Songwriting fundraiser podcast “Rise and Shine TV” has announced the release of a compilation album, “Breakfast With Inspiration.” Rise and Shine” incorporates audience ideas into the daily writing of a song, and uses the proceeds from selling the songs to support music-related charities. The brainchild of award-winning podcaster Dean Whitbread, Rise and Shine gathers the […]

Technology and new media conference South By Southwest Interactive (SxSWi) is just wrapping up in Austin, Texas.  The five day event featured panel discussions, “celebrity geek” interviews, vendor exhibits — and lots and lots of parties. We have asked some of our friends and colleagues who attended this year’s SxSWi to share their highlights and […]

The Canadian arm of professional services firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers today announced a series of business podcasts which explores “key issues” affecting businesses during an economic downturn. The podcast series, “Strategy Talks,” shares strategies companies can use to address the problems facing companies today. The episodes will feature interviews with PwC “thought leaders” about the recession, […]

The latest episode of the Association for Downloadable Media (ADM)’s “Get The Download” podcast series is worth taking time to listen. The program covers much of the nuts and bolts of finding advertisers or sponsorships to monetize your Internet video creations. Interviewer Cathy Brooks of Other Than That (late of video creation site Seesmic) talks […]

The Kansas City Weather Podcast has celebrated its fourth birthday – and with nearly daily episodes since its inception, it now has more than 1,300 episodes.

We talked to KC Weather Podcast creator Ed Roberts about his thoughts on starting his podcast’s fifth year.

I’ll bet you wondered how I knew? Well, the ABC-tv affilliate in Chicago reports that Motown is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a series of podcasts about the legendary label, its artists, and classic songs. The series promises to be mighty-mighty: The first episode features Smokey Robinson’s recollections of Motown’s early days. Bi-weekly episodes range […]

Om Malik has been writing for years about emerging technology and the people who shape the tech landscape. Malik used to be a writer at Business 2.0, and founded the GigaOm Network, (a technology blog and organizer of tech conferences like New Tee Vee). And despite being a long-respected authority on new technologies and new […]

The latest version of the Oxford English Dictionary – described as the the definitive record of the English language – has added podcasting: podcasting n. A very new word, for a recent phenomenon, and a great example of how technological change, especially that relating to the Internet and the media, can be a driving force not […]

The Mayo Clinic has a semi-monthly podcast on health issues that range from chemotherapy to Omega 3 fatty acids, to erectile dysfunction, featuring information and resources from medical experts in those respective fields. The current Mayo Clinic podcast topic is about “Tips For Slowing The Mental Decline of Alzheimer’s.”  While not offering techniques to stop […]

Wiggly Wigglers, a natural gardening mail-order company (which specializes in vermiculture: composting/gardening with earthworms) has won the 2008 Global Dell Small Business Excellence Award. Wiggly Wigglers were chosen to receive this prize for their innovative use of podcasting, wikis, and social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Along with the recognition and accolades, the Dell […]