Sharewood Picnic is my weekly basket of goods, tools and services found in the last week. Including several newly-released resources, these little gems can help you better understand and utilize the independent publishing revolution we are witnessing.

You are encouraged to visit the sites and test these new products and services. They are all powerful digital weapons, and this week’s list contains many podcast-related resources.

1. Personalized podcast news channels
2. Network for podcasters and musicians
3. Central location for all things podcasting
4. All-in-one podcast search and ping service
5. Notification service for new podcast content
6. Applet for determining the hypothetical monetary value of a blog
7. Browser add-on that allows you to save media found on the net easily
8. Search for web contend available under a Creative Commons license (Google-based)
9. New free wiki platform
10. Social networking community based on FOAF (friend-of-a-friend)
11. Website validation and accessibility tools available from a single site

Here are the full details:

1. PodcasterNews
   
   PodcasterNews is a site that lets users create customized channels of news podcasts. PCN offers several topic-specific or region-oriented podcasts and users subscribe to the content they want, creating a personalized group of podcasts delivered to their aggregator each day. Users can also listen directly to the podcasts from the PCN site. With categories ranging from business news to sports to Hawaii-related news, PCN offers several three to five minute podcasts diverse enough to appeal to almost anyone. Although PCN is new and their offered content is sparse, they are currently looking for contributors. Creating an account is free.
   http://www.podcasternews.com/
2. PodSafe Music
   
   PodSafe Music Network is a site where musicians and podcasters come together. Through PodSafe, artists without restrictions from the RIAA, ASCAP, or record labels can make their music available to podcasters, who are then free to use the music without fear infringing on copyrights. PodSafe is a great way for music podcasters to find unrestricted material for their shows and for unsigned artists to get exposure. The network provides a searchable database of musicians and podcasters that allows easy networking, and is also a useful resource for music fans looking for new music or music-related podcasts. It is also possible to download and listen to many music-related podcasts directly from the site. PodSafe is free to join.
   http://music.podshow.com/

Here the other ones.