PRWeb™, the Internet's leading direct-to-consumer press release distribution platform, has declared February 2006 Podcast Month at PRWeb.com to celebrate the increasing popularity of podcasts as a way of distributing news online.

During the month of February, PRWeb editors will select up to five news releases a day with podcast-related news and upgrade them to the $200 distribution level free of charge. PRWeb press releases carrying a contribution of $200 enjoy the unmatched power of search engine optimization and PRWeb’s SEO toolset, which includes enhanced statistical reporting on the online distribution of the release and activation of rich text anchor links. Other premiums at the $200 level include EyeCaster banner rotation, custom RSS/XML feed, file attachments, next day distribution and a donation to Unitus, a global microfinance accelerator.

"Companies who use PRWeb™ for their press releases gain affordable brand reinforcement, reputation management and expert status for their businesses, including their podcasts, podcast software or other podcast-related services," explained PRWeb CEO and Founder David McInnis. "This promotion offers our customers a look at the technology and innovation that makes PRWeb the Internet's leading press release newswire."

PRWeb is the industry leader in search engine visibility and RSS deployment for news releases, serving more than 8.6 million customized RSS feeds to PRWeb.com and eMediaWire.com visitors. PRWeb and eMediaWire categorize news releases according to news topics for news media outlets who receive news releases by e-mail and for RSS feeds.

PRWeb features two RSS feeds applicable to podcasts, including:
* Podcasting - Announce: http://www.prweb.com/rss2/podcastingannounce.xml *Podcasting - Tools and Services: http://www.prweb.com/rss2/podcastingtools.xml