BizPodcasting: Explanations Archives

Explanations Archives

Jul 9	Understanding RSS Jon Watson July 9, 2006 Know More: Explanations 2.0, Explanations Podcatchers use RSS feeds to pull podcasts from the show site into listener's computers or media players. While it's not especially crucial for listeners to understand how RSS works, a little knowledge can make things a little easier to understand... Posted at 9:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun 4	What is a Podcast? Jon Watson June 4, 2006 I wrote this article a few weeks ago, but it wasn't ever published. I thought that it might make a good addition to Biz Podcasting. The term podcasting refers to the production and distribution of podcasts. Podcasts are essentially Internet... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink
	What is a Podcatcher? Jon Watson June 4, 2006 Somtimes it occurs to me that I may be using phrases that I haven't defined. There's something like 180 posts on Biz Podcasting now so even if I have mentioned it, a definition of "podcatcer" might be suitable to review.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:02 AM \| Permalink
May19	What Does the Word "Podcast" mean? Jon Watson May 19, 2006 I've heard exactly two possible explanations for the creation of the world 'podcast'. Until now. It's a compound word combining iPod and broadcast "Personal-On-Demand Cast" Lee Gibbons over at Podango adds some more to the mix. He's specifically answering the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:28 AM \| Permalink
May 8	Jon Watson Speaks on Podcasting. Jon Watson May 8, 2006 OK, so I'm Jon Watson. So what? I still spoke on podcasting! I spoke this weekend at the Calgary Linux USer Group's Linuxfest on the subject of podcasting with Free and Open Source tools. About 1/3 of the information in... Continue Reading Posted at 7:06 PM \| Permalink
May 7	Podcasting in Education Jon Watson May 7, 2006 I think that we can all intellectually understand that podcasting may be a good medium to use for educating people, but sometimes the actual details can be hard to nail down. Darwin Diebel (another Canuck wOOt!) has put together a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:06 AM \| Permalink
	'Pushing the Feed' Part Two. Pushing The Feed Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide Comparison: Podcasting and Blogging Part 1