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A podcast is a series of digital computer files, usually either digital audio or video, that is released periodically and made available for download by means of web syndication. The syndication aspect of the delivery is what differentiates podcasts from other ways of accessing files, such as simple download or streaming: it means that special client software applications known as podcatchers (such as Apple Inc.'s iTunes or Nullsoft's Winamp) can automatically identify and retrieve new files in a given series when they are made available, by accessing a centrally-maintained web feed that lists all files currently associated with that particular series. New files can thus be downloaded automatically by the podcatcher and stored locally on the user's computer or other device for offline use, making it simpler for the user to download content that is released episodically. Like the term broadcast, podcast can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which the content is syndicated; the latter is also called podcasting. A podcaster is the person who creates the content. The term is a portmanteau of the words "iPod" and "broadcast", the Apple iPod being the brand of portable media player for which early podcasting scripts were developed (see history of podcasting), allowing podcasts to be automatically transferred from a personal computer to a mobile device after download. Despite the source of the name, it has never been necessary to use an iPod, or any other form of portable media player, to use podcasts; the content can be accessed using any computer capable of playing media files. As more mobile devices other than iPods became able to synchronize with podcast feeds, a backronym developed where podcast stood for "Personal On Demand broadCAST." From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How do I get podcasts off iTunes onto my ipod? Q. When I synchronise the library, only songs transfer to my ipod, not the podcasts! Can anyone help please? Would be very grateful, thanks. I have the earlier ipod nano and its audio podcasts that I'm on about Asked by woo hoo - Tue Dec 5 20:29:10 2006 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. In itunes, with your iPod plugged in, click the ipod , and on itunes 7 and up it will have a 4 button menu at the top "summary, music, Podcasts, Contacts" choose podcasts and click radio button "sync all podcasts" itunes 6 or lower, right click ipod in menu and select ipod options. go to preferences and choose sync all under podcasts. Answered by winfre213 - Tue Dec 5 20:38:24 2006 How do I find podcasts from discontinued BBC shows? Q. I was a big fan of Russell Brand and his radio show before he resigned from the BBC, and was wondering if I could get hold of his podcasts that used to be on iTunes. I already have them on my iPod but would like to have them on my computer in case I get a new one. Is this possible?? Thank-you! Asked by Saskia - Tue Feb 24 14:09:57 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. BBC podcasts stay up for seven days or a month depending on the frequency of the show, whether it's daily, weekly etc. As it's a very frequent show, Russell Brand's podcast will have disappeared by now. And what's not on the web server can't be downloaded. Sorry! Answered by Kit UK - Wed Feb 25 02:03:20 2009 How do I look at podcasts on my computer?
Q. I click on an url and all that happens is I get a screen full of xml. I would like to look at videos of educational podcasts on my computer. Do I have to download special software? How do I set it up? Asked by Brian S - Fri Aug 25 10:33:36 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. It takes a podcast player, like iTunes. And you don't need an iPod. Get the software at After it's installed, if you've got a website that gives its podcast URL, then you can copy it, and in iTunes, under Advanced, Subscribe to Podcast, you can paste the URL in there. You would just repeat the process for each podcast you're trying to follow. With iTunes, you can also go to their podcast page and look for free or subsciption podcasts, and subscribe with the click of a button. Answered by jmskinny - Fri Aug 25 10:44:25 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Podcasts"
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