Podcasting

Jenny McRae 22nd February 2010

Objectives

•History of podcasts•What is a podcast?•How do podcasts work?•What are the benefits of a podcast?•What are the problems with a podcast?

History of podcasts

•2004- the term was first coined▫Pod- derived from Ipod ▫Cast- derived from broadcasting

•2005- Shae Spencer Management LLC applied for PODCAST as a trademark▫Application was eventually marked as

abandoned •2006- Apple contested its use

”“Definition

A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are

released episodically and downloaded through web

syndication.

Wikipedia, 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_scmJeCzOg

Podcasts can be subscribed to...

...Or downloaded as a mp3 file

...Or listened to online...

Benefits

•Not restricted to program schedules•Free •No government regulations •Subscribe•Can be accessed at any time•Copyright •Opens the internet to those with disability

Disadvantages

•No government regulations •Not usable by deaf people•Need an internet connection to access

them

Summary

•Podcasts are audio or visual files which are downloaded to a podcast catcher such as iTunes

•They are free •Users are able to subscribe •There are thousands of them available on

the internet

References

•http://www.podcastalley.com/what_is_a_podcast.php

•http://computer.howstuffworks.com/podcasting.htm

•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast