Podcasts are cool

6/12/2005; 5:17 PM

This podcast thing got on my nerves so I decided to check out what the fuss is all about. First of all thankfully podcasts have nothing to do with iPod as the name suggests. This was the first misconception and barrier blocking me from checking out podcasts as I'm still one of those who are still immune to the iPod craze. The crudest definition of podcasts is that they are audio files (mp3/ogg etc) with audio shows (i.e. similar to radio shows). The difference between podcasts and radio is that they are not live so you can download them anytime you want. The other difference is that podcasts can be delivered automatically via RSS in a similar ways blogs are downloaded to news readers but this is just an additional benefit. Some software that does is iPodder and FeedDemon. For a much better description of what podcasts are you check out this post – Podcasting is not radio. These are some sites that can help you start listening to podcasts.

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