Econsultancy has published an interesting post that looks Adam Carolla’s podcast, and at how podcasting and new media are changing the game for entertainers and media personalities: With his podcast, Carolla runs the show. He controls operations, can set his own direction without approval from higher-ups and has almost no limitations on what deals he […]

Nationally syndicated radio show host Adam Carolla was recently, unceremoniously, fired when the station he broadcast from, Los Angeles’ KLSX 97.1 FM, changed its format to a pop music station. Declaring that terrestrial radio is “heading for the sh*tter,” Carolla has launched a free daily (Monday – Friday) podcast. “For now, it’ll be very stripped […]

Actor and author Stephen Fry has a blog post today about his experience with Twitter. After a recent interview on BBC TV, during which he discussed the microblogging application, the number of Fry’s Twitter Followers surged past 80,000. Fry sings the praises of Twitter, and its ability to showcase the best things about human interaction: […]

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev kicked off his video blog earlier this week with a discussion about his upcoming address to the World Policy Conference in Evian. 43 year old Medvedev has been one the Internet since 1996, so it’s only natural he would follow the lead of other world leaders, like Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel.   “Putin is a […]