Make Your Own Podcast: Finding Your Topic
If you’ve listened to a few podcasts you may have been struck with the idea, “Hey, I’ll bet I could do that!” Doing your own podcast isn’t hard, but where some people get stuck is right at the very beginning…
”What should my podcast be about?”
There are two ways people usually go about choosing a topic. The first way is to choose something you really love — something you’re very passionate about. This can make a podcast that’s really enjoyable to create as well as to listen to. The problem comes in when you decide that it might be a great…
What you Need to Know About Podcasts
What is a podcast?
Basically podcast is a digital media file (mostly but not exclusively used as – audio-mp3 or video-mp4) which is distributed over the internet using RSS (syndication feeds) and than listen to on a mp3 player and a desktop computer. Using RSS ensure you get the latest podcast as soon as it has been published.
Undisputable the biggest advantage of podcasts is to have the option to listen/view the content whenever you have time and only the content you are actually interested in. You can keep old shows and listen again later if you wish.
Is an iPod needed to…
Podcast Client Software
Software used to access and download podcasts is called a podcast client. They are also known as media aggregators, programs designed to automatically access an online file, or feed, and download the audio or video file associated with it. Hundreds of these programs exist, with names like IpodderX, Nimiq, Juice, and PodSpider.
These podcast clients are easy to find, and because there are so many available for free, it is easy to find one that suits an individuals needs and style. These programs run on the users computer, periodically downloading a small RSS file from sites that it has been…
The Many Types of Music Podcasts
The World Wide Web contains many music podcasts, and they are distributed by podcasters who want to share their work with the world. Some of these are distributed by independent musicians, groups or individuals who enjoy creating and sharing their music but have a small fanbase. For them, a podcast means closer contact with their listeners, and the blog that usually accompanies a podcast often allows for the comments and opinions of the listeners to be shared with the musicians.
The close contact is often appreciated by the listeners, and even some become resentful when their favorite groups gain
widespread popularity…
The Power Of The Podcast
Podcasting is an equal opportunity venture. You have homespun hobbyists and longtime professionals developing their own bit of audio for worldwide consumption.
You can find podcasts on politics podcasts, tax tips, music of the 80’s, original drama, humor, classic automobiles, and guitar instruction. In fact, the list of additional podcasts is limited only by your imagination.
Some producers use a simple USB microphone attachment that is picked up and recorded by software in your computer. From there it can be manipulated, mixed and saved as an mp3 file.
Many podcasts do not rely on studio equipment and mixing. The audio creator is…
Podcasting: Success Secrets for Insurance Professionals in Any Economy
Podcasting is a smart way to use todayâs Internet technology to increase the profitability of your insurance business. No one likes to be sold insurance, or anything else. But everyone likes to learn about ways to increase their safety, peace of mind, and bottom line.
-Podcasters don’t sell, they educate
Podcasts, when done right, educate your clients and potential clients. Podcasts are simple to create. You can do it yourself. On your podcast you can teach listeners different facts about the insurance business. You can include ideas about how they can increase their coverage, understand their deductable, or give better options…
A Podcast by Any Other Name ?
As subsets of specialized podcasts become more popular, you may hear or come across these and maybe more.
Autocasting (automatic generation of podcasts from text)
Godcasting (religious podcasts)
Javacast (podcasting to mobile phones using J2ME Midlets)
Learncasting (delivering instructional content by RSS)
Media RSS (media file syndication used by Yahoo!)
Mobilecasting (podcasting to mobile phones)
Palmcasting (podcasting to Palm OS based devices)
Punchcasting (punching podcasts directly into smartphones.)
Skypecasting (recording Skype text, voice, or video conversations)
Sound-seeing tours (podcast of the museum tour variety)
Vodcasting or Vidcasting (podcasts using video)
Podcatching and Listening to PodcastsOK, so where do I find some cool podcasts to listen to?Podcasts are generally âresident’ as URLs; âuniform…
A Review of Podcast Secrets 2009 : 7 Tips From a Podcast Secrets Student
Podcast Secrets 2009 is a multi-media program that has operated annually for the past three years. i was a student in 2008 and was a finalist in the Podcast Secrets Contest for beginners held at the Podcast Secrets reunion in Las Vegas prior to the New Media Expo.. That was a great challenge for me, and I know you would benefit from the program if you wish to improve your skills and monetize your podcasts.
Here are 7 Tips that lead to many more which I found helpful and learned from:
* Exactly 8 reasons why Podcasting can bring you, a critical…
Types of Music Podcasts
Many music podcasts are available online, distributed by podcasters who want to share their collection with the world. Some of these are distributed by independent musicians, groups or individuals who enjoy creating and sharing their music but have a small fanbase. For them, a podcast means closer contact with their listeners, and the blog that usually accompanies a podcast often allows for the comments and opinions of the listeners to be shared with the musicians. The listeners often appreciate this close contact, and some become resentful when their favorite groups gain widespread popularity. Musicians may find that the music podcast…
The History Of Podcasting
What we know as a podcast had its beginnings in the creation of MP3 files that could be downloaded and played on the iPod device developed by Apple Computer. The release of the iPod encouraged people to share their music with others. They then realized that they could create, upload, and download information other than music. Some iPod users reverse engineered the device and loaded various types of firmware or operating system software. Other users decided that they would share sound files to be played on the iPod, since the technology for distributing such files already existed. RSS feeds provide…
