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The podcast is a shining example of how new technology is changing and developing the way society use information. Podcasts are used as a method of distributing information for many purposes including entertainment, education, public service and even religion!!!
Podcast – why is it called a podcast. Because, initially the iPod was the media player that the broadcasts were produced for (iPod + Broadcast = Podcast)
The user would subscribe to a podcast and new material is downloaded as and when a broadcaster releases it, the Podcast can then be listened to or viewed via their pc or it can be transferred to their portable media player and accessed as and when the user wishes.
So who’s big in the world of podcasting?
Comedian Ricky Gervais is seen as a podcasting pioneer, since combining his popular comedy with up to the minute new media technology, December 2005 he launched his radio show as podcasts on the Guardian website saying at the time “I want to do a radio show where I can say what I want, when I want and that’s free for anybody who can be bothered to listen,” http://tinyurl.com/c7op35
The Gervais podcasts became the most popular in the world and in 2007 he had a Guinness World Record as the worlds most downloaded podcast with an average of 261,670 downloads per episode.
in just over 3 years, Gervais has released 5 podcast series and received more than 15 million downloads. Not surprisingly they are no longer free and series 5 will cost you £2.95 with Audible.co.uk
Aside from comedy podcasts are becoming instrumental in the way we learn and importantly share experience, there are broardcasters our there covering everything from gardening to quantum physics, naturally i’m more interested in the digital side of things and in that respect these are a couple of the front runners at this moment in time.
boagworld.com (Web design and Development)
Podcast of the year according to .net magazine.
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