Never Heard of a Talking Blog...Well Listen to This

By now most people are familiar with a Web Log or Blog as it is commonly called. But as is always the case, technology is bringing something new. It is an iPod Broadcast or a Podcast. An iPod is an MP3 player that can hold up to 5,000 digitized songs. They are by far this years “hot gift”. The idea behind a “Podcast” is simple. Instead of using portable MP3 players such as Apple’s iPod for only listening to music, new software called iPodder allows one to download from websites prerecorded audio on various topics. Anyone with a microphone and a computer can Podcast. Podcasts are a means of delivering highly specialized content to a narrow audience. Sounds like a “Blog” doesn’t it? Well, in its simplest form it’s a blog with audio. But it goes beyond that…some Podcasts are taking a form similar to radio shows. Already there are Podcasts that specialize in politics, comedy, history and biographical information. In addition there are literally millions of cellphones with MP3 capability and a network connection… and millions more being sold each month. This means Podcasts can be heard directly from cellphones. The Podcast may represents the next generation of the “Blog”…Maybe I should start working on my diction.