Another podcasting transcription service has sprung up, this one called Casting Words. The service uses a network of human transcribers (no voice-to-text software) and promises a quick turnaround at 42-cents (US) per minute. The idea behind podcast transcription is to get podcast content into the realm of content you can search via Google and other search engines. As Podzinger and other search engines that allow you to search audio directly improve, they’re likely to be integrated into the general search engines rendering the need for transcriptions obsolete. For now, though, it’s not a bad idea.

First there as the Million Dollar Homepage, where any advertiser could buy pixels and fill them with graphics that linked to their sites. A similar idea just launched with Pixels That Rock, which takes the Million Dollar Homepage concept and applies is solely to indie musicians. Today, TechCrunch reports that a new site has launched called 1000 Tags. Rather than fill pixels, the concept site will sell you one of its, well, 1,000 tags. The site is described as the first “commercial tag cloud.” TechCrunch says, “You can purchase a tag, pay by the character and font size, and hope that a lot of traffic to your site is the result.” You have to wonder how many of these concept sites can succeed before the novelty wears off and you realize you’re just looking at advertisements.

Another great mashup using Google Maps has launched with PackageMapper.com. Enter the tracking code, select from FedEx, UPS, or the US Postal Service, and see the route of your package on a Google Map.

RSS has found its way into your living room. The eStarling WiFi picture frame will take an RSS feed from Flickr and display photos from the photo-sharing service. That’s very cool. From Engadget.