PODCASTING

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PODCASTING

• By Jan Abernethy

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What is podcasting?

• Podcasting is the method of distributing
  multimedia files, such as audio programs or music
  videos, over the Internet using either the RSS or
  Atom syndication formats, for playback on mobile
  devices and personal computers.
• Wikipedia

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Are you lost?
Lets look at some definitions.
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Click on the word to read the definition

• MP3 Player
• iPod vs. MP3 Player
• Multimedia
• Podcast
• RSS feed
• Atom Syndication Format
• Aggregator
• Podcasting

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Lets see what you learned!
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MP3 Player
An MP3 player is a digital audio device capable
of reading MP3 files. It can be in the form of a
CD player, computer or mobile device.
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iPod vs. MP3 Player
An iPod is an MP3 player. Created by Apple
Computer, the iPod is the most popular brand of
MP3 player.
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Multimedia
Multimedia is the use of several different media
to convey information. Media can include text,
audio, graphics, animation or video.
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Podcast
A podcast is an audio file that is created by an
RSS feed. Podcasts can be downloaded to a
computer or portable media device such as an iPod
or MP3 player by using a special program called
an aggregator.
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RSS Feed
RSS is a file format that allows users to
download news websites, weblogs, or podcasts for
use on computers and portable media devices.
RSS feeds allow users to track updates using an
aggregator.
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Atom Feed
An atom feed is another file format for creating
a web feed.
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Aggregator
An aggregator is a type of software that allows
users to download web feeds. Users can check for
new content and retrieve the content by
subscribing to web feeds.
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Podcasting
Podcasting is a compound word. The pod stands
for iPod and the casting stands for
broadcasting Podcasting is the distribution of
audio files using RSS feeds.
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An MP3 player is _______

1. A digital audio device
2. A type of radio
3. An electronic video game
4. All of the above

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I dont think so!
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You are so smart!
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An atom feed is

1. Food you feed an atom
2. A multimedia player
3. A file format for podcasting
4. All of the above

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I dont think so!
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You are so smart!
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An aggregator is

1. A software program
2. Capable of reading web feeds
3. Can subscribe to podcasts
4. All of the above

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I dont think so!
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You are so smart!
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An iPod is

1. A file format
2. An MP3 player
3. A type of software
4. All of the above

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I dont think so!
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You are so smart!
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What do the words pod and casting stand for in
the word podcasting?

1. Audio and radio
2. Computer and Radio
3. iPod and broadcasting
4. All of the above

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I dont think so!
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You are so smart!
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An RSS feed is

1. A file format
2. Allows users to download podcasts
3. Allows users to track updates
4. All of the above

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I dont think so!
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You are so smart!
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Which of the following cannot be an RSS feed?

1. Weblog
2. News website
3. iPod
4. Podcast

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I dont think so!
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You are so smart!
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Congratulations
I hope you learned a little about podcasting!
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Bibliography

• Wikipedia. Podcasting. Retrieved on June 9,
  2006, from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
• Wikipedia. Multimedia. Retrieved on June 9,
  2006, from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia
  
• Wikipedia. RSS (file format). Retrieved on June
  9, 2006, from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_28
  file_format29
• Wikipedia. Ipod. Retrieved on June 9, 2006,
  from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipod
• Wikipedia. Digital Audio Player. Retrieved on
  June 9, 2006, from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mp
  3_player
• Wikipedia. Aggregator. Retrieved on June 9,
  2006, from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator
  
• Wikipedia. Atom (standard). Retrieved on June
  9, 2006, from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_2
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