Thursday, March 30, 2006

PODCASTING

Podcast = “Audio Blog”
  • Internet Radio – early 1990s
  • Podcasting” – September 2004
  • Individuals creating own material
    • Easy & Cheap
    • Democratizing “Radio”
July 1, 2005 = Apple’s iTunes supports Podcast downloads
  • Currently
    • Podcast Alley = tracks 19,000+ Podcasts & Videocasts (May 2006)
    • Feedburner = tracks 47,000+ Podcasts & Videocasts (April 2006)
      • and 1.6 million subscribers
        • estimates audience growth at 20% a month
  • Travel Podcasts
    • Industry News & Sales
    • Personal travel experiences & opinions
    • Interviews
    • Soundscapes / Soundscenes
    • Repurposed Radio Shows
    • “Guerrilla” Podcasting
    • [Education & Lectures]
    • [Music & Comedy]
Podcasting Market “Come to Me” Web -- Instead of “Go and Get It” Web
  • Pushing text, audio & video files to computers & MP3 players (RSS)

  • Podcasting = Narrow casting Opposite of Broadcasting
    • Ultimate Niche Marketing – narrow & devoted
    • Psychographic Community
      • Traditional Radio & TV = Geography-based community
Video Podcast: Vlog - Vodcast - Videocast

1 comment:

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