Professional podcast training event company and publisher The Podcast Academy is “opening the vault” for a week, offering for sale a set of audio recordings of all the sessions, panels, and keynote addresses from the 2006, 2007, and 2008 New Media Expo.
“I decided to offer a historical look at podcasting,” said Podcast Academy editor-in-chief Michael [...]

Take Control Books has published a new ebook, Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac, 2nd Edition.
The ebook, by Andy J. Williams Affleck, covers what you need to begin your first podcast, without spending much (if any) money.
Changes in the book include coverage of WireTap Studio and Übercaster; updated Garageband coverage and tips on getting great interviews. 
Take Control of [...]

Podcamp co-founder Chris Penn told a couple of stories at Podcasters Across Borders 2008 that demonstrate how podcasting is changing the world.
Penn’s talk serves as a great reminder that there’s more to podcasting than making money.

YouTube, by default, creates embed code that displays videos in relatively low quality.
Here’s an example, Matt Harding’s Where the Hell is Matt? (2008):

It’s possible, though, to embed YouTube videos with higher quality.
Here’s the same video, embedded with YouTube’s high quality option:

Notice how images, and especially type, are sharper.
Unfortunately, this is implemented with a hack. In [...]

The Center for Social Media has released a Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video.
If you have a vlog, video podcast or post videos to sites like YouTube, knowing about fair use could help keep you from getting sued.
Here’s a summary of their recommendations:

Social media guru Chris Penn has published a free eBook, the 8 Step Guide To Podcast Marketing Basics.
Penn is the creator of the Financial Aid Podcast, co-founder of PodCamp unconferences, and co-host of the Marketing Over Coffee marketing podcast.
“This is a super-short eBook (13 pages total) that asks 8 questions of you in your efforts [...]

The Guardian reports that there will be a new subject available at UK schools, starting in September: podcasting.
Students will be able to get a vocational qualification in internet broadcasting with the launch of an NCFE Level 1 (GCSE grades D-G) award in podcasting:
The new qualification from the NCFE (formerly the Northern Council for Further Education) [...]

Social media guru JD Lasica interviewed Hayden Black, the creator and star of the Internet video hits Goodnight Burbank and Abigail’s X-Rated Teen Diary, at the recent Digital Hollywood conference.
Black offers some background on his shows, but also touches on things anyone should consider when creating an Internet video series.
It seems that Hayden Black is [...]

Microsoft today announced the release of the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS), a free, open source podcasting kit that offers organizations a centralized solution to create, manage and distribute podcasts.
Built on the SharePoint Server and Microsoft Silverlight platforms, and compatible with the Zune, PCs and other devices that play podcasts (ie., iPods & iPhones), the [...]

Videographer is a free WordPress theme for creating video sites.
“It’s a great way to build content-rich niche sites, and use the power of YouTube at the same time,” says creator Shane Navratil.
To use it, you’ll need to know WordPress, some HTML and possibly some php. No support is provided for the theme.