Podcast+Definitions

=** GOOD TO KNOW TERMS **= Click on a link to use Googles "Let me Get That For You" to find out more about each term.

media type="youtube" key="MJABqlq8h4w" height="340" width="560" Vodcast: VODcast is a term that derived from audio “Podcast” and video.
 * Podcast:** (POD means Portable On Demand) a formatted audio file that people can download and play on the computer, on iPods, or other MP3 players.

Podcasting: The term "podcasting" was first mentioned by Ben Hammersley in //The Guardian// newspaper in a February 2004 article, along with other proposed names for the new medium. Podcasting is a method of publishing files to the Internet then allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files automatically by subscription.

RSS: “Real Simple Syndication” is a family of XML file formats. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs.

XML: “Extensible Markup Language” is a set of rules for encoding documents electronically. XML’s design goals emphasize simplicity, generality, and usability over the Internet.

Blog: A blog, a contraction of the term "web log", is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

Aggregator: There are two main types of aggregators: web-based and software(desktop). The aggregator shows new information and allows for users to read feeds.

//Resources: wikipedia.com and webopedia.com//