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Pod Casting

• -What is it
• -History
• -How to
• -Resources

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What is Pod Casting

• It is like radio shows online but, you can listen
  on your iPod.
• Wikipedia
• Walkaway Content
• Millions of PodCasts on many subjects
  tremendous growth projected.
• Tivo audio

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Podcast Directories

• Postcast.net
• Podcast Alley
• Odeo.com
• iPodder.org
• PodcastPickle.com
• iTunes
• many directories

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History of Pod Casting

• Invented by Dave Winer (http//morningcoffeenotes.
  com)
• and Adam Curry - MTV (http//live.curry.com)
• They were interested in automated media
  distribution. Video on the net was too slow.
• Dave was working on RSS (Real Simple Syndication)
  
• February 2004 podcasting phrase used in Guardian
  by Ben Hammersley.

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Examples

• Try cnn, npriTunes

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How It Works
XML files linking MP3s and RSS formats
Server ChannelsFeeds
User on a PC or Mac Pod Catcher
Software Aggregators Media Player Lists
(iTunes) MP3 Player or Computer
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What is XML?

• Tagging language like html except you define the
  tags.
• Design separate from content. (XSLT to add style)
• Other programs can strip out the information from
  the XML to use in other places.
• You can define your DTDs so that users only get
  the part of the information that you want them to
  see.

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XML Example

• Ruth Guthrie
• Podcasting for fun and recreation
• bo bo bo bobobo

Xml file for this class podcast
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Podcatcher Software for Windows

• Doppler Radio
• Happy Fish
• iPodder
• Jager
• jPodder
• Also for Linux, Mac, Pocket PC

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How to Set up a Pod Cast

• Step 1 Make a digital recording.
• Step 2 Convert it to MP3
• Step 3 Write an XML file to house it
• Step 4 Host it
• Subscribe with your Podcatcher

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PodCasting Resources

• This is how I set up mine http//www.podcasting-t
  ools.com/podcasting-101.htm
• PodcastingNews.com
• Audio Activism