Podcasting is a relatively new phenomenon. Everybody can be the host of their own radio show now, using their own computer with internet connection. It’s as easy as recording an mp3, host it somewhere online, make a feed using feedburner and promote it in the different podcast directories available. In the beginning it was audio only, but nowadays video podcasting, vodcasting is getting popular as well. Video platforms like YouTube enable people to host videos for free and ‘embed’ their content at their own web logs. People can download content to their portable music players and enjoy it during a commute.
You may have heard me complaining about the fact there’s never something interesting to watch on TV or to listen to on the radio, so the whole invention of podcasting has been great for me. I just download stuff I’m interested in and just discard the conventional television and radio stuff. I’m subscribed to a whole bunch of science related feeds, like New Scientist and also to some newscasts. If there’s really a TV show I want to watch, I can do it on demand using the public network’s on demand online video service.
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