Podcasting 101

I have now joined the ranks of podcasters!  Although I'm definitely an amateur at this, if you like, you can check out my first attempts at podcasting!  Here are the links:

Tiger Garden

Tigers for Tigers

Enjoy!

Learning About Podcasting

As a non-owner of an iPod, I got to find out what podcasts are like by downloading one to my laptop and listening to it on there.  Overall, it was a very interesting experience.

From this experience, I was very surprised to learn that podcasts aren't regulated by the FCC, as all other types of broadcast programs are.  For some people who don't like FCC regulation on TV and radio programs, it is a wanted alternative that lets them choose what they listen to, and what the content is, no matter how racy or raunchy.  However, I don't agree with that policy.  Because the internet is accessed by so many children today, it is way too easy for a child to accidentally or intentionally download content that may not be appropriate for them.

Another thing I found interesting was that the majority of advertising done for podcasts is done by word of mouth.  I would think this could be rather difficult.  Yet, I think it would be challenging to use traditional advertising methods to advertise a podcast.  

Finally, I found it a bit difficult to find podcasts online that might be of interest to me.  Perhaps I wasn't looking on the right websites, but I struggled to find something that I would actually want to listen to.  Mostly, the podcast itself seemed disjointed, like a bunch of random people talking about a certain subject.  It didn't seem like a very smooth or sophisticated way to communicate.