Podcasting
What is a Podcast?
A podcast is a series of audio or video digital media files which are broadcasted and distributed over the Internet. A podcast is different from most other digital media formats by its ability to be subscribed to and downloaded automatically when new content is added. The host or author of a podcast is called a podcaster. The term is a combination of the words "iPod" and "broadcast", the Apple iPod being the brand of portable media player for which the first podcasting scripts were developed. Podcast contents are not just music or video, but some also contain talk shows programmes.
Benefits of Podcasting
Easily Accessible
Because of the fact that they are subscribed to and automatically downloaded it makes it incredibly easy to get the latest content
Reaching a Greater audience
Podcasts can extend to people who depend on the internet as a source of media.
Easily Accessable
Because of the fact that they are subscribed to and automaticaly downloaded it makes it incredibly easy to get the latest content
Negative Aspect
People will rather download the podcast than go to a seminar or lecture.
Impact on IR
Podcasting has increased Information retrieval due to ease of accessibility. Automatically downloaded and therefore no time is wasted in manually downloading the podcast and it is appealing to the lazier audience.
Some Poadcast sites
http://podcast.com
http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/
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