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Leo Laporte cashes $100,000 check from Stickam Stickam's rumored $100,000 signing bonus to woo nodcaster Leo Laporte away from live-video broadcasting startup Ustream.tv worked, as Laporte is officially working with the site, previously best known for emo camkids and a booming side business in pornography. Though I admit, Laporte drunk and out of control might make his show interesting enough to watch. [Mashable] (Photo by MR O)

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online video

PodShow relaunch as Mevio confirms death of podcasting

Confirming our assumption based on a tipster's report of PodShow's new domain name, the podcasting network plans to ditch the "pod" prefix that was all the rage in 2005. TV Week reports:
The makeover represents a shift from the "podcast era" to an era of premium, episodic Web content, the company said.
The company's focus will shift away from being a codependent enabler of enthusiastic amateurs and their "content" and towards semi-professional Web video — though, from what we hear about PodShow's studio operations, "semi-professional" is a generous description. Meanwhile, podtrepreneurs everywhere will be haunted by recurring dreams of PodShow founder Adam Curry wearing black robes and carrying a sickle.

10:40 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Jackson West
513 views, 2 comments

Latest by WagCurious: Here is the url for a geeklog based site (its a Bay Area based film collective) [www.greenscreencinema.com] more »

podcasting

Adam Curry's PodShow changing its name?

Former MTV Web jockey Adam Curry's PodShow podcasting network is being renamed — to Mevio. At least that's what it looks like from this domain listing forwarded by a tipster. While podcasting was the hot new thing back in 2005, the luster has worn off. It's easy for producers to publish, but not so convenient for consumers. In the time it takes to find an interesting podcast, subscribe, and hook up your iPod, you could have watched five YouTube videos. Best thing that could possibly happen? Other "Pod-" named companies might get the hint and rename themselves as well.

12:40 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Jackson West
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deathwatch

Podcasting startup can't pay its employees

Podango, a podcast advertising network, acquired GigaVox Media in 2007 and launched several shows including Girls Gone Geek. Michael Arrington had the exclusive report on the news. "Something tells me it's going to do okay," Arrington wrote. That has turned out not to be the case. At least, that's according to one Podango employee who tells us he's had trouble getting paid. "I was a developer for podango.com for 2 years," the tipster writes. "I left Podango 3 weeks ago due to lack of funding." The tale continues: More »

9:00 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
1,370 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: I have been an employee at Podango for almost a year and have never missed receiving a paycheck. more »

adam curry

New concepts in podcasting: Paychecks

Former MTV VJ Adam Curry has pulled down some serious money for his podcast network, PodShow. And he's spending the dough on talent: 500 podcasters are receiving "upfront money" to produce audio and video for the network, Curry said earlier this week on Leo LaPorte's podcast, This Week in Tech. "Upfront money" is apparently Curry's term for "paycheck," a novel concept in the notoriously unprofitable world of podcasting. Curry's hires include former TechCrunch reporter and Cranky Geeks commentator Natali del Conte. Natali's video show, called Tech Check, will start in a few weeks. Because what the world really needs is another female tech commentator known for her looks. An all-star Natali del Conte photo gallery, after the jump. More »

9:32 AM on Fri Jan 26 2007
By dtweney
4,151 views, 1 comment

Latest by I'm Waitin' for Dolemite: It is a given that she must be intelligent and as she is very pretty, I am sure will do fantastically well in this vcasting venture. Btw - who goosed Mr Steve Chen right before that pic was taken? more »

linkdump

Loose Wires: One out of beta, dozens to go...

  • So, the new version of Blogger is finally out of beta! Yippee! But what about the dozens of other products, still stuck either in beta — even mainstays like Gmail — or in Google Labs? Just a few weeks ago, Valleywag readers said Joga Bonito will be the next to go. [BloggerBuzz]
  • Michael Arrington is disappointed in the Wall Street Journal's "attack on blogs." Says the WSJ: "The blogs are not as significant as their self-endeared curators would like to think. Journalism requires journalists, who are at least fitfully confronting the digital age. The bloggers, for their part, produce minimal reportage. Instead, they ride along with the MSM like remora fish on the bellies of sharks, picking at the scraps." Ouch! [Crunchnotes]
  • The most popular topics on Reddit? Politics and Internet & PC, apparently. [StatisticsFreak]
  • Web 2.0 comes to the Catholic Church! Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley to start podcasting. [SFGate]
  • The American Mac and PC were clearly better casted. [Apple via Zach Klein]

10:07 AM on Thu Dec 21 2006
By skidder
94 views, 5 comments

Latest by Andrew Ferguson: I originally started this comment intending to post the same article to you that Conrad Quilty-Harper has. I'd like to add that I think Apple did a decent job casting it (I believe it's a comedy duo called Rahmens? So more »

under the radar

Waggable: Is your name not Bruce?

The toughest part of launching a Web 2.0 company is, of course, picking a name. One Valley vet noted that the Broadcast session at the upcoming Under the Radar conference lists the following presenters:
Kiptronic
Podbridge
PodOmatic
Podserve More »

7:49 PM on Tue Jun 13 2006
By Nick Douglas
95 views, Comment

podcasting

Guest story: Why podcasting blows

In honor of blogger Robert Scoble's move from Microsoft to podcasting network PodTech, Scoble baiter Chris Coulter lists eight reasons why the podcasting biz, despite being hailed as the new wave of media, is dead in the water. More »

9:35 AM on Mon Jun 12 2006
By Nick Douglas
195 views, 2 comments

adam curry

Is Adam Curry stiffing the Netherlands?

Fact check? Oh hell, who fact checks a story this juicy? Trust this rumor from a reader as much as you'd trust a hooker with a promise ring. More »

7:00 AM on Fri Apr 21 2006
By ndouglas
106 views, 1 comment

adam curry

Adam Curry, newest bastard of the blogs

Adam Curry on a card - ValleywagThose Bastards, the blog that proves some PR is bad PR, finally found the funny. The newest Bastard of the Blogs is Adam Curry, ex-MTV VJ and the Mick Jagger of podcasting. More »

2:44 PM on Mon Apr 10 2006
By ndouglas
158 views, Comment

podtech

PodTech gets bitchy at Forrester Research

March 15: Paul Matteucci of US Ventures, announces his $5.5-million investment in podcast producer PodTech. More »
announcements

Remainders: Bullfights and bloat

Lifehacker gives corporate bull some toreador action by featuring Bullfighter, which strips the jargon from documents like a spellchecker. Favorite Bullfighter message: "Cliche, with a hint of arrogance and a dash of pompousness." [Lifehacker]
The Go Flock Yourself for gentle people: New blog "bloat!" kicks off with a rundown of the top Web 2.0 personalities. (Caveat: Nick Denton is so Web 1.0.) [bloat!]
Tech show three-ring circus PodTech.net pulls in a healthy little Series A funding round. "John Furrier got $5.5m?" asks a reader from another dot-com. "That makes the bubble official." Hey, with Furrier interviewing VCs all day, it was bound to happen. [PodTech.net]
Six Apart takes $12 million in VC cash; another $20 million raised by date-auctioning Valleywag Hottie Ben Trott. [Six Apart]
Look ma, I'm on TV! Tune into CNBC at 7:25ish EST (4:25ish PST) to see me examine those Lucy and Larry pics. Analyzing the placement of Lucy Southworth's sweater: it's the hard-hitting investigation you demand from modern media.

12:03 PM on Thu Mar 16 2006
By ndouglas
57 views, Comment