Podcast

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 * **What is a Podcast?**
 * A podcast is basically the equivalent of an online radio that distributes multimedia files
 * "pod" in podcast stands for "portable on delivery"
 * **How does a Podcast work?**
 * There is a central server where information is put on by a content provider. That content provider also creates different topics or channels where this information is posted.
 * A user can subscribe to a channel and the information in that channel is broadcasted and downloaded to the user's computer either by specific time intervals or by the user's request.
 * **What a Podcast is used for?**
 * All kinds of file types can be broadcasted and downloaded via a podcast (MP3s for example)
 * Vidcast is a podcast for videos
 * **Examples of Podcasts**
 * In iTunes, people can subscribe to different podcasts depending on their taste in music

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 * **Making a Podcast**
 * Creating the content
 * you can record and edit things with various programs on your computer (Audicity, GarageBand)
 * Converting your file to MP3 format
 * after editing, you can save your file with the extention .mp3 (most computers will reconize the extention and convert it into MP3 format)
 * Publishing your MP3
 * You then save your MP3 files to a web server
 * Creating your own podcast newsfeed
 * create your own RSS feed (there are some programs that automatically generate the feeds), you can use text editors
 * RSS files let you create links, headlines, and summaries for your web content
 * they provide information about your feed and the content of your channel; mainly for news regarding your podcast and it's content
 * Publishing your RSS files
 * transfer your RSS files to the website where your MP3 files are located and validate your podcast news feed; if it's valid, your podcast is ready to be published on the web!