What is a podcast?

What is a Podcast?

What is a "podcast"? This question can be answered in several ways. A podcast is some what like a radio show that can be heard thorugh the Internet or downloaded to your MP3 player /ipod/CD and can be listened when you want to listen to it.

The wikipedia describes Podcasting as: 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. A person that produces a podcast is usually called a "podcaster". The word itself is a combination of "i-Pod" and "broadcasting" but you do not need an i-Pod to listen to a podcast or record a podcast.A "blog" is a web site which typically places new content at the top of the page and can contain pictures, links and audio content. Many blogs are very easy to create and there is no need to have knowledge of HTML code or complicated web design. Blogs and podcasts are often work together as a podcast can be placed inside a blog.

Here is a great tutorial by Jason Van Orden that we will use to compliment the course. http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/index.htm