Presentation from 22nd February on podcasting,

1. Podcasting Jenny McRae 22nd February 2010

2. Objectives History of podcasts What is a podcast? How do podcasts work? What are the benefits of a podcast? What are the problems with a podcast?

3. History of podcasts 2004- the term was first coined Pod- derived from Ipod Cast- derived from broadcasting 2005- Shae Spencer Management LLC applied for PODCAST as a trademark Application was eventually marked as abandoned 2006- Apple contested its use

4. “ ” Definition A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. Wikipedia, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_scmJeCzOg

7. Podcasts can be subscribed to... ...Or listened to online... ...Or downloaded as a mp3 file

8. Benefits Not restricted to program schedules Free No government regulations Subscribe Can be accessed at any time Copyright Opens the internet to those with disability

9. Disadvantages No government regulations Not usable by deaf people Need an internet connection to access them

10. Summary Podcasts are audio or visual files which are downloaded to a podcast catcher such as iTunes They are free Users are able to subscribe There are thousands of them available on the internet

11. References http://www.podcastalley.com/what_is_a_podcast.php http://computer.howstuffworks.com/podcasting.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast