Beyond iTunes: 5 Unique ways to publish your podcast
Monday, August 10, 2009
There was a time when a podcast was just a series of audio files that listeners can subscribe to. Years after the the technology was introduced we now have enhanced podcasts as well as newer, enhanced ways of recording and distributing them. The following tools provide unique ways to record, create and publish podcasts:
The audio files created by individual podcasters are usually created and stored in one place, either in a computer or online folder. Huffduffer lets users create the podcasting equivalent of a linkblog, selecting audio files from anywhere on the internet and combining them into one podcast, whether they were recorded by the user or not. For example, a user can submit the URLS of audio interviews found on the internet and combine them into one amazing series of interviews. Users can "Huffduff" audio files by installing a bookmarklet or submitting audio files on the Huffduff website. A Huffduff podcast is distributed through XML/RSS just like a regular podcast.
Why read a blog post when you can listen to it? Odiogo allows users to extract the text from an RSS file and automatically converts it into audio files that readers can subscribe to. And no weird choppy robot voices either, Odiogo sounds like a human being not a computer (click here to listen to an Odiogo-created audio file of the post "Steal This Blog!"). Odiogo is free for bloggers and works with such blogging sites as Wordpress, Blogger and Typepad.
AudioBoo is taking advantage of mobile technology by allowing anyone with an iPhone to record podcasts on the go. The free iPhone application lets users record up to five minutes of audio and add a title, tags and/or image using the iPhone camera. The audio file is then uploaded to the site where it can be embedded on a website or blog or shared on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Check out previously recorded podcasts, called "AudioBoos," on the AudioBoo website.
An offshoot of AudioBoo, FriendBoo lets users of the social media aggregator FriendFeed post audio updates directly to the site. FriendBoo users call a dedicated number to record their micropodcast and the audio is made available in an embedded player in the user's feed. The process is very simple and is great for people who already have an existing audience with FriendFeed.
Creating a great podcast doesn't have to mean recording your own audio. NPR lets users mix and match their favorite NPR shows on everything from politics to health to money and create a single feed that they can subscribe to. NPR fans can search for a specific show or choose shows to include by topic.
Also on 10,000 Words:
• Where to find free sound effects and royalty-free music
• How to create, edit and embed audio for free
• How to record audio that doesn't take hours to edit
Huffduffer
The audio files created by individual podcasters are usually created and stored in one place, either in a computer or online folder. Huffduffer lets users create the podcasting equivalent of a linkblog, selecting audio files from anywhere on the internet and combining them into one podcast, whether they were recorded by the user or not. For example, a user can submit the URLS of audio interviews found on the internet and combine them into one amazing series of interviews. Users can "Huffduff" audio files by installing a bookmarklet or submitting audio files on the Huffduff website. A Huffduff podcast is distributed through XML/RSS just like a regular podcast.
Odiogo
Why read a blog post when you can listen to it? Odiogo allows users to extract the text from an RSS file and automatically converts it into audio files that readers can subscribe to. And no weird choppy robot voices either, Odiogo sounds like a human being not a computer (click here to listen to an Odiogo-created audio file of the post "Steal This Blog!"). Odiogo is free for bloggers and works with such blogging sites as Wordpress, Blogger and Typepad.
AudioBoo
AudioBoo is taking advantage of mobile technology by allowing anyone with an iPhone to record podcasts on the go. The free iPhone application lets users record up to five minutes of audio and add a title, tags and/or image using the iPhone camera. The audio file is then uploaded to the site where it can be embedded on a website or blog or shared on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Check out previously recorded podcasts, called "AudioBoos," on the AudioBoo website.
FriendBoo
An offshoot of AudioBoo, FriendBoo lets users of the social media aggregator FriendFeed post audio updates directly to the site. FriendBoo users call a dedicated number to record their micropodcast and the audio is made available in an embedded player in the user's feed. The process is very simple and is great for people who already have an existing audience with FriendFeed.
NPR Podcasts
Creating a great podcast doesn't have to mean recording your own audio. NPR lets users mix and match their favorite NPR shows on everything from politics to health to money and create a single feed that they can subscribe to. NPR fans can search for a specific show or choose shows to include by topic.
Also on 10,000 Words:
• Where to find free sound effects and royalty-free music
• How to create, edit and embed audio for free
• How to record audio that doesn't take hours to edit
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