How-to startup Howcast Media on Wednesday reached key distribution agreements with AOL, Metacafe, Bebo, and blip.tv. Together, the new channels allow Howcast content to reach more than 87 million ...

Redesigned Howcast site offer comprehensive how-to videos. May 19, 2012 — -- Darlene Liebman holds up her neon-orange painted fingernails and points to her second finger. "See," she says, "It's ...

In the do-it-yourself culture born of The Great Recession, making things yourself is chic, and Howcast finds itself in the zeitgeist sweet spot. It has more than 100,000 videos on its site so far—some ...

Of all the "next-generation video network"-type startups, one of the most promising is NYC-based Howcast, which was started by a group of ex-Googlers in 2007. Howcast produces, aggregates, and ...

The mobile version of the Web service, which does have some shortcomings, includes a neat feature that gives users a random video every time they shake their Apple smartphone. Josh Lowensohn joined ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...