Google and Apple? Yahoo and MySpace? The world is going topsy-turvy with buyout rumor news! Even if none of it ever comes true, it's fun to think of a world where it does.

An unusual panel of cranks debate the resignation of Yahoo!'s CEO Terry Semel, ask if the FBI can battle zombie hordes and discuss RSS with Dave Winer.

Apple iPhone Coming Soon, Top Spammer in Slammer, Should Net Shopping Be Taxed?, Videojug.com, and more...

EELS 27 The Extraordinary Everyday Lives Show #027 (MP3 - 20.3MB - 59:03min) DOWNLOAD AND SAVE - Right-click. Kent Newsome Blog: http://www.newsome.org/ We speak with Kent about his blogging, his music and his connections. Dave has connected with Kent through cross linking and reading Kents blog for quite a while. In this episode of EELS we deepen that connection. Some of [...]

Companies are beginning to show interest in creating podcasts, and as a result a whole new consulting business has emergedamong audio professionals. At the 2006 Podcast and Portable Media Expo, Kristopher Smith from Palegroove Studios details how he got started with his podcasting consultancy business and answers questions on how to get your own business up and running.

This week: The Blackberry Curve.

The idea of unified communications is pretty simple — your email, cell phone, instant messenger, land line, fax, etc. all talk to each other. But it is actually a lot more complex than that. You have to integrate voice with text, different devices run on lots of different platforms, IT architecture changes, and lot more. Still, UC is becoming more real every day. This podcast reviews UC from an end user perspective, from a business perspective, and more importantly from an IT perspective. Listen to a discussion with Stephen Wanless, senior manager leading Dell’s Unified Communications initiative, and get an overview of how UC will change your life

Ichange format todaybecause I have a serious point to make. If we are the NEW MEDIA, we have the RESPONSIBILITY to RECOGNIZE that the Microphone has POWER. Here are some key points from my rant. BIG MEDIA wants us to fight amongst ourselves. Podcasting has enough competition from other meida sources, so why make one of our competitors other podcasters. You can say negative things about other people in the community, but you better be willing to explain why and prove it. As a reporter, as part of the NEW media, it is still YOUR responsibility to present the FACTS. I use the example of recent accusations thrown at Podshow. As I have a show on in the Podshow network (this one is not by MY choice), I wanted to dispell some of the rumors about Podshow. YOU THE MEDIA (from Paul Coligan's Book the Business Podcasting Bible). If we are going to accept that role, we need to also accept that responsibility. Shame on you Keith. SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy withwww.gotomeeting.com Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast

Filed under: Podcast, podcast-audioSpecial guest: Digg's Jay Adelson and Electronic Frontier Foundation's Fred von Lohmann Hello everyone, Tyler here - back with a podcast for your listening pleasure (read: no video) In this episode, Jason speaks candidly with Jay and Fred regarding the recent DRM snafu. download: audio [mp3] subscribe: iTunes | audio view: transcripts contact: cast [at] calacanis.comFurther reading: Danny Sulivan - Digg Gives In To User Revolt; Are Those DMCA Takedown Notices Even Valid? Micheal Arrington - Digg Surrenders to Mob Om Malik - A Very Angry Digg Nation Staci D. Kramer - Digging Into And Out Of A Hole-And Maybe Back In Again Permalink|Email this|LinkingBlogs|Comments

Microsoft made a number of major announcements today around their new Silverlight platform at their annual Mix conference in Las Vegas. Silverlight is a new cross-platform, cross-browser platform for creating rich Internet applications, and competes directly with Adobe Flash (and their related Flex and Apollo platforms). Nik Cubrilovic and I had the opportunity to interview Brian [...]

Presented by: Podcast & New Media Expo - Register to attend todayTim and Emile Bourquin, The Podcast Brothers, talk about: early-bird conference pricing deadline if you register by February 28, submit your speaker proposal by March 17, guest Podcast Brother Michael Geoghegan of GigaVox Media, the Microsoft / Alcatel mp3 settlement (via InfoWorld.com) and what that means for podcasters, Paul Colligan's post about PodcastPickle.com surpassing Podshow traffic (today Alexa shows it never happened - probably a one-day anomaly), Feedburner stats and how counting RSS subscribers is an inexact science, educating advertisers about how page views and unique visitors are just a piece of your overall traffic, American Advertising Federation says 73% of US companies say they'll advertise in new media (via Business of Online Video blog), YouTube.com deleting accounts and why you should take it into consideration when building your media business (via an email from Tim Street of FrenchMaidTV.com, an email from Cornelius Fichtner of The Project Management Podcast about iTunes re-downloading old episodes for some reason and wondering if it skews download stats, and finally Michael talks about the free GigaVox show production tool that allows you to monetize your archives.Intro by: Joe Klein and The Podcast Voice Guys Play in Windows Media Play in RealPlayer Play mp3 stream Direct link to mp3 file Comments

Podcast: What I hope to talk about at the Public Media conference next week in Boston.

Jason Van Orden is a podcast consultant and the author of Promoting Your Podcast: The Ultimate Guide to Building An Audience of Raving Fans. He shares his ideas with us and tells us why he thinks Apple is both the best and worst thing to happen to podcasting. Tags: Jason Van Orden, podcast, Promoting Your Podcast, [...]

Dave talks about cross promotion, different samplg rates, and how he records a skype call. Special thanks to Jeff Lamb of www.buffalodick.tv for the awesome promo and testimonial. SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting.com Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast

Thinking about starting your own podcast? This presentation from the 2006 Podcast and Portable Media Expo can enhance your chances for success by helping you make smart choices up front. David Jackson of the School of Podcasting explains the nuts and bolts of getting your podcast started, and helps beginners avoid some of the common pitfalls in technology, content, style, and marketing.