Blubrry has announced the release of an upgrade to its podcast plugin, PowerPress 2.0.

PowerPress lets users embed audio and video podcasts into their WordPress websites and create correctly formatted feeds for syndication.

Podcasting community blubrry announced a 31 percent ad revenue increase for the second quarter of 2010, reflecting new ad buys on 27% more shows hosted on Blubrry, Tech Podcasts Network and other RawVoice subsidiaries. CEO Todd Cochrane attributes the increase to podcast advertisers seeing a healthy return on their investment and because of their podcasts’ [...]

Is time for WordPress-based podcasters to dump the once-pioneering podcasting plugin PodPress?

blubrry has announced that PowerPress 1.0 is now available, and it supports all the key PodPress features……

Blubrry has updated its PowerPress plugin for WordPress to version 0.9.2, adding a large number of new features/options as well as a some bug fixes. Here’s what’s new: Embed player within blog posts with [powerpress] shortcode. (learn more about PowerPress shortcode) Add embed code from sites such as YouTube, Viddler and blip.tv Custom entry box [...]

Podcast community site Blubrry has introduced 4 new features: Show promos – This will make it easier for listeners to get a quick introduction to a show and allow podcasters in the network to more easily promote each other. Audio embed – this feature gives members added exposure beyond Blubrry and their own websites. Surveys [...]

Earlier in the week, we reported that free podcast hosting site WildVoice.com was abruptly shutting down. blubrry‘s Todd Cochrane has announced a special for former WildVoice users: The team at Blubrry is sad to see another Podcast Hosting and Podcast Media site going off-line. However, the news of WildVoice shutting down July 1 means podcasters [...]

Today podcast production and hosting company RawVoice introduced a major update to PowerPress, its podcast plugin for use with the WordPress blogging platform. The PowerPress Plugin now integrates with the RawVoice Podcast Hosting Services Platform at Blubrry.com, adding a podcast statistics summary to the user’s WordPress dashboard. The update also adds the ability to select [...]

In Stories With Alliterative Headlines (see above) this week, podcasting network Blubrry released a new Power Press plugin for their users, which aims to simplify moving podcast content to the Word Press platform from other content management systems: “While the latest version of PowerPress contains a large number of bug fixes we have a new [...]

Podcast production and hosting site Blubrry.com today announced the addition of Open ID sign-in capabilities. Open ID is an open, decentralized standard for “user authentication and access control.” In other words, it allows users to log onto many sites and services with a single digital identity. Blurbrry founder Todd Cochrane explains: “You can now login [...]

The Blubrry PowerPress plugin for WordPress version 0.7.1 is now available. The latest version includes a large number of new features as well as bug fixes. New Features: Simple/Advanced Modes Simple Mode is perfect for podcasters just starting out Advanced Mode includes additional settings, tools and features. Enhanced iTunes Summary option (learn more) Create Unlimited [...]