Posts Tagged ‘ Adam Curry ’

Pods and Blogs Nabs Podfather Interview

May 20th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, General, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast Distribution, Video, Video Podcasts

Our friend, radio producer Chris Vallance, sent word that he had recently interviewed PodShow - er, Mevio - executive Adam Curry for his BBC Radio Five Live Pods and Blogs program.
Our regular readers will remember that Mevio co-founder and Chief Executive Ron Bloom raised eyebrows last month by explaining that the reason for the [...]



Adam Curry’s Podcasting Setup

Apr 28th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, How to Podcast, Podcasting Hardware

Podcast pioneer and former MTV VJ Adam Curry shared this image of his podcasting setup on Flickr.
This is his rig for recording Daily Source Code. It shows how you can get a professional podcast from a relatively modest setup. (It helps to have Curry’s 20+ years of media experience, obviously!)
I spy what looks to be [...]



Mevio Dumps PodShow Name & Distances Itself From User-Generated Content

Apr 24th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Podcast Directory Sites, Podcast Distribution, Podcasting Networks

PodShow has officially announced that it has changed its name to Mevio. Along with this announcement, the company announced updates to its site.
The name change has been greeted with skepticism by many podcasters, and there’s already a “Mevio” entry in the Urban Dictionary.:
The act of renaming a company / business, thinking that the new name [...]



PodShow Is Dead; Now “Mevio”

Apr 23rd, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, New Media Organizations, Podcast Distribution, Podcasting Networks, Video, Video Podcasts

PodShow, the heavily-hyped podcasting startup from podfather Adam Curry, is dead; it’s changing its name to Mevio.
NewTeeVee attributes the name change to a so-called “curse of the ‘Pod”” - the idea that any company with “pod” in the name is cursed. They note that PodZinger has changed its name to EveryZing & PodBridge has changed [...]



Adam Curry On PodShow + LimeLight

Mar 1st, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Podcasting Networks, Podcasting Services

Content delivery network Limelight’s legal problems won’t affect PodShow, says PodShow founder and podcasting pioneer Adam Curry:
We have spoken with LimeLight management and they have assured us they will not go ‘dark’. They have been a good partner to us, we trust them and stand by their word and their excellent service.
As with any well [...]



Podfather Adam Curry Backing Ron Paul

Dec 28th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

Adam Curry, who along with Dave Winer helped pioneer podcasting, is backing Ron Paul for president and is using new media to do it:



Adam Curry: Mainstream Media Has Jumped The Shark

Jan 2nd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

One of the creators of podcasting, Podshow’s Adam Curry, thinks that the controversial Saddam Hussein execution video represents a defining moment for Internet media, and a jump-the-shark moment for mainstream media:
“One last prediction as we close out 2006,” notes Curry. “The Saddam Hanging video will go down in history as the Shark Jump moment for [...]



Podcast Solutions Book Review

Oct 21st, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, Corporate Podcasts, How to Podcast, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcast-Legal Music, Podcasting Hardware, Podcasting Software, Reviews

Podcast Solutions, by Michael Geoghegan and Dan Klass, is a comprehensive introduction to podcasting. The book is bylined “The Complete Guide to Podcasting,” and does a good job of delivering on this promise.
A powerhouse of podcasting talent is behind the book. The authors, Geoghegan and Klass, are podcasters that pioneered the production of podcasts at [...]



Podshow Stages Un-Expo

Sep 30th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Corporate Podcasts, Podcasting Events

Podshow, the podcasting network co-founded by former MTV VJ Adam Curry, shown right with cross-dressing lesbian podcaster Madge Weinstein, is holding a podcasting Un-Expo in Ontario, California, at the same time as the Podcasting and Portable Media Expo.
The company’s Talent and Marketing team is spending two days holding an Undition, for podcasters interested in possible [...]



PodShow Gets $15 Million Venture Capital Investment

Sep 28th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Making Money with Podcasts, Podcasting Networks

PodShow, a startup podcasting network co-founded by former MTV VJ Adam Curry, reportedly is getting an additional $15 million venture capital investment.
According to Thomson Financial:
PodShow inc., which recently raised $15 million in Series B funding. This follows up on an $8.85 million Series A deal from last summer, from Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Ram Shiram [...]