Podcasting" is a term Internet. Instead of a
coined from the Apple centralized source and stream,
Computer Corporation podcasting is capable of sending
product - the iPod, which is a the audio content directly to
portable digital audio device individual iPods and similar
that lets its users store music devices.
from their computer to the device
so that they can listen to it Who does podcasting?
anywhere, anytime.
Practically anyone with access to
However, the term is no longer the Internet can podcast. As much
exclusive to the actual iPod as blogging began in this way, so
product. It now can mean any does podcasting, whose appeal
software and device system that lies in the ease and convenience
allows the user to download audio of creating and transmitting any
(usually in MP3 format) and store audio material via the World Wide
onto the device for the user's Web.
listening.
Broadcast industry players and
What makes this different from radio shows syndications are only
radio or other Web-based media is now riding the bandwagon by
that podcasts allow users total formatting their material as
control over when they access and podcasts. But the great thing
listen to the audio material. It about this technology is that
does so by using the RSS standard even non-pros can use podcasting
or Real Simple Syndication. to share their self-produced
content in order to voice out
The difference from broad and Web their own opinions.
casts lies in how the material is
created and distributed over the How does podcasting work?
Podcasting is almost an A great plus factor for
inevitable outcome of the podcasting is in the realm of
Internet where great ease is education. While it cannot
given to anyone to publish totally replace the classroom
anything and distribute it setup, podcasts can provide
anywhere. teachers yet one more way to
connect with students. As almost
Users can connect their audio all young people live on the
devices to their computers, Internet and many own portable
access a podcast subscription, audio devices, the possibilities
and download the feeds from the of giving them something useful
site. The audio is accessed by and educational through this
the user from the source and is means are great.
automatically stored in the
device. Numerous resources on the Where is it headed?
Internet detail how to improve
podcast quality in terms of Enthusiasts have yet to find a
sound, equipment, and content. limit to the uses of podcasting.
This is most seen in the unabated
What makes podcasting so popular, growth of sites that categorize
and therefore powerful, is its hundreds and thousands of
aural (listening) nature, which podcasts and make them easily
many deem superior over text accessible to subscribers.
(reading). Listeners of podcasts
are able to learn in conjunction Even now, podcasting is
with another activity such as developing at near breakneck
during a commute or exercise. speeds. Users and subscribers are
becoming more discriminating,
Why is it important? demanding new features for
categorizing and indexing rich media finding distribution
podcasts. As such, podcast on the Web, the quality of
producers are looking for new podcasts rely on how informed
ways to enhance the simple audio people are - both in creating and
format to deliver experiences subscribing to content. The more
that will not only entertain but you know about them, the better
educate as well. position you are to becoming a
podcaster not only of popularity
The breadth and reach of but, more importantly, of
podcasting is only now being substance.
realized but its growth is by no
means slowing. With more and more
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