PODCASTING

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PODCASTING

• What is it?
• Who is it for?
• How does it work?
• What do you need to get started?

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PODCASTING

• What is Podcasting?
• Podcasting is the method of distributing
  multimedia files, such as audio or video
  programs, over the Internet using syndication
  feeds, for playback on personal computers and
  mobile devices.
• Podcasting is kind of like - radio your way.

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PODCASTING

• The term as originally coined by Ben Hammersley
  in an article in the Guardian on February 12,
  2004, was meant as a morph of "broadcasting" and
  "iPod".
• The term podcast, like 'radio', can mean both the
  content and the method of delivery.

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PODCASTING

• How does it work?
• Podcasts are radio-style shows some from major
  media, others from passionate individuals
  delivered over the Internet to your computer.
  Unlike streaming audio, which requires you to
  listen in real time, podcasting lets you control
  how and when you hear your favorite shows.
  Podcasts are registered on the Web and your
  favorite shows can automatically be made
  available on your computer where you can load
  them onto a portable playback device like an iPod

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PODCASTING

• How does it work?
• Simply record your source material via a
  computer audio interface, like the Alesis
  Podcasting kits, onto a computer audio recording
  software program. Produce it to the best of your
  ability and then upload the completed recording
  on a PODCAST internet portal for others to
  download and listen to whenever they choose

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PODCASTING

• Who uses it (who can use it)?
• Just about anyone who wants to use the internet
  to get their ideas in spoken word, music, video
  or all of these to anyone willing to listen via
  the internet.
• Example Entertainers, Business, Educators,
  Politicians, News Providers, Marketers, Religious
  Organizations

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Podcasting

• Check out this article about
• Purdue University
• "Many universities are experimenting with
  podcasting, but I'm not aware of any other
  university that is deploying a podcasting service
  on the scale that we are," says Michael Gay,
  manager of Broadcast Networks Services for
  Information Technology at Purdue. "As far as I
  know, we are the only university that is offering
  both streaming and podcasting of lectures in this
  manner as a central university service."
• http//www.podcast.net/ - One of many Podcast
  directories with listings by category or
  alphabetically.

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PODCASTING

• What do you need to get started and create a
  podcast?
• A computer with a High Speed Internet connection
  (DSL, Cable, etc.)
• Equipment Designed to Record Audio into your
  Computer, i.e. Interface and/or Mixer,
  Microphone, headphones or studio monitors. (An
  example of a bundled hardware and software system
  are the Alesis PODCASTING Kits).
• Software to record, edit and save incoming audio
  as an MP3 File. (also in the Alesis Kits)
• An upload service that gets the MP3 up on a
  Website and disperse your Podcast to the Web.
  (Cyberears.com can help you publish and syndicate
  your Podcast also in the Alesis Kits)
• The rest is up to you. Produce the material,
• upload your material - GET FAMOUS!

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PODCASTING

• Podcasting Kits from Alesis
• USB Podcasting Kit
• Alesis takes the guesswork out of podcasting
  with the easy-to-use USB podcasting kit.This
  kit includes an 8-Channel USB Mixer, dynamic
  microphone, desktop microphone stand, mic cable,
  headphones, carrying case and CuBase LE recording
  software - everything that you need for
  professional recordings of your podcasts. The
  MultiMix USB Mixer can send up to 2 tracks (8
  channels of input mixed down to stereo through
  USB) of audio simultaneously to your computer.
  You can record, mix, and edit your show with the
  included CuBase LE software. The Alesis
  Podcasting kit also comes with 30 days of free
  podcast hosting on www.alesispodcast.com. This
  provides the novice, as well as professional,
  podcaster an easy-to-use solution for hosting and
  promoting podcasts. During your 30 day free trail
  you can post up to 500Mb of Podcast episodes with
  unlimited bandwidth! The Alesis Podcasting
  Center also makes it easy to upload and promote
  your podcasts. No tricky third party software to
  embed your XML files. Just register and upload
  your MP3's. As the file uploads to the server it
  will automatically aggregate the file out to the
  web (iTunes, Podcast Alley, web search engines,
  etc.) so everyone will know about your new show.

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Podcasting

• USB Podcasting Kit
• Alesis MultiMix 8USB mixer 8 channel mixer with
  16Bit /44.1kHz two channel recording direct to
  your computer
• Dynamic microphone with desktop microphone stand
  and cable
• Podcasting software for easy creation and
  management of ones podcasts
• Cubase LE general purpose recording software
• 249.00 MAP
• 50.00 Cash Back Rebate
• 11/1 12/31, 2006

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PODCASTING

• Podcasting Kits from Alesis
• FireWire Podcasting Kit
• Alesis takes the guesswork out of podcasting
  with the easy-to-use FireWire podcasting kit.
• This kit includes an 8-Channel Firewire Mixer,
  dynamic microphone, desktop microphone stand, mic
  cable, headphones, carrying case and CuBase LE
  recording software - everything that you need for
  professional recordings of your podcasts. The
  MultiMix Firewire Mixer can send up to 8 tracks
  of audio simultaneously to your computer,
  allowing you to have discrete audio tracks to mix
  in your CuBase LE software.
• The Alesis Podcasting kit also comes with 30
  days of free podcast hosting on
  www.alesispodcast.com. This provides the novice,
  as well as professional, podcaster an easy-to-use
  solution for hosting and promoting podcasts.
  During your 30 day free trail you can post up to
  500Mb of Podcast episodes with unlimited
  bandwidth! The Alesis Podcasting Center also
  makes it easy to upload and promote your
  podcasts. No tricky third party software to embed
  your XML files. Just register and upload your
  MP3's. As the file uploads to the server it will
  automatically aggregate the file out to the web
  (iTunes, Podcast Alley, web search engines, etc)
  so everyone will know about your new show.

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Podcasting

• FireWire Podcasting Kit
• Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire mixer 8 channel mixer
  with 24Bit /44.1/48kHz eight channel recording
  direct to your computer
• Dynamic microphone with desktop microphone stand
  and cable
• Podcasting software for easy creation and
  management of podcasts
• Cubase LE general purpose recording software
• 399.00 MAP
• 100.00 Cash Back Rebate
• 11/1 12/31, 2006