Podcasts

Podcasting is a way to distribute audio or video files (another term is a MP3 file). The term podcasting came from the words broadcast and Ipod. This was due to the popularity of the iPod and because this was a new way that information and music were being broadcast to the world.

A podcast can be a radio show or video production. They can then be placed online where they can be downloaded or listened to via a virtual player such as a multimedia player either on the website itself or on a person's personal computer.Many people also download the files and then transfer them to a MP3 player such as an iPod. Another example of a podcast would be an iTune.

It is not difficult to record and create your own personal audio podcast. If you have a low end, inexpensive microphone you can easily record digital audio via your person computer. A recording software is also useful, and there are free versions such as Audacity available online for download. This software allows you to quite easily edit the audio and then to save it and export is as an MP3 file for use elsewhere. If you already have a website you might also already have server space available or you can purchase space to house your audio files on a website such as Audio Acrobat. Finally, an RSS feed is created for the files and a download link is made available where others can download and/or listen to the audio online.

Information is from Podcasting...What's all the Hype? by Tammy Munson Received through e-mail. www.tammymunson.com