Re: Podcasting?

Adam Armstrong wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I think having a Blitzed podcast would be a good idea.  What 
>> do you think?
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> What's a podcast?
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*Podcasting* is a method of publishing audio broadcasts via the 
Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually 
MP3s <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3>). It became popular in late 2004 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004>, largely due to automatic 
downloading of audio onto portable players 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_player> or personal 
computers. Podcasting is distinct from other types of online media 
delivery because of its subscription model, which uses a feed (such as 
RSS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28file_format%29> or Atom 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28standard%29>) to deliver an 
enclosed file. Podcasting enables independent producers to create 
self-published, syndicated "radio shows," and gives broadcast radio 
programs a new distribution method. Listeners may subscribe to feeds 
using "podcatching" software (a type of aggregator 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator>), which periodically 
checks for and downloads new content automatically. Some podcatching 
software is also able to synchronise (copy) podcasts to portable music 
players. Any digital audio player 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_player> or computer 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer> with audio-playing software can 
play podcasts
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>> grifferz thinks nobody would listen to it, but I disagree.
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> Why? I know I probably wouldn't, especially as I have no idea what one is!
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> Adam.
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