Podcasting and Podcasts

As the information age increases, and the availability of content seems to grow exponentially every single day, the need for organization and selectivity of information and entertainment becomes more and more important.

The Internet has allowed exactly this kind of selectivity, except there is still a sense of you having to go out and find the information you're looking for (for example, through a search engine) and then choose from a list of related choices.

Podcasting has changed that. Podcasting lets you choose the types of information or entertainment you're interested in getting, and then it automates the process by downloading new shows as they are updated.

If you were to ask someone on the street what podcasting is, most of them will not have any idea what you are talking about.

They will ask if you said "broadcasting."

You might explain to them that it is a special audio file that you can listen to on your MP3 player. But even then you would not be doing it justice. Here are some other ways of understanding what podcasting is.

Another way to think of podcasting is like a radio program that is only about your specific interests and when you click the link or synchronize your MP3 player with your computer, it gets downloaded to you automatically.

And a third way to think of podcasting is a targeted audio program for businesses to add value to their customers and prospects, and for organizations to pass information on to their users.

However you think of podcasting, other people will still give you a funny look because it is still in its infancy. In fact, the term "podcasting" was only coined in 2004! It won’t be long, though, and everyone will be talking about it.

I've brought together some resources here, to help myself and others understand  podcasting and Podcasts.

Enjoy - Donald Trosper

Satellite Radio Is Dead

Excerpt: I hate to say it, but somebody has to: Satellite radio will come crashing down to Earth within the next two years. The newly merged Sirius XM Radio is already living on borrowed time -- and borrowed money -- and simply will not and cannot survive.

Podcasting For Dollars

Podcasting will be a revenue generating way to deliver info products soon. It's happening now because it's as easy as a private interview, a public teleseminar, or speaking into a microphone. Plus, Podcasts are a fast, simple and convenient way to deliver content.

Why iPods Are Best For Podcasting

Podcasting is another way to serve the needs of their market in addition to offering seminars, teleseminars, CDs and DVDs. The key is that the content must be actionable and monetizable, meaning that someone can take action upon it and can monetize it.

New Media Types- Pay Attention to PodTech

PodTech is shying away from the creation of content, and might instead seek out good content to run on its network (in its player, with their ad stock). PodTech might be a place for you to consider putting your content.

Podcasting Is On The Rise

When Robert Walch started podcasting in December 2004, it was a pastime embraced by only the hardest core of geeks. ``It was the lunatic fringe,'' Walch recalls. ``That was before early adopters.''