Podcasting


 * Podcasting** - Verb

Podcasting-is a series of digital media files, usually digital audio or video, that is made available for download via [|Web syndication]. []

A **podcast** is a series of [|digital media] [|files], usually [|digital audio] or [|video], that is made available for [|download] via [|Web syndication]. The syndication aspect of the delivery is what differentiates podcasts from other files accessible by direct download or [|streaming]: it means that special software applications, generically known as podcatchers (such as [|Apple Inc.]'s [|iTunes] or [|Nullsoft]'s [|Winamp]), can automatically identify and retrieve new files associated with the podcast when they are made available, and that these files can be stored locally on the user's [|computer] or other device for [|offline] use. This is done by the podcatcher accessing a centrally maintained [|Web feed], which lists files associated with a certain podcast. Source Of Information: []

This is the feed icon usually symbolized for podcasts. The Apple symbol for podcasting.



Podcasting combines the freedom of blogging with **digital audio technology** to create an almost endless supply of content. Some say this new technology is democratizing the once corporate-run world of radio.

­Podcasting is a free service that allows Internet users to pull audio files (typically [|MP3s]) from a podcasting Web site to listen to on their computers or personal digital audio players. The term comes from a combination of the words [|iPod] (a personal digital audio player made by Apple) and **broadcasting**. Even though the term is derived from the iPod, you don't need an iPod to listen to a podcast. You can use virtually any [|portable media player]or your computer.

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