New research shows that podcasting and social media are important technologies at the fastest growing companies in the US.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research recently conducted one of the first statistically significant, longitudinal studies on the usage of social media in corporations.
Research Highlights:

Four out of five companies in the Inc 500 rate [...]

The latest in the series of participant-organized, Open Space “unconferences,” PodCamp Seattle debuts today (June 21, 2008) at the University of Washington Communications Building.
Colleague, friend, and Edelman Digital social media expert Eric Weaver is one of the event’s organizers. He says that the focus of the Seattle PodCamp will diverge somewhat from previous PodCamps hosted [...]

Online video behemoth YouTube announced today an initiative in which original content creators will now have an opportunity “to reap rewards from their work” and receive the same promotional benefits afforded to YouTube’s other professional content partners.
YouTube is inviting US and Canadian users to join their expanded YouTube Partner Program. Earlier this year, the YouTube [...]

PlayNetwork, a provider of branded audio and video media services for businesses, today announced it has launched a promotional music podcasting service. The company plans to offer “branded podcasts” that use music to create a “brand-building entertainment relationship”.”Branded Podcasts take branded entertainment experiences outside of the store environment and put them directly into the listening [...]

The second annual Podcast and Portable Media Expo, being held at the Ontario Convention Center (above) Sept 29-30, is getting underway with keynotes by podcaster and author Leo Laporte, host of TWiT.tv, and Ron Moore, Executive Producer of Battlestar Galactica.
Leo Laporte is kicking things off with a discussion of important issues facing podcasting as it [...]

Podcasting and blogging are two of the most effective tools for generating sales leads in the technology industry, according to a survey of technology marketing executives.
When asked, “Which offers are ‘very effective’ for generating high-quality leads?” marketers in all three areas studied - technology services firms, and business software and hardware - put Blog and [...]

Director Kevin Smith is using iPods and video podcasts to promote his latest film, Clerks II.

Smith joined Superman’s Bryan Singer and other directors by creating a Clerks II video podcast that provides an insider’s look into the making of the film.
The Clerks II podcast looks at mullets, Ben Affleck’s thoughts on being in a Kevin [...]

Company intranets need to add blogging and podcasting or else become irrelevant, according to a new report from Avenue A | Razorfish, an interactive marketing and technology services firm.”Employees today are expecting, and increasingly demanding, the same compelling web site experiences at work that they receive in their personal time,” said Shiv Singh, national director [...]

a la mode, a developer of tools for real estate professionals, has announced a new service for its agent customers, Propertycast. The new services lets agents podcast information on homes for sale to customers with iPods, portable MP3 players, and personal computers.
“Podcasting has exploded because it delivers content automatically for ultimate consumer convenience,” said Rusty [...]