The News Review:
- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Releases Podcast n 2008 Event
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center Announces Podcast Featuring Dr….
- The Peristyle Podcast
- Sly Male Ants Carry Queen Genes
- Podcaster deo Acquires Blog Search Engine Blogdigger; Plans Broader…
- More than 60 compete to benefit ‘Guitar Hero’
- GameSpot editor leaves: timeline of staff exodus inside
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Releases Podcast n 2008 Event
pen Press – The pen Press (press release) – Mar 19, 2008
org) has announced the release of a podcast on the 11th annual Festival. Israel Ehrisman director of logistics for Full Frame discusses some of the changes patrons can expect at this year’s Festival as well as how to purchase passes and tickets for the event. The podcast is now available for download at www.
North Carolina Biotechnology Center Announces Podcast Featuring Dr….
Carolina Newswire – Carolina Newswire (press release) – Mar 19, 2008
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center (www. org) has announced the release of a podcast featuring Dr. liver Smithies co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. In the podcast Smithies discusses how he was recruited to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center; the past present and future of the state of life sciences in North Carolina; winning the Nobel Prize; the importance of continued investment in the research of life sciences; and the benefits of community support.
The Peristyle Podcast
Rivals.com – Rivals.com (subscription) – Mar 19, 2008
com staff is proud to present our newest feature the Peristyle Podcast. Each week your host Ryan Abraham and a special guest will bring you up to date on Trojan football and recruiting. Episode 6: With the football team on spring break Coach Harvey Hyde and Ryan Abraham talk Football 101 regarding the Trojan offensive line. Gerard Martinez answers your questions about USC recruiting and on the Campus Crawl you can hear about the USC basketball team playing in the NCAA Tournament. Listen now or download the MP3 or Windows Media versions of the podcast to your computer or iPod. Click either format below to listen now or right click and save to your hard drive to listen at your leisure.
Sly Male Ants Carry Queen Genes
Scientific American – Mar 19, 2008
But not so fast say researchers from the Universities of Leeds and Copenhagen. It turns out that ants can scheme like a stage mom. Scientists say that some ants hide out to ensure that their offspring become child-bearing queens instead of barren workers. The accepted hypothesis had been that random ants were fed certain foods that would allow them to develop into queens… In fact the number of males carrying royal genes to those who aren’t may have settled at a low ratio through. —Cynthia Graber60-Second Science is a daily podcast. Subscribe to this Podcast:.
Podcaster deo Acquires Blog Search Engine Blogdigger; Plans Broader…
CBS News – Mar 19, 2008
Deal terms were not announced. Blogdigger was an early player in blog search which hasn’t made a lot of noise lately though is reportedly profitable. The acquisition is intended to help relaunch deo as a platform of audio video and text moving it beyond its core podcasting business. That relaunch is expected in April says ReadWriteWeb.
More than 60 compete to benefit ‘Guitar Hero’
seacoastonline.com – Mar 19, 2008
“The eighth-grade class has done a series of podcasts” she said. “My goal is to have them put up online for some elementary school classes. ” Carbonneau said she got the idea for the podcast project after hearing a speaker who encouraged teachers to incorporate the latest technology into their classrooms. “We ask the students to power down when they come to school” she said referring to school rules that ban the use of cell phones and Mp3 players during school hours. Carbonneau said she started to think about electronics differently after hearing the speaker. “He said that we as teachers are digital immigrants while the students are digital natives” she said. Proof of this was evident on Sunday as the students demonstrated their prowess at virtual rock ‘n’ roll while parents looked on intrigued.
GameSpot editor leaves: timeline of staff exodus inside
Ars Technica – Mar 19, 2008
Senior Editor Brad Shoemaker's last day will be this Friday although during the podcast he gave no reason for his departure. Shoemaker has been with the site since 1999. There is no information on what he will be doing after his departure. If you take a look at how many GameSpot employees have left the site after the Gerstmann controversy it doesn't take long to see a pattern; it seems as if few personalities behind the site wish to stay after the shakeup following Gertmann's firing.