MENLO PARK, June 28, 2006 (PodTech News) — Convergence of online video-sharing sites and traditional network TV is here. Online video site YouTube and NBC Universal announced a promotional partnership Tuesday, the day after Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. announced [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, June 27, 2006 (PodTech News) — In a San Francisco news conference Monday, Intel announced it’s shipping a new chip, the Xeon processor 5100 “Woodcrest”, to power network servers. PodTech News talked with Boyd Davis, Intel’s General Manager [See the full post…]

Intel helped bring together movie and technology experts to show and tell how the Internet is changing the entertainment industry. Plus, festival goers saw the future of home entertainment and got to test drive the latest home entertainment systems powered [See the full post…]

Jim Steyer, Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, reviews this summer’s blockbusters from a family-friendly perspective. Related links: CommonSenseMedia.org

Kirk Skaugen is vice president of the Digital Enterprise Group and co-general manager of the Intel Server Platforms Group . In this podcast Skaugen talks about practical applications for Intel’s server and workstation platforms working with Intel’s Core Microarchitecture such [See the full post…]

Tom Kilroy is vice president and general manager of Intel Corporation’s Digital Enterprise Group. He covers computing and communications infrastructure platforms for business. In this podcast he introduces Intel’s new microprocessor for server computers, the first chips built with Intel’s [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, June 26, 2006 (PodTech News) — Microsoft unveiled what it calls a “unified communications product road map and partner ecosystem” at a press event in San Francisco today. “The announcement indicates Microsoft’s significant effort to move into a [See the full post…]

Analysts predict mass adoption of digital IP-based media only when consumers able to easily download and watch movies. The technology is here but the will apparently isn’t. But the makers of films aren’t letting that stop them from using the [See the full post…]

Randy Thom, one of the film industry’s leading film sound designers, says he appreciates the capabilities of faster computer chips and higher performance storage in systems. But he echoes the sentiments of every I.T. manager: he doesn’t want to be [See the full post…]

It’s not a matter of if we’ll be watching movies downloaded on our home theater systems, it’s a matter of when. James Ackerman, CEO of the film producer and distributor Clickstar, points to the convergence of faster chips, media friendly [See the full post…]

Ask Craig Newmark why he hasn’t made multi-millions off of Craigslist and he’ll look at you as if it’s an odd question. Try asking him why Craigslist is such a great site to avoid being bombarded by ads. There, that’s [See the full post…]

Six Apart founder Mena Trott says the blogosphere is probably smaller than most people think. She defines it as the space inhabited by people who are “the pundits” trying to get a lot of readers. The blogging universe is much [See the full post…]

Independent media distribution over the Internet was once talked about–by independent content creators–as if it were a real option. But it was never realistic on a wide scale basis. The bandwidth, hardware and audience weren’t there. But times have changed. [See the full post…]

Feedburner CEO Dick Costello talks to Jennifer Jones about how to take the complexity out of publishing consumer generated media. They discuss what more than 200,000 Feedburner customers already know—how to best move their material to the web.

BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Jacques Villeneuve talks about the need for balancing great driving skills with the latest technology in order to make it to the winner’s circle. Intel’s dual core computer technology processes real-time data sent by the [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, 2006 (PodTech News) — Social news website Digg.com is expanding beyond the technology geek universe. The 18-month-old startup is adding four new content areas, including video, to its offerings, the company announced Thursday. Starting June 26th, [See the full post…]

Sunil Paul discusses his path to success with VC investors and PodSummit hosts Mike Boich and Bud Colligan. Sunil provides provocative insights to the burgeoning or more seasoned entrepreneur about life as a technology executive as he describes his career [See the full post…]

Philip Rosedale, Founder and CEO of Linden Lab, developers of Second Life says that the immersive experience is circumventing some traditional ways of accessing search. He spoke with PodTech’s Michael Johnson at Supernova 2006 in San Francisco. More info: Supernova2006.com [See the full post…]

Join John Furrier in his discussion of network security with Shopzilla’s Burzin Engineer. This Juniper Networks podcast is part of the Juniper Networks Master of IT program.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO and Founder of Brightcove, speaks with PodTech’s Michael Johnson about the shifting paradigm of video distribution in the age of broadband access. Brightcove helps video content providers, both independent and industry level, with publishing and distribution. More [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, June 22, 2006 (PodTech News) – “If we want people and entrepreneurs and companies to invest the billions of dollars to get true broadband, then we cannot put restrictions on that in effect are price controls that give [See the full post…]

Corporate Podcast Summit – Redwood City, CA – Pod Summit’s second day kicked off with PodTech’s own John Furrier speaking on the new possibilities for marketing, distribution, and end-user loyalty in the brave new world of podcasting. Click here for [See the full post…]

PodTech’s John Furrier answers questions from the audience at Corporate Podcast Summit 2006 – Part 2 of 2 Click here for part 1 More info: podcast-summit.com/

June 15, 2006 (Boston, Massachusetts) The final night of TechEd 2006 was celebrated in Boston’s Fenway Park with Train providing the entertainment, complete with a cover of Aerosmith’s “Dream On”. PodTech’s Michael Johnson talks to a few attendees about the [See the full post…]

At Supernova Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia talks with PodTech’s Michael Johnson about Wikia.com, online communities, and the new definition of community in online social networks. More info: Wikia.com Supernova2006.com See also: Podcasts from Supernova