Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:22pm

News | Pineapster Podcast

It's being touted as the Internet's 'next big thing' and it's set to 'revolutionise' how we listen to radio.

OK, this might be yet more Internet hype, but there is still something quite interesting about 'podcasting'.

The idea is that people publish their own radio shows as mp3 files on the Web as 'podcast feeds'. Listeners then subscribe to these feeds have them automatically downloaded to their computers, or portable mp3 players (such as an iPod), whenever the author updates them.

In many ways (including the technology used) this is the audio equivalent of 'blogging' and, like blogs, podcasts put those with something to say directly in touch with those who want to listen.

Our first podcast is, naturally, related to Pineapster. If you have a podcast client (such as Apple's iTunes) you can now subscribe to a feed of the latest music that's been uploaded to Pineapster by clicking on the 'podcast' link on the Pineapster Home Page.

Author: Sean Clark