Help! PODCASTS

[Julie Johnson]

PODCASTS: WHAT DO YOU KNOW? http://www.geocities.com/cesusa2002/index

Have any of you explored broadcasting your own Podcast? Most of the information available of the web is presented with the assumption that you understand terms like server, upload, downIoad, ipod, MP3, streaming, and some other jargon you will stumble accross.  In looking at the specifics of creating a file that can be broadcast, it seems that recording a Podcast is quite simple- that is if you understand basic recording and you want to keep things real simple. (It's not all that different than recording a radio show.) Marketing a Podcast doesn't seem too terribly different from marketing a website, group, or blog. For me, things get a little fuzzy is when you want to upload your Podcast to a server, knowing what amount of memory will be required, and how much that part of it will cost. I suppose this Podcast thing seems a little complicated but with all of the Blogs, websites, and groups on the web that have become so widly popular,  there is some reason for all the work. I can see an incredible opportunity to reach very large audiences and the ability to generate advertising dollars as you build traffic from a pretty specific world wide audience that you can easily keep track of- and that is probably why people are getting involved with Podcasting. It seems sort of like radio with a kick. We will all be eager to hear from those of you that have crossed into the realm of the Podcast.   Post your feedback.