Podcasting

Info

Level: Beginner
Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy
Date Created: December 10, 2010
Length of Class: 39 Minutes
Tracks

Web Publishing
Prerequisites

Basic Website Administration
Purpose of Class

This class teaches students how to create podcasts and create a Podcast channel on iTunes.
Chapters

Introduction (00:00)
What is Podcasting (01:26)
Podcast XML File (16:21)
Submitting to iTunes (29:00)
Final Thoughts (35:42)
Class Notes

What is Podcasting?
Podcasting (Proper Name) uses iTunes to deliver audio or video files to iTunes users.
podcasting (generic) is simply creating audio or video files that people can download.
Podcasting requires 3 parts: iTunes Service - XML file - Web Storage for content
iTunes provides no statistics/ analytics
Content has to be free
Files types supported: .m4a, .mp3, .mov, .mp4, .m4v, and .pdf
XML File
The XML file is a simple text file that uses XML tags to provide information to iTunes
You can create the XML file in Notepad and simply save the file with an .xml extension (Not .txt!)
Submitting to iTunes
You need a free iTunes account
In iTunes Store go to Podcasts and then select "Submit a Podcast". Type in full web address to your Podcast XML file (example: http://www.everymanit.com/pod.xml)
It will take 24 hours or more before your Podcast shows up in iTunes
Final Thoughts
iTunes Podcasting is a cheap and easy way to deliver multimedia content to your fans and followers.
iTunes Podcasts download to subscribers computers so you can use cheap/ less reliable hosting for your content vs. streaming video services

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• podcasting

[MuikJuaggre]

Can you use Youtube as your file host for the videos?

[elithecomputerguy]

@MuikJuaggre No because iTunes actually downloads the file. A simple web hosting account is all you need.

[MuikJuaggre]

@elithecomputerguy Awesome, thanks for the quick reply :)

One more question, if you have the time: Where could I upload the file for free? Or is that something that I need a subscription for?

[elithecomputerguy]

@MuikJuaggre you can just do a Google search and try to find something free. Frankly I've had a $3.99 per month hosting plan so long I'm not sure. If you want to be a real eek you can setup an FTP server in your house using some 10 year old piece of garbage, BUT that's a big can of worms if you're new to servers and such.

[elithecomputerguy]

@MuikJuaggre Just a thought... Most of the Hosting COmpanies (GoDaddy and such) will "give" you "free" space if you buy a domain name from them. $10 a year for a place to park your files isn't bad...

[hempdiddy]

Why does the Computer Guy not know how to put a video up with stereo audio?

[delfco12]

i cant wait til the iToaster comes out...

[Reconised]

My left ear enjoyed that.

[ihath]

Thank you for this great class, but the link to the sample podcast xml file is not working. Can you please provide a different one. Thank you in advance.

[TheCreaticians]

Thank you so much for going through this so eloquently and in great detail. I sincerely appreciate your efforts.