What was once a small market of dreamers now is getting serious? I saw a post to the Videobloggers group on Yahoo! pointing me to CNET’s download.com where they are now accepting and showcasing videos, including consumer created content. Today, the site will stream content, but it says soon it will be hosting content. Are we witnessing the return of Richard Hart and CNET TV? (Just kidding)

Chicago had its cows. Toronto had its moose. New York had its taxis.San Francisco had its hearts. And...Phoenix has its guitars.

It's GuitarMania, and it's a fund-raiser for Big Brothers & Big Sisters in "the valley." We toured the largest central collection of them in Phoenix, that being in front of America West Arena and by Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark). The fiberglass guitars are all very cool and are some even are made to honor celebrities such as Stevie Nicks, Alice Cooper and Wayne Gretzky . All are done in themes that range from the straighforward to the abstract. The video speaks for itself.

As more companies take to the Web to launch new musical talent (including the bands themselves), there will be an even greater need for the tools of searching, sharing and discovery.

Clear Channel Communications on Tuesday is expected to launch an online service offering hundreds of songs and music videos from new and unsigned artists as part of a larger foray onto the Web.

The largest U.S. radio conglomerate, which owns about 1,200 radio stations across the country, also has a deal with GarageBand.com, a site for new musicians, to boost access to new artists material.

At launch, the service, called NEW!, will feature nearly 100 emerging artists from music labels including Atlantic, Capitol, Columbia Warner Bros, and Def Jam, along with unsigned acts every 90 days.

About 16 featured artists will have a home video, five songs and a link to the artists' web site featured on any number of Clear Channel's local radio station web sites.

Fifty GarageBand.com artists will also have five songs, a photo and artists information on Clear Channel's sites.

Live from The Future of Music Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., Mike provides some insight into what’s on the mind of thought leaders in the area of copyright protection, legal sharing and other related topics. Joining us today is special guest Derek Slater, a student fellow with the Berkman Center, who is on a panel with Mike on Sept. 13.

Will UK's digital creators come out of the woodwork for this? It's going to be interesting to watch to see how UK digital media fans flock -- or don't -- to the BBC's Creative Archive license. 

Couldn't think of a better way to kick it off than announcing a contest for the best music video using the archive's video stock.

Wherein Allen and Mike try to understand the effect of Katrina on the NO media. Will papers make a permanent jump to all digital -- or primarily digital -- by necessity?