Podcasting

All + All -

~ Podcasting

+ - History
- ~ Wikipedia
  ~ Adam Curry
  Locus of Control Radio/FCC, Ham Radio, Internet, Current proposed tiered internet (censorship likely by obscurity)
  + - ~ Information Theory
  - Information Takes up Space
    - Senses
      - Touch
      - Smell
      - Taste
      - Sight
      - Sound
    - Pre-Language
      - Body Language
      - Facial Expressions
      - Gestures
      - Vocalizations
    - Language
      - Spoken
      - Written
    - Pre-Industrial
      - Symbolic Communication
        Cave Paintings
        
        Pictographs
        Heiroglyphics
        
        Early Chinese Calligraphy
        
        Alphabet
        
        Recording/Preserving Meaning
        Ink on papyrus/clay/wax/paper/rock
        
        Printing Blocks
        
        Printing Press
    - Industrial
      - Bell Labs
        Alexander Graham Bell
        
        Vannevar Bush, "As We May Think"
        
        ~ Claude Shannon, "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
        Codecs (Compression Decompression)
        Encoders
        ~ LameEncoder Open Source MP3 Encoder
        Educational Use has some restrictions on redistribution
        
        ~ Fraunhofer MP3 encoder
        Fraunhofer holds the paten for MP3 encoding. Every proprietary MP3 encoder pays licensing fees to the Fraunhofer Institute
        
        Decoders
  + - ~ Markup Languages
  - Historically, markup was (and is) used in the publishing industry in the communication of printed work between authors, editors, and printers. In the MP3 Codec the ID3 tags are the equivalent of Markup Language for audio files. RSS continues this meta level for the audio by giving descriptive and searchable information about the contents of a given audio file.
    XML (Extensible Markup Language
    - + - Definition
      - The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a W3C-recommended general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages, capable of describing many different kinds of data. It is a simplified subset of SGML. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different systems, particularly systems connected via the Internet. Languages based on XML (for example, Geography Markup Language (GML), RDF/XML, RSS, MathML, Physical Markup Language (PML), XHTML, SVG, MusicXML and cXML) are defined in a formal way, allowing programs to modify and validate documents in these languages without prior knowledge of their form. From the Wikipedia via a google cache because the site is down go back and check this link.
    - RSS
      - + - Definition
        While the name was primarily associated with audio subscriptions in 2004, the RSS enclosure syndication technique had been used with video files since 2001, before portable video players were widely available. In fact, any file with a URL, including still images and text, can be delivered as an enclosure.
        The feed that delivers information on the download MP3. The Podcast Aggregator recieves new information when it is changed.
      - RSS Validators
      - ~ RSS Feed Generator Script
    HTML
    XHTML
+ - RSS Aggregators (PodCatchers)
- + - ~ Itunes
  - + - iTunes Training
    - Importing Podcasts
      - ~ Subscribe through iTunes
      - ~ iPod101 Lesson5: Plug into Podcasts
    - ~ Importing a music CD
    - ~ Podcasting FAQ
- + - ~ Juice
  - Juice is accessible for blind and visually impaired users (windows version only)
  - ~ Can be branded and loaded with predefined themes for $100
- + - ~ SongBird
  - Songbird is a Web player built from Firefox's browser engine.
- ~ SonyPSP Media Manager
+ - Podcast Creation Tools
- ~ Audacity
- ~ Mp3 Tag Tools
- ~ Listgarden
- + - ~ Wordpress
- ~ Elgg - Integrates into WebCT
- ~ iPodcast Module Integrates into Moodle
- Skype-Internet Voip
- Telephone recording
- Cassette recorder to analog input
- Microphone to computer
- Video Camera
- WebCamera
+ - ~ Media Players
- QuickTime
- RealMedia
- Windows Media Player
- WinAmp
- VLC
+ - ~ Portable Playing Devices
- Ipod
- PocketPC
- MP3Player
- PSP
+ - Media Formats
- Audio
  - MP3
  - AAC
  - OGG
- + - Video
  - Quicktime
  - MPEG1?
  - WMV??
  - RealMedia??
+ - Organization of TLT Librarian Podcast Workshop
- Listening
  - Directories of podcasts
  - Playing devices
  - Management of files
  - Podcast agregators
- Creating
  - Capturing
  - Encoding
  - Editing
  - Posting
  - RSS
  - iTunes
- Managing
- + - ID3Tags
  - Definition: ID3 Tags are text data embedded in the MP3 file. This text has fields for: Artist; Album; Genre; Year.
+ - Introductory Questions
- Do you listen to Podcasts?
- Radio?
- Internet Radio?
- Shoutcast?
- RealPlayer?
- Vinyl Albums?
- Cassettes?
- CD's?
- Napster?
- iTunes?
- MP3.com
- Morpheus?
- BitTorrent?
+ - The future
- 3D Web
- Videogame-Virtual Realities
- Fidelity increases
  - Visual
  - Auditory
- Inclusion of other senses
  - Smellorama
  - Sensory Feedback
    - This is already a part of many arcade and home video game systems.
  - Thought based computer interaction
    - This is already functioning in the research field. Parapalegics can move a mouse with thought. Monkeys can play pong by looking at the screen.
+ - Links
- ~ Busy Podcasters Guide
- ~ Wikipedia
- ~ Toy makers hitch stars to iPod craze
- ~ TOEFL Study Guide in iPod format
- ~ Apple iTunes tips
- ~ Apple's iTunes Player Climbs Streaming Media Charts
- ~ Podcasts outnumber Radio Stations
- + - ~ Hacking your iPod
  - This is by far the best chunk of knowledge concerning my iPod I've come across to date. Now the large hard drive (30gb) is useful with the portable apps and the ability to play my files from my iPod and save files to my iPod
- ~ iTunes Podcast page
- ~ 49% of MP3 player owners own an Apple iPod
- + - Library Conference Presentations on Podcasting (thanks to Gary Moore for the links)
  - ~ http://www.palinet.org/rss/cil/pod101.pps
  - ~ http://openstacks.net/podcastcybertour2.ppt