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What is Podcasting
The term "podcasting" is a combination of the words iPod and broadcasting.
Although the iPod is the playback device of choice for many early
adopters of podcasting, a portable music player is not required to take
advantage of this method of content distribution. Podcasting is functionally
similar to the use of timeshift-capable digital video recorders (DVRs),
such as TiVo, which let users record and store television programs for later viewing.
A podcast is much like an audio magazine subscription: a subscriber
receives regular audio programs delivered via the internet. When the audio
program is received, usually automatically, it can then be transferred to a
portable music player, or played on your computer.
Podcasts differ from traditional internet audio in two important ways.
In the past, listeners have had to either tune in to web radio on a
schedule, or they have had to actively download individual files from
webpages. Podcasts are more flexible and much easier to get. They can
be listened to at any time because a copy is on the listener's computer
or portable music player, and they are automatically delivered to
subscribers, so no active downloading is required.
Have and IPod or other MP3 device? Download PodCasts to listen to on
the road or on your computer.
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