Podcasting - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about podcasting.
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Podcasting - Archive
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Articles and resources about the use of podcasting by government.
- Podcast Usage Still Skews Young
- eMarketer.com, September 2, 2008. "More listeners and viewers, more ad spending. Nearly one out of five (19%) Internet users in the US say they have downloaded a podcast, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Pew's researchers said that was up from 12% in August 2006. However, podcast downloading is still a niche activity. Even among those who said they downloaded podcasts, only 17% did so on a typical day..."
- Podcast Downloading 2008
- by Mary Madden and Sydney Jones. Pew Internet and American Life, 28 August 2008. "As gadgets with digital audio capability proliferate, podcast downloading continues to increase. Currently, 19% of all internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they could listen to it or view it later. This most recent percentage is up from 12% of internet users who reported downloading podcasts in our August 2006 survey and 7% in our February-April 2006 survey..."
- Podcasting: Get Your Message Heard
- By Dave Evans, The ClickZ Network, August 27, 2008. "Podcasting, particularly audio podcasting, is a channel that simply isn't used enough. In the spirit of full disclosure, I cofounded the business podcasting firm, HearThis.com, in 2005. But even without that obvious bias, I'd argue that podcasting will be a much larger part of marketing in the future than it is now. In my column this week, I'll talk about why and focus on an innovative new podcasting tool from Personal Life Media that's perfect for marketing..."
- Search Illustrated: Podcast Optimization
- by Elliance. Search Engine Land, November 13, 2007. "Optimizing your audio files takes more than just recording your message. Today's infographic details the steps needed to ensure your podcasts have the best potential of being found by the listeners and search engines alike..."
- Podcasting: a Top SEO Tip for 2007
- Contributed by Gary Beal. Search Optimization, 26 September 2007. "Gary Beal, well known to SEO Chat forum members as GaryTheScubaGuy, came up with 21 excellent tips for SEO for 2007 to turn the remainder of this year and of course 2008 into one of your best. He went into massive detail for all of his tips, which is why we're running them in parts. Yesterday we ran the first part, which featured the first two tips. Today's article is completely devoted to his third tip, which is all about podcasting..."
- More HMRC Podcasts go live - so get your ears ready...
- Public Technology, 5 September 2007. "... In April 2007, HMRC became one of the first Government departments to launch a podcast service, designed to make information available on a wide range of subjects, in a simple and accessible way..."
- Podcasting with Audacity: Creating a Podcast With Free Audio Software
- by Dominic Mazzoni and Scott Granneman. Webreference.com, August 14, 2007. "Edit Your Podcast - This chapter is excerpted from Podcasting with Audacity: Creating a Podcast With Free Audio Software (Digital Short Cut), authored by Dominic Mazzoni and Scott Granneman, published by Prentice Hall, Copyright 2007 Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
You've successfully recorded your podcast—congratulations! That is an accomplishment right there, but don't make the mistake of thinking that you're finished and your podcast is ready to release onto the Net. No, you still have some work ahead of you. You need to clean up your recording and edit it to make sure that it's as close to matching your vision as possible. In this chapter, we walk through some of the most common editing tasks that you will want to perform with Audacity..."
- Podcasting
- Webcontent.gov, February 23, 2006. How and why you should implement podcasting on government websites.
- HMRC launches podcasts
- Kablenet, 12 April 2007. "HM Revenue and Customs has set up a podcast service to provide advice for users. The service, launched on 12 April 2007, makes the government department one of the first to use the medium. It said it will help to make information on various issues simple and accessible..."
- Massachusetts Governor to Launch Podcasts
- Government Technology, January 24, 2007.
"Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick this week will launch a regular podcast, speaking directly to millions of residents across the Commonwealth on a broad range of topics affecting their lives. These weekly addresses will allow the public a glimpse inside the Governor's office in a new and exciting way that recognizes a growing dependence on Web-based communication..."
- Podcast Downloading
- by Mary Madden. Pew Internet and American Life, 22 November 2006. "Some 12% of internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it or view it at a later time. However, few internet users are downloading podcasts with great frequency; just 1% report downloading a podcast on a typical day..."
- Council podcasts newspaper
- Kablenet, 9 November 2006. "Stockport MBC has launched a podcast of its civic newspaper The Review..."
- The Podcasting Manual
- kb2006-podcasting. An interactive manual for podcasting - how to do it and how to use it in a school context.
- 7 Steps to Creating Your Own Podcast
- by Donna Gunter. Self SEO, 12 October 2006. "... What is a podcast, anyway? A podcast is an audio file that you create in .mp3 format that is uploaded with an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) file to your server for your target market to download on any number of programs created to receive or subscribe to your audio file so that they can listen to it at their leisure on their computer or a personal mp3 device..."
- Groundbreaking county podcast helps new pupils
- Source: West Sussex County Council. eGov Monitor, 4 September 2006. "The very first podcast has been published on West Sussex County Council’s website. The new service is designed to offer help and advice to listeners, and uses the latest mp3 technology. The podcast is a chance for parents with children moving up to secondary school to hear a specially recorded interview with Peter Senior, former Headteacher of the prestigious Steyning Grammar School. The in-depth interview offers helpful advice on what children can expect – and what is expected of them..."
This category last updated: 20 February 2006