| When the signs of a new technology for developing | | | | to connect to the Internet is needed. No clean place |
| web content appeared, nobody was aware about its | | | | to sit and use your PC for surfing the web sites is |
| growth speed. Now, after months, the podcasting ( | | | | required. Everything is loaded in your tiny MP3 player |
| is going to be more and more popular and new | | | | which is able to play hours without any need to |
| publishers are developing content, based on this | | | | electricity plugged.The device for using podcasts is a |
| technology. They have found this method intuitive | | | | tiny, every time and everywhere available MP3 |
| and attractive to clients. But regardless of the | | | | player. The iPod is a brand which is owned by Apple |
| fascinating aspects of multimedia content, what other | | | | company. It is why this technology is called |
| options make the podcasting different than other | | | | Podcasting. The Pod is derived from iPod and cast |
| methods of providing and publishing content? Here, I | | | | from Broadcast. The iPod is not the only MP3 device |
| have listed five major differences. Perhaps, at the | | | | that could be used. There are numerous providers of |
| time that you read this article, as this technology is | | | | MP3 player devices that the consumer could use for |
| going to be more mature day by day, new reasons | | | | listening to podcasts. These small devices are mobile. |
| could be added to my list. I leave it to the readers' | | | | Consume very low energy to work. They are light |
| interests to search for new options. | | | | and small. They are not expensive and are available |
| In spite of other known methods of delivering | | | | with different capacities. MP3 players are very |
| content which are mostly based on Push technology, | | | | popular and you can see many people in the street |
| the podcasting is based on pull technology. In push | | | | that have hung them over their neck and are listening |
| technology, the content is delivered, directed from | | | | to the music. They are now part of the daily life. It |
| the source to the consumer. The consumer has no | | | | makes the penetration ratio of the podcasts deeper |
| control over it. For example, when a radio channel | | | | than other type of contents that are basically |
| starts at a specific time, follows based on a | | | | dependant of having a PC, or laptop and Internet |
| predefined and fixed program and ends at a specific | | | | connection.Possibility of developing podcasts is high. It |
| time, the consumer has no chance or permission to | | | | is cheap and easy to develop. From very professional |
| alter any part of it. If you lose a part of the | | | | radio channel owners to amateur poets who have |
| program, you won't be able to re-listen to it. You can | | | | little audiences among their school friends would be |
| not rewind it, stop it and think a while about the | | | | able to easily develop podcasts. Just a personal |
| subject then re-play it. This is push technology. But, if | | | | computer with very basic multimedia capabilities, like, |
| you could have control of the flow of the content, it | | | | microphone input, audio output and software to |
| would be pull. The consumer selects the content and | | | | record voice, combine with background music and |
| controls it. Podcasting is a kind of pull technology. You | | | | convert to low quality and small size MP3 format. |
| download selected content and use it based on your | | | | Then you need just a FTP account for uploading the |
| own desire and full control over the flow of | | | | MP3s. A very basic knowledge about RSS 2.0 |
| content.However there are many notifying and | | | | standards is also required. For this last option, you can |
| automatic content syndication utilities, but you should | | | | use current available feeds and alter them for your |
| always surf different websites for different content. | | | | own needs. I just started using this method, as |
| This is your responsibility, as the consumer of the | | | | learning RSS 2.0 needs times. I copied an already |
| content, to go and visit the source of the content, | | | | created RSS file and edited it based on my own |
| on a website. But podcasting removes this step. Just | | | | needs and it worked without having enough |
| one time, for ever, you choose your desire radio | | | | knowledge. To download your podcasts, the |
| channel, news feed, poet channel or else. Then the | | | | consumer should install very basic aggregator |
| aggregation software would be responsible to deliver | | | | software, one like iPodder ( which is free. And finally |
| the most recent casts right in your mobile MP3 | | | | a MP3 player software like iTune ( or Microsoft Media |
| player. After a while, you would even forget the | | | | Player which is already installed on Windows operating |
| address of websites and just listening to the | | | | systems. |
| downloaded up to date content would be your daily | | | | Podcasting, like web logging, is rapidly growing and |
| fashion.Internet connection is not that much easy to | | | | every day, new podcasts in different fields, from |
| be available every time and every where. So, using | | | | poetry to technology, from training to radio channels |
| web contents would be impossible in many cases. | | | | are being created and published on the Internet. |
| When you are driving, climbing, resting and walking in | | | | There are special directories and websites that index |
| the morning, you would be deprived of having access | | | | podcasts and podcasting websites. You can start |
| to web content. No web log, no web surfing, no | | | | from one of these directories and reach hundreds |
| radio channel and else. But, the downloaded podcasts | | | | and thousands available and known podcasts on the |
| are available in the MP3 player which could be | | | | Internet. One of these directories is which has |
| accessible to you in different occasions and places, | | | | categorized podcasts in a directory structure. It could |
| making casts ready to use. No laptop and phone line | | | | be a good start point for your adventure. |