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Podcasts at MIT
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If you have suggestions, questions, or comments about podcasting at MIT, send email to podcast-pilot@mit.edu. Stay Tuned In! |
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About PodcastsThe name Podcast is very misleading. First, the name "pod" implies that you need to buy an iPod to be able to listen to the files. This is far from true. Anyone with a computer and software like iTunes or iPodder can subscribe and listen to a podcast. Secondly, "cast" implies it is a live broadcast. While you may find a live podcast from time to time, it is more likely that you will be downloading prerecorded material. A podcast is basically an RSS file, usually written in XML, that tells your iTunes/iPodder software when there is a new piece of multimedia (e.g., audio or video) ready to be downloaded. As a web trend, podcasting hit its stride in the spring of 2005. By August 2005, the Oxford Dictionary of English officially moved the term "podcast" from technology jargon to certified vernacular. The word is defined by the dictionary as "a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player." More Podcast Information
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