The History Of Podcasting
Podcasting made it possible for several individuals to share their audio creations to the entire globe. The usual content of broadcasting radios and the same old boring stuff that fill the MP3s of some people have been replaced by a unique and funky technology, known as podcasting. This one-of-a-kind communication platform made it possible to store a whole new generation of audio magnificence.
As the virtual world progress, technology has taken a notch higher every year and MP3 players became rampant, and people are craving for more meaningful and unique content to fill their players. So, how did podcasting emerge from its silent shell?
Since the Internet revolution in the 90’s, the history of podcasting slowly emerged. Blogs have been known to be the predecessor of podcasting. Blogging made it possible for every individual to express every type of emotion that has been held in silence. People since then have been using blogs to communicate with each other, and then one day it just became a way of life. Over the years, blogging has earned a very popular spot in the political arena as well. It has been considered as a legitimate medium for airing out political opinions. Creation of news feeds, also called as RSS by Dave Winer, made it possible for people to read their much-anticipated blogs.
Podcasting slowly progressed with the evolution of audio blogging. Instead of jotting down their thoughts, individuals record themselves. These audio blogs were posted in the form of MP3 files in their respective blogs. It just has a downside though, you have to regularly check for new MP3 files. In this regard, Adam Curry came up with a solution. He found a way to automate the syncing of the content to portable audio players. Collaboration between the two geniuses paved the way for a new revolution in podcasting. The feed now instructs your computer where to download the audio file. If this was not enough, Adam Curry wrote the first pod catcher software. This software checks for updates and then downloads the audio files. It made it possible for the MP3 to be automatically transferred to the Ipod.
The term podcast then gained recognition and was used for the very first time in an article in ‘The Guardian’ in February 12, 2004. The term became synonymous to audio blogging. Ben Hammersley also used podcast to refer to amateur Internet radio. Currently, new technologies and ideas are emerging to pave the way for a more sophisticated podcasting technology.
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