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Make Magazine Podcast Named to iTunes' Best of 2007 Podcasts

"MAKE: Weekend Projects" Included Among "Classics" Category

Sebastopol, CA (December 17, 2007): The Make magazine podcast, "MAKE: Weekend Projects" was included on iTunes' 2007 year-end list of the best podcasts. The podcast was honored in the "Classics" category.

Incredibly popular, MAKE: Weekend Projects averaged about a million views per month through iTunes, Blip.tv and YouTube. The weekly how-to podcasts tackle a host of fun projects, some examples include:

• $3 Origami: make a creative origami "flower" from three one dollar bills
• DIY Wallet: keep your dollar bills in a wallet made from duct tape
• Homemade T-shirts: learn how to screen print any pattern you want, plus more

The podcasts are hosted and produced by Bre Pettis, an ex-science teacher from Seattle. "My passion has always been tinkering—making things with my hands and being creative. Through MAKE: Weekend Projects I get to do this full-time, so it's really been a dream come true," explained Mr. Pettis.

MAKE: Weekend Projects began accepting sponsorship in 2007. The podcast was previously sponsored by Microchip and the current sponsor is Ponoko.

MAKE: Weekend Projects is an extension of Make magazine, a magazine devoted to fun, Do-It-Yourself inspiration and discovery. Selling for $14.99 and loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home, Make celebrates your ability to tweak, hack and bend any technology to your own will. The quarterly magazine (www.makezine.com) is published by O'Reilly Media, the premier information resource for technology innovation.

For more information about MAKE: Weekend Projects, please contact Mark Ballard at: 212-255-8455 x225 or Mark@rosengrouppr.com. Founded in 1978 and based in Sebastopol, CA., O'Reilly Media is the premier information source for leading-edge computer technologies. The company's books, conferences, and web sites bring to light the knowledge of technology innovators. O'Reilly books, known for the animals on their covers, occupy a treasured place on the shelves of the developers building the next generation of software. O'Reilly conferences and summits bring alpha geeks and forward-thinking business leaders together to shape the revolutionary ideas that spark new industries. From the Internet to XML, open source, .NET, Java, and web services, O'Reilly puts technologies on the map.