RSS Feeds for Your Podcast

December 28, 2007

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Podcast RSS FeedsRSS 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.

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