Essential Social Media Tools: Part 5

Essential Social Media Tools: Part 5 — Podcasts

Today I continue my series on essential social media tools with a rundown on the basics of podcasts:

Podcasts 101:: Simple Definition

A Podcast is a digital audio that is distributed via the Internet for playback on a user’s computer or portable media device – a mp3 player such as an iPod.

Podcasts 101:: Learn the Basics

More and more companies are offering podcasts (we’ll look at advice for doing this in later posts). But for now, to get a basic understanding of Podcasts, here are some resources:

Read these articles:
- Wikipedia’s entry on Podcasts
- About.com’s article What is Podcasting?
- Read “What is Podcasting?” from O’Reilly media
- Visit Podcast FAQ - for info on finding and creating podcasts
Visit and take a look at these Podcast Directories:
Watch this video “Podcasting in Plain English” from Common Craft:

For earlier parts of this series:

» Essential Social Media Tools: Part 1: Blogs
» Essential Social Media Tools: Part 2:Microblogging
» Essential Social Media Tools: Part 3:RSS
» Essential Social Media Tools: Part 4:Photo Sharing

In my next post in this series “Essential Social Media Tools – What You Need to Know”, I’ll provide an overview of Social News and Bookmarking.

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