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Podcast RSS Feeds





A Podcast RSS feed is what allows the entire system to


function. To begin at the beginning, a podcast is a


regular distribution of audio or visual files, called


episodes, to a users podcast client. The people who use


a podcast are called subscribers, and the podcast client


is what allows them to subscribe to a feed. The podcast


client is a program that connects to the internet, looking


for a specific file the user has subscribed to, or told it to


look for. That file is an RSS feed, a machine readable


piece of coding that sends information back to the


podcast client. RSS feeds can be used to distribute


many kinds of information, and were originally used for


blogging and distributing blog posts to subscribers. As


time went on, however, a few people had the idea of


enclosing information about media files within the RSS


feed so that software could be written to find that


information and download the files described.



The Podcast RSS feeds became a hit, and podcast


clients were quickly written to allow people to use the


new encoding. Podcasting became a means of quickly


and cheaply sharing episodes with subscribers. Rather


than requiring subscribers to visit the site that hosted


the files everytime they wanted to know if a new


episode was released, users could rely on the podcast


client to do the work for them, keeping track of


numerous podcast rss feeds that interested them and


downloading the files to be viewed when they wished.



Podcast RSS feeds are now used to distribute a number


of different types of podcasts. Some producers use it as


way to share a comedy or news program that they


produce, others podcast in order to share music files


they create, and some podcast to share video files they


have created and to showcase their work. Podcasting


allows the producers to become radio or television stars


without the large investment in time and money that


wuld be required to do that. Because podcasting has


such a low entry cost, requiring little more than a server


and a domain to host the site and a way to record the


media, thousands of people who otherwise would not


have a chance to work in a media environment have a


chance to do so through their podcast rss feeds.



In this way, podcast RSS feeds allow media publishing


over the internet at a fraction of the cost of other forms


of media distribution, permitting people with much


smaller budgets to compete in some way. However,


podcast rss feeds are also attracting more established


companies and groups as well, bringing people from


NPR radio stations and news organizations like CNN


who use podcasting as yet another means to distribute


their product to end users.

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as it is to publish the feed. Itsit. In addition, community appreciates. These podcasters can reach local areas.

There is even a podcast featuring a couple that talks about different wines every episode.
Other things to information about the podcast, but it isn't necessary. Many domain registrars are availablefee. website. Some podcasts are music mixes, an mp3 filethat subscribers can play. They have a slick, well donesite that is easy to use.