Apple’s iPods and other portable MP3 players may not be radios, but that does not mean you cannot listen to radio broadcasts on them. Podcasting is the technology that allows it to happen and, like the iPods themselves, the trend is becoming increasingly popular.
Just outside Seoul, lingerie shopkeeper Lee Eun Wha is preparing for a winter sale, but when there’s free time, she hits the keyboard and begins working as a budding “citizen reporter” for Internet media site “Ohmynews.” The Web site is paving the way for a new kind of journalism in South Korea, where every reader can be a reporter and the establishment is being forced to take notice.
Loyal Ears, a Michigan-based radio vendor that specializes in listener rewards programs, has announced a new service that will enable stations to offer free or revenue-generating podcasts for their audiences… “This technology will give us several opportunities including the ability to compete directly with satellite radio,” Mid-West Family Broadcast-Springfield, Ill., president/GM Glen Gardner, a Loyal Ears client, said in a statement.
Firm Launches Podcasting Platform For Stations (Billboard Radio Monitor)
It began as a quirkly phenomenom among individuals who wanted to create their own radio shows for on-demand delivery to users of iPods and mp3 players. But, Podcasting has quickly caught the eye of traditional broadcasters who want “in” on what appears to be a great way to reach new listeners or at least old listeners who somewhere along the way became disenfranchised.
Radio Quickly Stealing Podcasting From the Original Podcasters (About.com Radio)
Sherman and many others who publish the online journals known as Weblogs, or “blogs” for short, have discovered the addictive nature of blogging. What starts out as a hobby for some can end up permeating their lives and minds. Some of the diarists post repeatedly throughout the day, juggle several blogs and feel anxious if they don’t write. Most dedicated bloggers say the endeavor has enriched their lives, but some worry about finding balance and keeping their obsession in check.
Some bloggers worry about effect on life offline (Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel)
The Voxmedia Wire will be a categorized weblog tracking news articles and other notable announcements relating to independent and individual media production, including blogging, podcasting, and videoblogging.
Dishing out daily humor as well as rants and raves about everyday life, the Web-broadcast Dawn and Drew Show — which is available in mp3 format — has made quite a name for itself on the Net. Dawn Miceli, an artistic musician and Drew Domkus, a Web designer, poke their arty irons in a collaborative fire and what emerges is a flavorful blend of current events and life stories with a kinky twist. And all from an 1895 Wisconsin farmhouse living room.
Dawn and Drew dish out humor via podcasting (OnMilwaukee.com)
Nevertheless, the two people who are generally acknowledged as the fathers of podcasting, Adam Curry and David Winer, are still at the center of its evolution. But now they’re at odds over podcasting as a business model. Winer, a prominent software developer who wrote the RSS 2.0 specification that powers podcasting, is against commercialization of podcasts. Curry, best known as one of the first MTV VJs, sees a big opportunity and has launched a company to pursue it.
Podcasting: Art Versus Commerce (AV - Video Multimedia Producer)
Clear Channel plans to take first steps toward extending its radio brands through podcasting, as part of a new coherent Internet strategy set to unfold over the next several months at radio’s largest operator… lear Channel plans to make five-minute, ad-supported segments available for download from station sites.
Clear Channel To Embrace Podcasting (Billboard Radio Monitor)
Since Curry’s show, “The Daily Source Code,” debuted in August, podcasts have mushroomed across the Web. But most podcasts are homegrown affairs and unashamedly amateur. For example, after a catchy musical intro, Kerekes began his most recent show by apologizing to his listeners — a few hundred so far — for the sound quality. And even though Curry’s productions are more polished (and more widely heard), he often refers to the new equipment and techniques he’s tinkering with.
Podcasting: A blog that you can listen to (Los Angeles Times)