48617 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Whether you're a passionate Manchester United fan looking to start an online conversation about your favorite team, or a growing business interested in demonstrating your expertise to the world, podcasting does have utility and appeal for many.</p> <p>Here are several cool podcasting tools worth checking out if you're looking to start your own podcast.<a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net"><br /></a></p><ul><li><a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net">Audacity</a> is an open-source sound editor that can be used to record podcasts. For a free piece of software, it is quite feature rich, offering advanced editing tools and features such as background noise removal.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/">LAME</a> is an MP3 encoder that enables you to encode your Audacity recordings into the MP3 format. For instructions on how to install LAME for use with Audacity, <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&amp;item=lame-mp3">click here</a>.<br /><br /></li><li>Since a podcast is technically only an MP3 file "distributed" via an RSS feed, you'll need a way to produce that RSS feed. <a href="http://www.feedforall.com/">FeedForAll</a> is a low-cost RSS feed creation tool that has features tailored specifically for podcast feeds. Alternatively, if you have a WordPress blog, check out the <a href="http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress/">PodPress</a> WordPress plugin.<br /><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.itunes.com">iTunes</a> is not only great for purchasing music - it's one of your best friends when it comes to distributing your podcasts. Apple even provides a <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html">detailed explanation</a> on how to get your podcast onto iTunes.<br /><br /></li><li>You'll probably want to track the success of your podcasting efforts so be sure to consider <a href="http://www.hexten.net/wiki/index.php/Podalyzer">Podalyzer</a>. It's a free Perl script that analyzes your server logs for podcast downloads and generates reports on them.</li></ul> With the tools above, you'll be a podcasting expert in no time.<p></p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Whether you're a passionate Manchester United fan looking to start an online conversation about your favorite team, or a growing business interested in demonstrating your expertise to the world, podcasting does have utility and appeal for many.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Here are several cool podcasting tools worth checking out if you're looking to start your own podcast.<Link URL="http://audacity.sourceforge.net" Window="Self"><LineBreak /></Link><List Type="Disc"><ListItem><Link URL="http://audacity.sourceforge.net" Window="Self">Audacity</Link> is an open-source sound editor that can be used to record podcasts. For a free piece of software, it is quite feature rich, offering advanced editing tools and features such as background noise removal.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /></ListItem><ListItem><Link URL="http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/" Window="Self">LAME</Link> is an MP3 encoder that enables you to encode your Audacity recordings into the MP3 format. For instructions on how to install LAME for use with Audacity, <Link URL="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&amp;item=lame-mp3" Window="Self">click here</Link>.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /></ListItem><ListItem>Since a podcast is technically only an MP3 file "distributed" via an RSS feed, you'll need a way to produce that RSS feed. <Link URL="http://www.feedforall.com/" Window="Self">FeedForAll</Link> is a low-cost RSS feed creation tool that has features tailored specifically for podcast feeds. Alternatively, if you have a WordPress blog, check out the <Link URL="http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress/" Window="Self">PodPress</Link> WordPress plugin.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /></ListItem><ListItem><Link URL="http://www.itunes.com" Window="Self">iTunes</Link> is not only great for purchasing music - it's one of your best friends when it comes to distributing your podcasts. Apple even provides a <Link URL="http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html" Window="Self">detailed explanation</Link> on how to get your podcast onto iTunes.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /></ListItem><ListItem>You'll probably want to track the success of your podcasting efforts so be sure to consider <Link URL="http://www.hexten.net/wiki/index.php/Podalyzer" Window="Self">Podalyzer</Link>. It's a free Perl script that analyzes your server logs for podcast downloads and generates reports on them.</ListItem></List> With the tools above, you'll be a podcasting expert in no time.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2008-07-15T16:24:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Podcasting certainly isn't for everybody, but it has grown in popularity over the years and for good reason.</strong> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Podcasting certainly isn't for everybody, but it has grown in popularity over the years and for good reason.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 2606 365982 Five cool podcasting tools false 2008-07-18T08:45:00+01:00 five-cool-podcasting-tools 2009-04-30T02:33:23+01:00 2009-04-30T02:33:24+01:00 351