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[Podcasting News] “We are extremely grateful that Evan Williams will be acting in an advisory capacity during and post transition,”šÄù says Jack Roken, CEO of SonicMountain. ”šÄúEvan”šÄôs proven success with Blogger, Odeo and now the rapid rise of Twitter are examples of the creativity and influence Evan has on the social aspects of the web.

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[Featured Sites - Quarkbase] Odeo.com, Comprehensive Information About Odeo | Quarkbase: It was acquired soon after by New York-based Sonic Mountain.On September 14, 2007, Sonic Mountain announced it had acquired the technology assets of FireAnt, an RSS video aggregation website and desktop media player, with plans to incorporate the technology into the Odeo service.On March 18, 2008, Sonic Mountain announced it had acquired Blogdigger, a search engine for blogs and RSS content, with plans to incorporate the technology into Odeo.In June 2008, Odeo was relaunched by Sonic Mountain with a completely redesigned site and an expanded focus on search & discovery for syndicated audio and video.

[NewTeeVee] SonicMountain's Odeo Plans Include Video: SonicMountain is working on adding video next, either through a partner agreement with a video technology provider or even another acquisition, according to Arturo, who said to expect video functionality in as soon as one to two months. The grand plan is build a site for the community of podcasters and users, with meta-search, feed crawling, and real-time updates as planned features, and non-intrusive advertising to support them.

[Download Squad] SonicMountain buys Odeo: The press release is full of comments like " "A critical aspect of the transaction was the commitment by SonicMountain to retain the integrity and spirit of the Odeo community," says Evan Williams, CEO of Obvious Corporation." So at the very least, that means it's unlikely you'll see any content removed or links taken down for now.

[AppAppeal Newest Applications] Odeo Review - Music - AppAppeal: The original version was created by Evan Williams and Noah Glass, Noah was the founder of Audioblog and Evan was the founder of Pyra Labs before this. The company was partly funded by Charles River Ventures, after some time Evan Williams brought out Charles Rivers stake in the company.

[NewTeeVee] SonicMountain Buys FireAnt: FireAnt had gained early acclaim for its Mac and Windows apps that helped users subscribe to, download, and play video podcasts. The company, founded by Josh Kinberg, Jay Dedman, Daniel Salber, and Eric Radmall in 2004, was a first-wave thought leader in the Internet video space, gaining some 400,000 downloads of its media player and paving the way for projects like Veoh and Miro.

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