what's new in podcasting

What’s New In Podcasting?

David Free

Public Services Librarian

Georgia Perimeter College

June 5, 2007

“a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on

the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.”

- New Oxford American Dictionary

A Podcast Is…

MP3 + RSS = Podcast

- Aaron Schmidt @ Computers in Libraries 2007

“The Ninja explains podcasting to people over the age of 12.”

Ask A Ninja: What Is Podcasting

www.askaninja.com/news/2006/03/07/special-delivery-1-what-is-podcasting

Who Downloads Podcasts?

Pew Internet and American Life Project - www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/193/report_display.asp

30% of 18-24 year olds own

MP3 player

54% of 12-17 year olds own

MP3 player

TEMPO Survey (July 2006) - www.ipsosna.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=3124

Podcast Consumer Update!

Alligator

www.blogcasting.jp/alligator/en/index.html

MirPod -www.mirpod.com

Bloglines

Bloglines - www.bloglines.com

Talis

Talking With Talis - talk.talis.com

Palinet

Palinet Podcasts – blog.palinet.org/podcast

LibVibe

LibVibe – libvibe.blogspot.com

District Dispatch

District Dispatch - blogs.ala.org/districtdispatch.php?cat=191

Grammar Girl

Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing - grammar.qdnow.com

BSG

Battlestar Galactica Podcasts - www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast

Podcast Producer Update!

Recording & Editing Tools

Blue Snowball

www.bluemic.com

Samson C03U

www.samsontech.com

iPod as Recorder

Belkin TuneTalkStereo

catalog.belkin.com

Recording Skype

www.skype.com

PowerGrammo

PowerGramo – www.powergramo.com

Levelator - www.gigavox.com/levelator

Online Hosting, Production & Listening

blip.tv – blip.tv

PodPress - www.mightyseek.com/podpress

LITA Blog – litablog.org

TalkShoe -www.talkshoe.com

New Library Podcasts!

Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale (CA) Public Library - www.librarypodcasts.org

“I just wanted to say thank you for the podcasts. I sadly had to miss many of these talks live, and it was great to be able to experience them. Very professionally done, too. Keep up the good work!”

- GPC faculty member via email

Pierce County

Pierce County (WA) Library System - www.piercecountylibrary.org/blogs.aspx?

blog_id=7

Orange County

Orange County (FL) Library System – www.ocls.info/podcast

Princeton PL

Princeton (NJ) Public Library - pplpoetpodcast.wordpress.com

Ohio University

Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour-www.library.ohiou.edu/podcasts/?page_id=14

Fairfield University

Fairfield University Library - www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html

Have A Plan!

See also…www.davidleeking.com

Why?What?When? Who?

Podcast Planning

Moraine

Moraine Valley Community College Library –www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?

SiteId=10&PageId=1496

Why?

What?When? Who?

Podcast Planning

“Create good content. If you make something worth listening to, people will listen to it.”

- Chris Kretz, Dowling College Library Omnibus

Podcasting Tips

Consider your voiceBe passionate & entertaining

Outline / script, but don’t read!Find a quiet place

Remember your listenersMultiple voices rock!

See also…Harrington, Jack. Podcasting Hacks. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilley, 2005.

WPI

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Library Audio To Go -www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts

Music For Podcasts

Creative Commons Audio (creativecommons.org/audio)

CCMixter(ccmixter.org)

Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com)

Creative Commons Legal Guide

Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide - wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_

Guide

Rules For The Revolution

www.rulesfortherevolution.com

Why?What?

When?

Who?

Podcast Planning

Why?What?When?

Who?

Podcast Planning

“Connect. Connect. Connect. Don’t be afraid to outreach and tie in with departments and activities at your institution, campus, or town.”

- Christine Drew, WPI Audio To Go

Learn More Here…Podcasters Wiki

(www.podcasterswiki.com)

Podcasting News (www.podcastingnews.com)

Podcast User Magazine (www.podcastusermagazine.com)

Blogger and Podcaster Magazine (bloggerandpodcaster.com)

Thanks Y’all!

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