The secret weapon powering Stuart Skorman's new company is not computer technology. It's people.

It's going to get even more crowded out there on the Presidential campaign trail. I'm not just talking about what would happen if Fred Thompson or Michael Bloomberg declares he's in the race.

San Francisco (MarketWatch) -- The chief organizer of PodCampNYC.org knows the decision over the weekend to move the April 6th event to a midtown New York hotel is going to cause some criticism.

Rocketboom is searching for a new way to put fuel in its tank. Advertising is not doing it. "It's frustrating that we haven't worked it out by now," said the daily video blog's founder, Andrew Baron. (www.rocketboom.com)

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The Corporate Podcasting Summit in London this week may have gotten off to a downbeat start after a research presentation by Tom Webster of Edison Media Research. Quoting from the yet-to-be-released "Arbitron/Edison Internet and Multimedia Study 2007," he said podcast listening isn't growing much.

Bob Pittman will deliver a keynote address at next month's National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas. The co-founder of MTV, and former president of America Online, will tell broadcasters how venture investors - like himself - are finding opportunities in radio and television.

Hours after I blogged how much I liked The New York Times' "Reader," the company announced this afternoon, "Times Reader will launch as a subscription service on March 27." Cost: $14.95/month or $165/year as a standalone service. But, as I hoped, "Times Reader will be free to home delivery subscribers." That's the right thing to do.

Podtrac Inc. has introduced an online service to make it easier for advertising agencies to find the right podcasts for their clients.

Why did Rupert Murdoch wait so long to decide to launch Fox's business channel? It's been about two years since the first wisp of speculation about the competitor to CNBC.