James Melzer, creator of the podcast novel The Zombie Chronicles, has landed a three-book publishing deal with indie publisher Permuted Press. In one of the most heartfelt and gracious announcements I have ever read, Melzer says: “I will treasure this moment, the moment I put pen to paper in order to finalize the deal, for [...]

Ask A Ninja‘s Kent Nichols is working on casting his upcoming movie, a remake of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, and he’s looking for victims! If you’re interested in getting killed off on film by a bunch of tomatoes, visit the Real Red Manace YouTube site and submit a video of yourself being killed by [...]

Kent Nichols, co-creator of the popular video podcast Ask A Ninja, has started a new blog, and it already looks like it could become essential reading for indie new media content creators. His first post takes a look at YouTube and why video podcasters and vloggers shouldn’t depend on it: “YouTube doesn‚Äôt care about any [...]

The Association For Downloadable Media (ADM), a newly-formed organization dedicated to “providing standards for advertising and audience measurement for episodic and downloadable media,” announced today the election results for the 20 positions on its board. Podcasting News Publisher Elisabeth McLaury Lewin talked with some of the newly-elected board members and committee heads, asking about what [...]

The Association for Downloadable Media (ADM) announced today the election results for its Executive Board (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer), Advisory Board seats, and committee chairs. The ADM, a newly-formed industry organization dedicated to standardization and monetization of new media, has been formed to focus specifically on any content downloaded by consumers, and will work [...]

TechCrunch published a controversial piece of linkbait over the Thanksgiving holiday on the “secret” strategies behind successful viral videos. The essay, by Dan Ackerman Greenberg, suggested that the days of indie video podcasts like Ask A Ninja becoming viral hits through hard work and creativity are gone. “The Wild West days of Lonely Girl and [...]