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A Podcast
is a simple way to listen to audio when you want and where you want!
Podcasting is a true revolution in the broadcasting field. For example,
if you had a weekly show offering tips on getting your life organized, you
could create a podcast and have your listeners subscribe to your podcast. Then, simply upload the new weekly show and your
audience will
instantly receive it via their podcast client software such as iTunes or
iPodder, IE 7.0, the latest FireFox 2.0. |
Podcast
(definition) - A podcast is an audio broadcast that is downloaded to your
computer when you want, at the time you want. It's original name comes
from the fact that people put their podcasts on their Apple iPods.
R.S.S. (definition)
- Really Simple Syndication. This is the XML file which tells your
podcast client where the new audio files are. (Extension could be a .RSS
or .XML file)
Podcasts can be
any type of audio file. MP3 is the most common format.
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Create your MP3 files! |
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Use Mixcraft to
create a Podcast ( a series of MP3 files.) Add some music,
add your voice, interview the kids on the block, tell jokes, become your
town's virtual radio station! The sky's the limit!
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Create your
Podcast RSS file and update it with the latest
MP3! |
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A
Podcast RSS file is a simple text file which contains information about
MP3 files, the title of the podcast and other information.
Learn about creating RSS feeds here:
http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/Understanding_RSS_Feeds.html
Automatically generate a Podcast Feed file here:
http://www.applytools.com/cgi-bin/sa/podcast/podcast.cgi
After
generating the podcast feed, you will need to paste the xml code into a
new file called 'mypodcast.xml' or 'mypodcast.rss'. You can use
either .rss or .xml, as they are the same thing and both contain XML
code. (See below)
Example RSS Feed file shown here! Each "item" shown
below represents a new MP3 file or episode.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<channel>
<title>Cleaning Office Podcast</title>
<link>http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/tutorial/v3/How-To-Create-A-Podcast.htm</link>
<description>This is an example
podcast of three episodes, where I discuss the cleaning of
the office with a terrible German accent.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>Acoustica, Inc. All Rights Reserved</copyright>
<lastBuildDate>Tue, 1 May 2007 16:12:44 GMT</lastBuildDate>
<ttl>60</ttl>
<item>
<title>Cleaning Office Podcast</title>
<link>http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/tutorial/podcast/01.
Cleaning Office Podcast.MP3</link>
<description>First Cleaning (Running Time
02:54)</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2007 16:08:53 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/tutorial/podcast/01.
Cleaning Office Podcast.MP3" length="526296"
type="audio/mpeg"/>
</item>
<item>
<title>Cleaning Office Podcast</title>
<link>http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/tutorial/podcast/02.
Cleaning Office Podcast.MP3</link>
<description>Cleaning Continued (Running Time
00:44)</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2007 16:08:50 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/tutorial/podcast/02.
Cleaning Office Podcast.MP3" length="721483"
type="audio/mpeg"/>
</item>
<item>
<title>Cleaning Office Podcast</title>
<link>http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/tutorial/podcast/03.
Cleaning Office Podcast.MP3</link>
<description>Final cleaning (Running Time
00:39)</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2007 16:08:55 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/tutorial/podcast/03.
Cleaning Office Podcast.MP3" length="630786"
type="audio/mpeg"/>
</item>
</channel>
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Click here for
the actual XML feed file
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Upload your RSS file to your website |
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- FTP or upload your
MP3(s) to
your website.
- Upload your XML or RSS file to your
website
- Post a link to your XML or RSS file.... and you're
done!
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