By Tiffany Kellogg
Podcasting www.buffalostate.edu/listentopodcasts.xml is a free process of downloading and delivering audio and visual material over the Web from pre-existing and pre-recorded sources to an iPod.
For instance, Lou Rera, an assistant professor at Buffalo State College, said: “Podcasting is free because the makers of the products want their products seen and heard. It may cost money if you buy a program specifically to produce a podcast.”
Podcasting has reached millions. An example of how mainstream it is right now, President Bush has a weekly radio address available via podcast http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/radio/index.html#2005.
Podcasts used through Buffalo State College are now included in the Apple iTunes Music Store www.engadget.com/entry/5843952395227141/.
Krystle Smith, a history student from University at Buffalo said: “I use podcasting all the time and it’s so easy to use. My iPod is my best friend.”
According to Rera, it has become so ordinary that it can be downloaded from any internet connection from around the world.
Rera said: “The format for the content has been around for years. Podcasts are just an organized method of delivering the content in a unified manner.”
Some colleges, like Purdue University, have been downloading lectures to podcasts making them available to students all over the world. http://www.itap.purdue.edu/newsroom/facultyfocus/2005/082905Files/082905-1.html.
For more information go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting.
Tiffany Kellogg can be contacted at daisygrl2327@yahoo.com
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