awards have been announced. Choosing from ten participating countries across Europe and over 750 nominations, a panel of judges awarded the inaugural European Podcast Award to five winners from Germany, England and Spain. The European podcasts of the year 2008/2009 are: Schlaflos in München [Sleepless in Munich] / […]