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Introduction
Definition: podcasting is internet-delivered audio
Definition: RSS is code that allows for automatic delivery of any content to a subscriber
How do I subscribe and listen to a podcast?
To download the most popular podcatcher for free, go to iTunes.com.
How do I create a podcast?
Microphone suggestions:
- the Logitech USB microphone is available for about $30 from Best Buy.
- the iRiver portable recorder has built-in mike and line-in available
- the Marantz PMD660 is available through sweetwater.com
Software suggestions:
- For recording, try garageband.com, which also has a podcast studio and tutorial online.
- I use Audio HiJack Pro to record, available at rogueamoeba.com for $32
- To record phone interviews, download Skype for free
- For multi-track editing, try free Audacity shareware
- For free podsafe music for intros and outros, browse The PodSafe Music Network
Storage suggestions: Libsyn.com has affordable storage for podcasters, plus they make it easy to submit your feed to iTunes
Ok, but why podcast?
Check out Eve Abbott's book on learning styles and organization, How to Do Space-Age Work with a Stone-Age Brain.
How do people find my podcast?
For a broad audience, submit to podcasting directories:
- Podcast Alley
- Podcast Pickle
- Podcasting News
- iPodder.org
- Podcast.net
- Digital Podcasts.com
- Family Friendly Podcasts
- Yahoo! Podcasts
For your existing clients:
A sample forum for listeners is at The Cubicle Escape Pod forum page.
An example of a blogged/podcasted/press-released event is at Autodesk's Realize Your Ideas Tour blog.
If you'd like to invite Heidi to give this hour-and-a-half-long seminar at your company or next event, contact her at [email protected]