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"Podango is working hard to make P2 the best new media hosting platform available," said Jason Van Orden, business podcasting consultant. "From what I've seen, they're on the right track. They're serious about giving publishers all the tools they need to produce a successful podcast."

Podango is working hard to make P2 the best new media hosting platform available

Podango is providing podcasters (audio and video) with the most flexible and rich publishing platform. The platform's rich feature set includes a complete set of tools for content creators including publishing tools for audio, video, and blogging, metric monitoring tools, search engine optimization (SEO), integrated advertising and the ability to embed the player in other sites. The streamlined end-user experience includes easy subscription, elegant presentation, and rich feedback mechanisms. Publishers get the benefits of newly available functionality including:

yourname .Podango.com - P2 provides podcasters with their own publishing site on Podango.com. In less than five minutes, content creators can be up and running, hosting and distributing their audio, video and blog content within a tested, user-friendly podcast environment.

PodangoPress Plug-in - P2 lets podcasters create their own custom blog-based podcast with all the benefits of Podango, combined with the easy content management of WordPress, the preferred blogging software of successful podcasters.

Podango APIs - Podango APIs enable a fully functional Podango site experience in the context of their own website, giving web developers the full richness of the Podango experience, but with full control over the look and feel of the site.

Podango Copy & Paste Remote Player - The Podango-branded player will play any selected content (audio or video) from Podango.com in any social network site, wiki, or anywhere you can edit in HTML mode.

"With the launch of P2 beta, Podango is providing a single, complete, integrated platform for new media publishers," said Lee Gibbons, CEO, Podango. "From hosting to monetizing to finding premiere content, the new media tools that are now available through Podango streamline the entire audio, video, and blog audience experience and publishing process."

Podango.com showcases the P2 platform with its roundup of premier networks which include: the popular new Apple Phone Show, iLifeZone, Podcast Mastery, Internet Marketing, The OldTime Movie Network, and many others. Listeners can subscribe to the premier networks at www.podango.com/networks.

Podango launched the 1.0 version of the platform in September 2006.

About Podango
Podango is a new media hosting, publishing and advertising platform that integrates audio, video, and blog publishing into a complete, integrated, flexible tool for new media publishers. Content creators can take advantage of a feature-rich platform that has a complete tool set and support for podcasting and blogging which includes metric monitoring, search engine optimization (SEO), and an integrated advertising plan to monetize content. Other benefits include a customizable Podango site, Podango APIs, Blog Plug-ins, and Remote Players to serve Podango hosted content in the context of other web sites and blogs. Successful publishers may also join forces with other podcasters to form stations or networks. The streamlined end-user experience includes easy subscription, elegant presentation, and rich feedback mechanisms as well as easy access to premier content.