Podcasting site Odeo has relaunched. Again. We have kind of lost count, but Beta News says that this is Odeo’s sixth launch. Initially launched mid-2005, Odeo debuts (again) with a number of new features.
The biggest addition to the site is video, but other new capabilities allow users to:
– Search & explore over 500,000 channels [...]

Odeo, an early podcasting startup that has long struggled with its direction, is back, in beta and looking for feedback.
While the original site focused on podcast creation, the focus of Odeo’s latest incarnation focuses on viewing and listening to Internet media.
Give it a look and let me know what you think of the makeover!

Liz Gannes over at NewTeeVee reports that SonicMountain, the company that recently acquired the once-hyped podcasting startup Odeo, has purchased FireAnt, a stagnating Internet video startup.
FireAnt is a desktop media player and RSS aggregator for Windows and Mac. With an integrated guide to Internet TV, the FireAnt player lets users subscribe to, download, and watch [...]

The Amergence Group announced today that it acquiring SonicMountain, the parent company of podcasting community Odeo.com. Under the terms of the agreement, SonicMountain will become a wholly owned subsidiary of The Amergence Group.
According to the Amergence Group:
Now, SonicMountain will have the resources to revolutionize Odeo’s environment and add exciting new features to its platform. Collaborating [...]

Podcast aggregation site Odeo today announced that its assets have been acquired by SonicMountain, a New York based company focused in the digital media hosting and search marketplace.
Odeo was among the first commercial podcasting sites, launched in July 2005, and is designed to make it easy to listen, download and subscribe to podcasts. The site [...]

Odeo, a podcasting community that was one of the darlings of early podcasting coverage in the mainstream media, is looking for a buyer:
In the last few months, we here at Obvious have been increasingly focused on Twitter. As a result, our original product, Odeo, has not gotten the attention it deserves.
It does not cost us [...]

Dave Winer, one of the inventors of podcasting, is questioning the mainstream media coverage of podcasting startup Odeo and its founder, Evan Williams.
Not work-safe…..

Evan Williams has announced that he has created a new startup, Obvious Corp, and purchased the assets of the podcasting community he helped found, Odeo.
Odeo has struggled to meet William’s expectations; though it’s a relatively popular podcasting community, the field is dominated by Apple.
“I screwed up several things, which hindered that quick success,” confesses Williams.
“I [...]