[WEB4LIB] RE: Podcasting via cell phone

[Drew, Bill]

Can I call it a semi-pod cast?  Okay, its not a podcast, it is an audio
clip via cell phone to my blog which is then syndicated via RSS.
I have learned a lot about podcasting today.  Thanks to everybody for
their comments.  This is fun stuff!!

Bill Drew

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Coombs [mailto:coombsk at cortland.edu] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:13 AM
> To: Drew, Bill; Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: RE: [WEB4LIB] RE: Podcasting via cell phone
> 
> Bill,
> 
> What makes a podcast a podcast is that the feed includes an enclosure
> tag that links to the audio content. Below is an example item from the
> RSS feed on my Library Web Chic blog.
> 
> <item>
> <title>Library Web Chic Podcast #1</title>
> <link>http://www.librarywebchic.net/2005/02/10.html#a205</link>
> <description>
> <h4>Library Web Chic Podcast #1</h4>
> <p>Okay I got inspired by everyone else (Michael, Greg, Karen, Steven,
> etc). So here is my first podcast!</p>
> <a href="http://www.librarywebchic.net/podcasts/lwc_podcast1.mp3"><a
> href="http://www.librarywebchic.net/podcasts/lwc_podcast1.mp3"
> >http://ww
> w.librarywebchic.net/podcasts/lwc_podcast1.mp3</a></a><br>
> </description>
> <guid>http://www.librarywebchic.net/2005/02/10.html#a205</guid>
> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2005 02:33:51 GMT</pubDate>
> <enclosure 
> url="http://www.librarywebchic.net/podcasts/lwc_podcast1.mp3"
> length="4040" type="text/html"/>
> </item>
> 
> See the enclosure tag. This is what lets a podcast aggregator like
> iPodder pick up the podcast for you.
> I don't think mine is complete right because I think the type 
> attribute
> should read "audio/mpeg". I haven't figured out how to get my blogging
> software to do this yet though. The RSS 2.0 feed for Tame the 
> Web has an
> example of an enclosure done completely correct if you want to look at
> one.
> 
> Karen A. Coombs
> Electronic Services Librarian
> SUNY Cortland
> coombsk at cortland.edu 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:21 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: Podcasting via cell phone
> 
> 
> The RSS feeds are simply ATOM.  I am not sure of the real 
> difference.  I
> will look into it more.  Good point on not really being a podcast.  I
> was amazed how easy it was though.
> 
> Bill Drew
> drewwe at morrisville.edu 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> > [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of K.G. Schneider
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:37 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: Podcasting via cell phone
> > 
> > I heard a presentation of podcasting at a recent conference 
> where the 
> > presenter, Brendan Greeley of Public Radio Exchange, talked 
> about cell
> 
> > phone podcasting as a way for people in politically repressive
> > countries (eek! I
> > almost wrote "companies" ;> ) to present their views. It was 
> > a fascinating
> > talk about using Web technologies for citizen empowerment. 
> > 
> > However, though you have successfully broadcasted, you 
> haven't really 
> > podcast until you've made the sound file available via your 
> RSS feed. 
> > :-) Bill, have you tried picking up your feed with an podcast
> > aggregator such as
> > ipodder? Does blogspot offer tips for enabling their RSS2 feeds for
> > podcasting? 
> 
> 
>