The winners of the Webby Film and Video Awards were announced today, with winnders ranging from Hollywood heavy hitters like NBC‚Äôs The Office Webisodes to Eepybird.com‚Äôs The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments. The Webby Award Winner for podcasting was NPR Podcasts, which also was the People’s Voice Winner. Organizers also announced the recipients of [...]

Olympus is offering podcasting grants for schools to help promote awareness of its podcasting offerings. Apply for the grant, and your school could win software and the digital media accessories you need to start a podcasting program. To apply, you need to develop a lesson plan demonstrating how you would use podcasting in your curriculum. [...]

Elizabeth Arden is giving away ten limited-edition 30-gigabyte video iPod’s autographed by Britney Spears as part of a three-week promotion of Britney Spears’ Midnight Fantasy perfume. “Fragrances are one of the many ways I express my creativity,” says Britney Spears. “My fans are so talented and I hope that they enjoy capturing their own creative [...]

The 2007 iPod Film Fest is now online. This year, the festival features 25 films from seven countries. The films are competing in three categories: Student Films: These film were created as part of a class or for credit at any high-school or college. Indie Films: This category covers any film or music video made [...]

YouTube announced today the winners of the 2007 YouTube Video Awards. Winners include the Ask A Ninja podcast, which garnered the Best Series award, and OK Go, which won the Most Creative award. “It’s incredible how quickly and completely YouTube is changing culture and it’s a surreal honor to be part of something so great,” [...]

Have you ever dreamed of being on public radio? Think you might be the next Ira Glass or Terry Gross? If so, you’ll want to check out the Public Radio Talent Quest. The Public Radio Exchange is giving away over $70,000 and a chance to create a new show for public radio. In other words [...]

The iBreath Alcohol Breathalyzer is a new iPod accessory that combines an FM transmitter and a breath alcohol analyzer. Fold out the BAC blow wand and exhale into it for a full 5 seconds. 5 seconds later, this jail-saving gizmo let’s you know if you’re safe to drive. It even houses a timer that can [...]

Podcast Pickle is looking for podcasters to compete in its Pickle Tales: Battle of the Podcast Stars contest. The contest challenges podcasters to write and produce 5-minute stories, skits or essays on an assigned theme. Listeners will be able to vote for their favorites in each round of the contest, and each round will narrow [...]