Podcasting

Podcasting is a method of audio programs via the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually MP3s). It became popular in late 2004, largely due to automatic downloading of audio onto portable players or personal computers.

See also

• Autocasting (the automatic generation of podcasts from text-only sources)
• Vodcasting/Vidcasting (video-based podcasts)
• Godcasting (religious podcasts, typically Christian)
• Media RSS (a kind of syndication of media files used by Yahoo!)
• Mobilecast (podcasting to mobile phones)
• Javacast (podcasting to mobile phones using J2ME Midlets)
• Learncasting (delivering instructional content or academic support content via RSS or Atom)
• MMS Podcast (podcasting to mobile phones using MMS)
• Palmcasting (podcasting to Palm devices like Treo and LifeDrive)
• Punchcasting (punching podcasts directly into smartphone devices)
• Skypecasting (recording Skype text, voice, or video conversations)
• Streaming Media