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RSS Feeds for Your Podcast

RSS feeds were initially created for bloggers to distribute their posts to subscribers.  Since podcasting came became so popular, there are now podcast RSS feeds.  These feeds contain technical information about the media files, which give people the ability to download the files.  Podcast RSS feeds are what enable the podcasting platform to exist.  As many of you know, podcasts distribute episodes - audio or visual files - to the podcast client.  The podcast client is program that tells the internet to find a specific file a podcast user (subscriber) has subscribed to or is looking for.

Because of how useful and important this is, podcast RSS feeds became popular and much in demand.  Podcast clients were quickly created to enable people to use the programming.  As more podcasters used podcast RSS feeds, their podcasts were quickly and inexpensively shared with subscribers.  Podcast RSS feeds save a lot of time for subscribers; they no longer have to visit a podcaster’s site every day to see if new content has been uploaded.  Instead, the podcast RSS feeds lets them know.

Various different types of podcasters use podcast RSS feeds.  Podcast RSS feeds can relay comedy or news podcasts, informational podcasts, slice of life podcasts, music or video sharing podcasts, and so much more.  Because podcasting costs so little, many people are entering into the media environment and becoming mini celebrities.  Podcast RSS feeds help them get the word out and become popular, grabbing their “15 minutes of fame.”

Podcasting RSS feeds enable everyone to grab their spotlight in the sun.  The cost in negligible compared to other forms of media distribution.  All a podcaster has to pay for is a domain, hosting, and recording.  Additionally, podcasting RSS feeds allow diversification for established companies, such as NPR radio stations and CNN.  These companies are using podcasting as another way to distribute their products to subscribers.

iPod Podcast History

Apple’s iPod can be credited with birthing the podcast.  iPod users quickly realized that not only could their iPod hold their favorite music, it could also hold other audio files.  These users did a little reverse engineering and loaded a different operating system to their iPods.  Others shared small sound files that were adaptable to the iPod.  The ability to share, or distribute, these files was already possible through RSS feeds.  RSS feeds generate internet readable files that can be shared between a server and a subscriber.  RSS feeds were first used by bloggers to keep their subscribers updated with their latest posts.  Luckily, podcasters realized RSS feeds could be used for podcasting, which gave way to podcasting RSS feeds.  These audio files can also be downloaded to a user’s computer.

Because RSS feeds could now be used for podcasting, iPod podcasting became popular.  Wannabe radio hosts or disc jockeys used podcasting as a way of realizing their dreams; podcasts started showing up everywhere.  Technology has kept up, so far, with software written to check RSS feeds, extract information from the podcast episodes, and download the files.  These programs are called podcast clients. 

Creative people didn’t stop there.  Some people figured out how to turn their Play Station portable gaming console into a podcast player.  This was difficult because PSP uses a different file format, but PSP podcasts were generated and started catching on.  Additionally, many people don’t have iPods, so internet podcasting became a way for users to receive audio and video files over the internet.

While the iPod podcast is still around, podcasting is being used more for audio and video blogs.  These blogs are not done through the written word, but rather via media files uploaded onto the blog.  Since broadband internet connection costs are lowering, more people with high speed access are getting into producing podcasts or enjoying them as subscribers.

About Podcast Video

I’m sure many of you’ve seen a podcast video.  It’s become quite popular online.  Even though podcasting was initially for audio files, more people use it for videos, especially since broadband connections are becoming more widespread. 

In order to podcast a video, podcasters encode it inside a web syndication file that others can view and/or download whenever they want.  Each video, or file, is called an episode, which might be part of a vlog - or video blog.  People can subscribe to different podcasts through feeds, which notify subscribers when something new becomes available. 

As with other types of podcasting, podcast video has brought about a revolution in blogging.  People, groups, and companies around the world are becoming content providers.  Since it costs relatively little to set up, and because it’s so simple to use, the average person can get involved in podcast video.  If they have a certain talent they want to show the world, or if they want to tell the world about something, all they have to do is podcast video.  It’s projected that more people will podcast video because of how easy and low cost it is.

Larger groups and companies are getting on the podcast video bandwagon because they realize their content or product can more readily be seen on the internet.  Thus, podcast video is another way for them to get attention to their website and company. 

Mobile Blogging is on the Cutting Edge

Mobile blogging is an exciting phenomenon that is sweeping the blogosphere. One of the reasons why a lot of bloggers are attracted to the medium of blogging in the first place is that they enjoy being able to make frequent updates and posts that keep all of their visitors up to speed with current situations. Mobile blogs, or “moblogs,” take this to the extreme by allowing users to post things literally as they happen. This new wave of moblogs and mobloggers keep web surfers up to date with good and bad events of importance as they occur all over the world, helping to make international communication faster and more accurate.

Many people feel that the limitations of blogging have a lot to do with geography. After all, there is only so current that a blog can be when you need to run home and boot up in order to update it. However, mobile blogging marks the beginning of an thrilling new era when web-based communication can happen spontaneously from any location. Moblogging devices mean that there is almost nowhere on the planet that remains off-limits for bloggers.

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Getting started with videoblogging

Videoblogging is the next generation of posting ideas and products over the internet.  Everybody knows about textblogging. Now they use videos for a better way of expression. This form of communication may entail a lot of resources, but it is all worth it. If pictures say a thousand words, videoblogging exceeds that by far. A videoblog requires larger disk spaces on websites, a faster server, and a whole new set of programs to support it.  Videoblogs can be fed through RSS. This is technology of syndicating your website to other RSS aggregators. Videoblogging works with people on the internet expressing their selves. Now if you put this on a business prospective, you are up to a lot of benefits. Think of it as a powerful tool in making showing your prospective customers your line of products or your services. It’s just like showing a commercial all for free. And if you videoblog through RSS, then most probably you are getting your target market.

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