Scott's Lecture On Podacsting

Podcasting is audio that can be pushed to an audio device such as an IPOD or MP3 paper.
The ability to be subscribed to makes it a podcast.

To distribute milti media files over the internet through syndication

Phrase coined in 2004 (combination of Ipods and Bradcasting)
Primarily Used for Audio Files
Mobile Devices or Personal Computers

Yahoo has a built in news reader--it is an aggregator, can open up or download the information.

Overview of Blogging?

Blogs, Weblogs, Vblog

• Journal/Diary/News (daily events)
• In classrooms (Discussion Forum)
• Audio/Video -we can post these to our blogs.
  
• Legal Issues

Podcasters

Host or author of the podcast

• Must have a place to save audio file

Must share information
Does your service use podcasting?

Syndication File Formats
RSS (Really Sijmple Syndication)
Podacsting
ATOM
Developed to overcome RSS deficiencies
Uses "Push" technology

XML Extensible Markup Language

Aggregators
Desktop Software/Web Tools used to retrieve syndicated feeds
Regularly checks for updates
Being Built into SItes (MyYahoo, AOL, GOogle)
Web Browsers (Mozaill Firefox)
Boksmarks
Can be downloaded as an Add-on.

Subscribing to feeds

Subscribing to syndication feeds
iTunes
ww.bloglines.com
Mozilla Firefox
Must install Add-on for Windows
Add as a bookmark
Examples:
www,995thewolf.com
http://pa.gigavox.com/shows/detail1102.html