While many in the blogosphere have expressed sadness over the fact that Amanda Congdon will no longer be the host of Rocketboom…..that was yesterday. Today, everybody’s speculating about who will take her place. It looks like at least one blonde, buxom and “big boned” host is ready to step into Congdon’s shoes. According to the […]

Unsubstantiated rumor alert: If Rocketboom creator Andrew Baron doesn’t decide to go for the blonde & big-boned type to be the next host, he may be settling for Joanne Colan, aka The Hottest Woman on the Planet.”Rocketboom executive producer Andrew Baron has tapped former MTV Europe VJ Joanna Colan to take the anchor chair vacated […]

Amanda Congdon today announced that she is leaving Rocketboom, the wildly popular videoblog, because ‚Äúapparently my partner, Andrew Baron, is no longer interested in being my partner.‚Äù‚ÄúI have just learned of this myself from watching Amanda‚Äôs video,‚Äù said co-creator Andrews Baron when he heard the news. ‚ÄúI guess it is in fact over.‚Äù Rocketboom, R.I.P.?Though […]

Rocketboom has posted an official response to Amanda Congdon’s announcement that she was moving on.While many in the blogosphere have been characterizing Congdon’s announcement as if she was fired, the official Rocketboom word is that she quit the show. “We wanted to meet her demands to move production out to L.A., however, we are a […]

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has recorded a podcast for his local paper, The Northern Echo. Blair recorded a special message for the paper serving his constituency of Sedgefield to mark the launch of the paper’s new podcasting site. Audio and video downloads are available at the paper’s site. While the paper is explicitly announcing […]

Brooke ‚ÄúBrookers‚Äù Brodack, aka the Crazed Numa Fan, is reported to be the first YouTuber to get a TV Deal from her vlog. Brodack was signed earlier this month to an 18-month talent and development deal with Carson Daly Productions. ‚ÄúThe Internet has become a new platform for identifying emerging artists such as Brookers. I […]

Senator, podcaster and potential presidential candidate John Edwards’ visit to Gnomedex 2006 has generated significant interest in both the tech and mainstream press. The appearance made strong impressions, both pro and con. You can make up your own mind now that video clips of the session are available.

A new site is promising digital media producers a chance to make money with their video, audio and photo content. The site, eefoof, has the tagline, ‚ÄúMake It. Post It. Profit.‚Äù According to the site: When you upload a piece of media for submission to eefoof, your first hit immediatly starts generating income. Each month, […]

Director Bryan Singer has a video podcast that provides an insider look at making his latest movie, Superman Returns. The Superman Returns – Bryan’s Journals video podcast is primarily made up of vlog-like entries that document the making of the film. Other episodes include trailers and behind the scenes looks at the making of DVD […]

Once a year, 1000 people are invited to the acclaimed TED Conference in Monterey, California, to share ideas.Now the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference has introduced TED audio podcast and a TED video podcast series of the best talks delivered at the conference. The talks, which feature Al Gore, Bono, and more than 30 other […]