[AI] podcasting
- From: "Dipendra Manocha" <dipendra.manocha@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:12:53 +0530
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> From: "Olaf Mittelstaedt" <om@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Any links/input you could give me are hyper-welcome.
>
>
> Search Engine Journal
> Tuesday, January 18, 2005
>
> What is Podcasting?
>
> By Sharon Housley
>
> "Story telling for children or the visually-impaired" among uses.
>
> Podcasting is quickly becoming a buzz word among the techie crowd. So what
> is podcasting, anyway? Podcasting is online audio content that is
> delivered
> via an RSS feed. Many people liken podcasting to radio on demand. However,
> in reality, podcasting gives far more options in terms of content and
> programming than radio does. In addition, with Podcasting, listeners can
> determine the time and the place, meaning they decide what programming
> they
> want to receive and when they want to listen to it.
>
> Listeners can retain audio archives to listen to at their leisure. While
> blogs have turned many bloggers into journalists, podcasting has the
> potential to turn podcasters into radio personalities.
>
> Podcasting can be used for:
>
> 1. Self-Guided Walking Tours - Informational content.
>
> 2. Music - Band promotional clips and interviews.
>
> 3. Talk Shows - Industry or organizational news, investor news,
> sportscasts,
> news coverage and commentaries.
>
> 4. Training - Instructional informational materials.
>
> 5. Story - Story telling for children or the visually-impaired.
>
> Podcasting is the syndication of audio files using RSS. Podcasting works
> the
> same as a standard RSS feed reader or news aggregator, the only difference
> is that the feed you subscribe to contains an audio file in it. Instead of
> reading content in your RSS feed reader or aggregator, you can listen to
> the
> contents of your feed using a reader or aggregator that supports
> podcasting,
> or you can listen to them on an iPod or similar device. While podcasting
> was
> named for the iPod, you do not have to have an iPod to listen to a
> podcast.
> Podcasts can be displayed on websites with clickable links to audio files
> and many of the standard RSS readers, like FeedDemon's latest beta, have
> begun supporting audio enclosures.
>
> The audio file that makes the feed a podcast rather than a standard RSS
> feed
> is contained in the 'enclosure' tag. The easiest way to think of this is
> as
> an e-mail attachment.
>
> Although the "enclosure" tag is not new to RSS feeds and has been included
> in the RSS v2.0 specification for about four years, podcasting has only
> really been around since August of 2004.
>
> Webmasters are finding creative ways to provide media-rich content. The
> syndication aspect and potential increase in audience size are an
> attractive
> lure. Listeners benefit from podcasting because, like RSS, podcasting is a
> means to publish content that ultimately gives the recipient the control
> over the information they want to see or hear.
>
> Podcasting Resources -
>
> Podcasting Tools -
> http://www.podcasting-tools.com
> Podcast Alley -
> http://www.podcastalley.com
> PodcastBunker -
> http://www.podcastbunker.com
> Podcasting News -
> http://www.podcastingnews.com
>
> It will be interesting to see how this publishing medium develops.
> Currently, only the technical crowd has endorsed podcasting as a new audio
> medium, but the potential is real and the process is not overly complex.
> With a little time I think this field will develop and prosper.
>
> Guest Columnist Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll software
> for
> creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon
> manages marketing for NotePage a wireless text messaging software company.
>
> http://www.searchenginejournal.com/index.php?p=1239
>
>
>
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