[WEB4LIB] RE: Podcasting via cell phone

[Paul R. Pival]

Hi Bill, you may want to explore running your blogger feed through 
Feedburner's new SmartCast service: 
http://www.burningdoor.com/feedburner/archives/000812.html  I haven't 
tried it, but it claims to do exactly what you need - namely turn any 
media you post on your blogger account into an enclosure with an RSS 2.0 
feed - voila!  You may also be interested in the nice statistics that 
feedburner supplies about who's subscribing to your feed (that I have used).

Good luck!

 

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Drew, Bill wrote:

>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
>
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>>-----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 
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>>where the 
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>>>presenter, Brendan Greeley of Public Radio Exchange, talked 
>>>      
>>>
>>about cell
>>
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>>>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 
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>>
>>>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? 
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