If you don’t know what podcasting is yet then there is an article at wikipedia which tells you about it. In simple terms it uses RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to broadcast an audio file. This audio file contains the ‘show’, in which people can talk about whatever they wish. I enjoy podcasting and I think it is a great way to access news and other content, without the need to read it. It also links lots of people together. With the added support for podcasting in iTunes, podcasting now reaches more people than ever and you should get into it too. You can participate by creating your own podcast, or just listening to them through an aggregator such as: iPodder, iPodderX, iTunes and many more. If you are interested in podcasts that talk about technology visit Techpodcasts.com as this is a great place which lists many technology podcasts. If you would like to create your own podcast, there are various books about it, including the very popular Podcasting: The Do It Yourself Guide by Todd Cochrane (of the Geek News Central Podcast)
I listen to many podcasts, but the ones that I listen to regularly are:
- The MacCast
- The Geek News Central Podcast
- Diggnation – The Digg Podcast
- Engadget Podcast
- WebTalkRadio
- this WEEK in Tech (TWiT)
- EverythingDigital
I hope you get into podcasting as it is very interesting and fun. You can get a great deal out of it.
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