We’re trying a little something different here, so bear with us. A lot of stuff happened this week, and rather than putting it all in a blog post, Liz and I decided to sit down for a video chat to wrap up the biggest stories. … Read More »
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Updated with clarification from VoloMedia: VoloMedia announced today that it has been awarded what it called the “patent for podcasting.” According to the press announcement, patent number 7,568,213, titled “Method for Providing Episodic Media,” covers: “…the fundamental mechanisms of podcasting, including providing consumer subscription to a … Read More »
Last week we wrote about troubles at VoloMedia — the company hasn’t yet raised the funding it’s been seeking for a while, and got rid of its ad sales unit to focus exclusively on technology development. But at least it’s not treading water; Volo … Read More »
VoloMedia laid off its sales team last week and plans to focus on its ad serving technology for downloaded media. The move came at nearly exactly the same time as competitor Kiptronic was bought by Limelight Networks last Wednesday and Thursday. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based VoloMedia … Read More »
Obama Holds Video Town Hall; in yet another online first, Obama streams comments on the economy, answering public questions including some submitted by web video. (Whitehouse.gov) General Services Administration Signs Up With YouTube, Other Video Sites; after ironing out terms of service agreements, federal agencies can … Read More »
Blip.tv has discovered a way to insert dynamic DoubleClick ads into QuickTime streams, which means content creators could implement pre-, post or overlay ads on to their video podcasts on iTunes. Read More »
VoloMedia today announced a new version of its plug-in that introduces social features to video podcasts played in iTunes. Read More »
