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Well, you might as well ask how useful is the radio? Or the internet, or the TV, or any communication and entertainment media. The fact is, podcasting has evolved to become what radio broadcasting was in its pioneering days. And it has done so at a much faster pace with a much wider and eager […]

Making a podcast is the not so easy part. You need both the creative muscle and the technical tools which include some hardware investment for microphones, recorders and video cams on the side. But that’s just half the work. Next you need to let the world know about it. Your podcast would be useless if […]

Podcasting is such a new phenomenon on the net that it can be a little confusing. Video and Music downloads have been there for quite some time. So what makes podcasting any different?
Well, podcasting is a syndicated service that requires an RSS enclosure for your multimedia files. So while it is typical to just put […]

Just like marketing a new product, you need promotion and distribution to gain an audience for your music. Without the sponsorship of a major recording company, budding musicians, or those who comprise the so-called “indies” or independent musicians, often find little reception for their talent. Record companies just can’t spare the time to listen to […]

Educational institutions may not always be the first to embrace new technology. But once they do, the new technology becomes firmly entrenched that after a few years, it becomes unthinkable not to have it.
Just look at personal computers and the internet to confirm that almost all schools and colleges in the country can’t get by […]

There was no internet and podcasting technologies when US copyright laws were enacted. For sure, intellectual property laws of other countries have never heard about them either when they were drafted.
The internet is essentially uncharted territory. It is a global content delivery phenomenon that requires borderless copyright laws to protect original works. Unfortunately, there […]

While Podcasting is still much of a novel feature on the internet, podcasting is getting quite a popular following as a communication and entertainment medium. There’s no stopping it, nor is it just another fleeting fad. Podcasting is essentially audio-on-demand that allows subscribers to listen to their podcasts anywhere and anytime they want.
Podcasting is broadcasting […]

From about 6000 search results on Google in 2004, to about 850,000 search results today, podcasting has become an online sensation of immense following.
Having grown with firm steadfastness since the start of the millennium, podcasting has become more than just a passing fancy on the internet. It is reaching audiences like television and radio […]

There seems to be some confusion on the term. It is fairly common to have an iPod or similar mobile toy that can check for regular internet feeds. Derived from Apple’s iPod, podcasting had its roots earlier and may have been an acronym of Portable on Demand broadcast on the internet allowing mobile devices to […]

The phenomenon of podcasting is quite recent. It’s interesting to note some timeline trivia that attended its brief history starting in the early 21st century. It can be said that the dawning of the new millennium saw the birth of podcasting. Here are some of the highlights over the last 7 years.
October 2000
RSS feed started […]

The Alive blog directory will allow all users to be part of this community. They can submit all links, as long as they are legal. They can also be of various categories, and they will be organized accordingly on the site. It could be entertainment or even politics, and the site will offer space for […]