PodZinger gets $5m in financing

Another news like this indicates that podcasting is really interesting for VCs. PodZinger, audio and video search service that enables ful-text results, has announced it has closed on $5 million in financing from parent company BBN Technologies. A searchable podcast service like PodZinger is indeed very important. As podcasting becomes more popular, there is no time to sift through tons of podcast shows and episodes just to find a piece of information.

Speedo shows what podcasting can do for your marketing

Neville Hobson features Speedo Make Waves podcast which he helped advised and produced during the inaugural launch. The podcast sets as a good example of how an organization should be listening to informal feedback to help them create more enganging and credible business podcasts.

How to build your brand with video

Alan Schulman has an article on iMedia Connection about how to buld your brand with video. Broadband video is alive and well. Instead of sticking with the traditional 30-second spots, Alan gives five tips about how to get the most out of broadband video campaign.

Fordham University announced best education podcast award winners

Fordham University’s Regional Educational Technology Center (RETC) and Podcast for Teachers, two sponsors for the Best Education Podcast Awards, have announced the winner: Greg “Fritz” Umbach, assistant professor of history, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Best Higher Education Podcast; Jeffrey T. Bradley, physical science instructor, Slauson Middle School, Best Teacher Podcast for Teacher TopCast; Eric Wong, Level Playing Field Institute, Best Student Project Podcast for Smashcast- Bottling It Up; and two Special Category Honorable Mentions to Kevin Haight, North Vineline High School, for Great Gatsby, and to “Alive at Five” for New York City Region 5 television broadcast also on a podcast feed.

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