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Pod Casting Calls: Putting Your News on Video iPods

Videoing Anywhere at Anytime

In case you have been asleep, the buzz right now is all about the video iPod and video pod casting, which is same thing as a music video over the World Wide Web, except it is in your pocket. The basic reason why pod casting is so popular, is because it gives you the freedom to view and listen to what you want, whenever and wherever you happen to find yourself; waiting in the queue, riding the metro or on your coffee break at work. Regardless of where you are at, you can take music, videos, movies, games, or data anywhere you choose to go. The iPods generally connect you to iTunes, which you will select songs, pay for the hits, and download them at your leisure.

Atom Syndication

RSS or Atom syndication is what makes the distribution of audio or video files over the Internet possible. From the beginning, the iPod turned the music world around, now, the video iPod is changing our visual world. The term 'pod casting' is used in relating information about the content as well as the method of how you get it. The video iPod has started a new industry and is changing the way we view our personal world.

In addition, the video iPod world is growing fast and now you can get all styles of gadgets at affordable costs. There are hundreds of 'pod casters' with websites offering file downloads of videos that focus on their business or recreational interests. But a growing number of people are taking advantage of the potential of their video iPod by using a 'subscription feed'.

The subscription feed works with RSS and automatically delivers content directly to any video iPod. It is the fact that content is constantly updated that sets it apart from a web cast or downloads. Just like a television series, you can produce a pod cast to have regular, new episodes of your favorite topic or event. Then people who share your interest can subscribe to your feed and get your pod casts.

Of course the potential of the video iPod is huge, we a society driven by information. Making your own video pod cast is fairly easy to do. And it is one of the most effective ways you have to communicate your message. First, decide how you want to deliver you pod cast. If you are setting up a website for your video iPod download, make sure that your web host can handle the software and file applications you will need. If you plan to become part of a subscription feed, check with the provider regarding the requirements.

The biggest attraction of using a video iPod is that people can collect programs from a variety of sources to listen to or view at any time they want, as opposed to traditional broadcasting. This method restricts the viewer to one source at a time and the schedule for the view is controlled by the broadcaster. There are hundreds of listings where you can find pod casts and to list yours.

'Web casting' or streaming media files from the Worldwide Net remove the time limitation from the viewer - but an Internet connection is needed while playing the files. The faster the speed, the swifter the files will download. The major advantage that streaming media has over pod casting is the ability to bring an audience live events over the Worldwide Net. Nevertheless, with the Wi-Fi community growing, that advantage over the video iPod may not last for long.