A new scientific study brings bad news for iPod lovers. 
The report found that those who listened for five hours a week at high-volume settings exposed themselves to more noise than permitted in the noisiest factory or work place. The study also warns that people may not realize the damage until years later.
“Regularly listening to personal music [...]

Two PodCamps are coming up in October: PodCamp Pittsburgh, which is known for having the best parties in the world, and the inaugural PodCamp Hawaii. 
PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 will take place on October 18 and 19, 2008, with a meet-and-greet the evening of October 17.
WHEN: October 18 and 19, 9am to 4pm each day
WHERE: Art Institute of Pittsburgh, [...]

Ever want to embed a YouTube video, but skip the boring parts?
Here’s how you can do it. 
YouTube’s embedded player has a parameter that you can use to specify the number of seconds that should be skipped before starting to play the video.
Just add &start=[number of seconds from the start of the video] to both URLs in [...]

The New York Times reports that CBS anchor Katie Couric is getting a bump from her presence on the Internet:
Katie Couric has been the most watched, most talked-about network news anchor this election season. Just not necessarily on CBS.
Consider that the three most popular YouTube videos of her interviews with Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, [...]

i.TV - the iPhone TV Guide - has become the top App Store application after only being available three days. 
i.TV (App Store link) is a TV and movie guide application for the iPhone and iPod touch that lets you find comprehensive info on the latest TV shows and new movies, based on your current location.
Here’s a [...]

This is an unsubstantiated rumor - but at least it’s an interesting one. 
CNet’s Nate Lanxon reports, via Jason Calacanis, that Apple is working on a networked television.
The rumored Apple Television will be fully networked LCD HDTVs, with the ability to stream all your iTunes content from your Mac or PC. In a nutshell,the Apple Television will be [...]

Tough times. Tough decisions.also read my blog post http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2008/10/tough-times-tou.html
Seesmic’s Loic Le Meur today announced layoffs at video social network startup Seesmic.
“As a company, we have felt the need to get Seesmic ready for what most are anticipating to be a bleak economic outlook for the considerable time going forward,” says Le Meur. “In order [...]

Google has announced that it’s shifting gears and testing full-length programming on YouTube.

This is a result of the problem we identified earlier this year: 97% of YouTube’s content is deadweight, financially, and Hulu is close to overtaking the site, as a result.

Eugene zMastaa Agyeman’s ZuneStats is a WordPress plugin that lets you get social, Microsoft Zune style. 
ZuneStats displays your Zune Stats in a sidebar widget, including

Recently Played Tracks,
Most Played Artists
Favourite Tracks

Internet advertising revenues (U.S.) for the first six months of 2008 were $11.5 billion, a half-year record that represents a 15.2 percent increase over the first half of 2007.
The numbers come from the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report (pdf), covering the first six months and the second quarter of 2008.
Search and Display-related advertising continue to [...]