Some of that definition is quite technical, but all you really need to know is that an MP3 is a popular audio file type for podcasts. In popular usage, MP3 also refers to files of sound or music recordings stored in the MP3 format on computers.Īhh, right. ![]() It was designed to greatly reduce the amount of data (10:1 compression is common) required to represent audio, yet still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio to most listeners. Wikipedia: MP3 is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format. The most popular format of a podcast is MP3. Apple was lucky/smart enough that their brand was wrapped into a term for a new technology much like the Sony Walkman becoming the popular name for a portable radio/cassette player or inline skates being called “rollerblades”, which is brand name for a company that produced inline skates. The word “podcasting” is a portmanteau combining the words “broadcasting” and “iPod.” In case you have had your head in the sand recently or don’t keep up with popular technology an iPod is a portable music player produced by Apple Computers. ![]() RSS forms the distribution method for podcasts and you should have a basic understanding of RSS before you start to play with podcasts. ![]() This article is for people that have absolutely no idea what a podcast is, how they can use them and why they would want to bother at all.īefore you continue if you have no idea what RSS is I strongly suggest you read this article first – What is RSS and How Do I Use It?.
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