CNet’s Veronica Belmont and Tom Merrit offer their take on the basics of podcasting in Podcasting 101. They cover: basic podcasting mics podcasting software podcasting mixers Audacity podcast hosting RSS Feeds OurMedia.org podcast subscription FeedBurner podcast promotion iTunes It’s the 10,000 foot view – but it’s a good basic overview.

The Pigeon: Impossible video podcast takes a look at what goes into making a 3D animated cartoon short. The cartoon, above, has received over 3 million views on YouTube alone. It’s a comic romp on the idea of a secret agent getting sidelined by a pigeon. The “making of” video podcast for Pigeon: Impossible is […]

Justine Ezarik put together her take on how to make a YouTube video. Ezarik talks about her gear, which is a pretty sophisticated setup: Nikon D90 Nikon Coolpix S70 Blue Snowflake Microphone Random tripod I bought at Radio Shack 10 minutes before shooting Joby gorilla pod iPhone to playback audio SanDisk Extreme III 4g / […]

A common problem of indie podcasts is excessive or unwanted background noise and room sounds. Several companies have responded by marketing mini vocal booths that are portable and help block out unwanted sounds. Instructables has published a tutorial on building a DIY portable mini vocal booth: The DIY Portable Mini Vocal Booth is ideal for […]

This video, via Gideon Shalwick (Become a Blogger) offers a fairly in-depth look at 7 ways to optimize your YouTube videos. 7 Killer Tips For Optimizing Your YouTube Videos Create outstanding content Optimize your YouTube Channel Use keywords cleverly and in the right places Add URL’s in the right places Link to your videos from […]

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=15224E8026F36F8E This series of videos demonstrates how to make a podcast with Garageband. The videos are very Apple-centric, but cover a lot of territory if you’re thinking about making podcasts on Macs.

Chuck the Poetic Prophet offers a rap that looks at how web standards and proper design can affect the ranking and conversion of pages on your site. Yep – user generated media about search engine optimization and proper coding. You gotta watch that! The rapping may be a bit wooden, but the advice is good, […]

Morgan Webb discusses how to video podcast and shows some behind-the-scenes secrets about how she puts together her video podcast, Webb Alert.