Internet radio, podcasts

Post and listen to the podcast | Podcast on the site

What is a podcast?

You want to listen to a radio show not when it is broadcast, but when you decide?
Do you want to take a break while listening to the broadcast and do not miss anything?
Do you want to be able to go back and listen again to a word that you did not hear or listen to the favorite transmission again?

All this is possible with a podcast.

Radio - there is a streaming broadcast, connecting, we hear what is now everywhere. Then he was late, so late.

MP3 - download one file and listen to the same file always.

Podcast - Something in between:

• Podcast offline - we select the channel and download the MP3 file, listen when we want. Thus, we always listen to the transmission from the beginning, where we want, stop, then continue, rewind. A new release of the program has been released - download the update, because the link is not on the file, but on the channel.
• Podcast Online - we listen to the broadcast, not when it's on the air, but first, when connected, if there's a new release of the program, we hear a new release on the same link. You can pause, drink a seagull, answer by phone, and then continue without missing anything.

Podcasting

Disadvantages:

1. heavy - MP3 format, this is something that we will not need to download without need;
2. The podcast can not be printed "for memory";
3. Search is not possible
4. you can not skim and read (sorry, listen) a more interesting place
5. listening takes more time than reading;
6. hyperlinks do not work in podcasts.

Pros:

1. we are independent of the monitor, the podcast can be listened to both on the street and doing household chores;
2. A well-read text is clearer than a well-written text
3. closer to live communication, not as formal as text
4. better for vision.

Using podcasts:

• Audio diary on blogs,
• the audio file attached to the RSS feed,
• Internet radio.

Radio

It does not require a certain purity to sound without hindrances, and no licensing is required.
A great opportunity for small groups who want to make themselves known.
Unlike radio, there are no repetitions, ex. News, advertising, every time we hear something new.

Actually, podcasting is radio, which we create ourselves, subscribing and downloading only those programs that are of interest to us.

Podcast selection

You must select the link and click on it. Usually sites offer to listen to the podcast directly without downloading. If you liked and you want to listen to updates, you need to "subscribe" by clicking on XML or RSS.

You can listen to podcasts using special programs: iTunes (for iPod) or iPodder (for other players).
But you can listen and through Windows Media Player, Winamp or directly from the site.

Creating Podcasts

Take advantage, for example, of one of the following services:

• Blogger,
• TypePad,
• Movable Type.

The rest is quite simple. Specify a link to audio files using the FeedBurner service, to automatically convert it to a channel that supports podcasts.

The truth is that you have to write something down first. And if you want someone to listen to it, you have to buy:

1. microphone at least AKG D60S - 1500 p. Or Oktava MK-012 for 3000 rubles., More expensive, but much better records;
2. A pop filter that muffs deaf letters, such as "b", "n", which without it will be "beating" by the ears
3. Well and of course the audio editor, there is a good free Audacity.

Well, this is for starters, but if you really want to do it, you'll have to invest in an amplifier and a good sound card.

VoIP is a PC to PC or PC to telephone connection provided by the Skype (More about Skype). This feature is great for international connections.

You may also need a background sound.
Collections of sound screensavers for every taste:

• Royalty free music;
• Professional intros and outros.

Promotion of podcasts

Just like for regular websites and blogs, podcasts have their own thematic catalogs. You need to add your podcasts or their RSS feeds (the ones you created in FeedBurner) to the main podcast directories and specialized search engines.