What is Loomia? I saw a site called Loomia hitting my web server logs recently with the following url: http://dev.loomia.com:9000/loomia/site. Being the curious type I went over and checked out the link. It looks like they're building a service to help with finding, subscribing to and consuming audio and video casts. Their tag line for the site is "Find Good Stuff." They also say:

...the best way to find the latest in syndicated audio and video.

* Find thousands of new podcasts using the powerful Loomia search engine

* Share your opinions and get personalized recommendations on what you might like

* Organize and rate your favorite podcasts in one easy location

They are currently in an invitation only beta, but you can still browse around the site and see what you can find.

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Meanwhile, Odeo has launched their official public beta. I found this out when I got a second invitation, evidently generated because I gave my email address way back when. Looking at the site, there's a lot more activity with the top shows now having over 200 "subscribers."

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Finally, last night's NYC Pod Squad gathering was a smash hit. Some of the best podcasters from the NYC area showed up to talk podcasting and make plans for our special...ahem...event later in the summer. More on this in a future post. Our goal is to raise awareness of our podcasts and podcasting in general. It should be fun. I've got a podcast prepared from the event that will be available sometime this afternoon on the NYC Pod Squad site or via our RSS feed.