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Podcasts: The Sound of Bloggers

By Jeff Klein on August 7th, 2007 | Posted in Web 2.0
Podcasts are digital media, usually audio, that are transferred via syndication feeds such as RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Once downloaded, podcasts can be listened to on computers and portable media players. The term ‘podcast’ is a play on the words ‘broadcast’ and ‘iPod’ – broadcast, to highlight the qualities that it shares with other broadcast media and iPod to acknowledge this particular Apple media player’s major contribution in the creation and proliferation of ... Read more »

Social Media - The New Breed of Media Moguls

By Jeff Klein on May 31st, 2007 | Posted in Web 2.0
Social media, as suggested by its name, is characterized by its social aspect. The methods used for distributing social media content almost always involve a community or, at the very least, some form of interpersonal exchange. Social media also encourages feedback from viewers or receivers of the media in an almost conversational manner, as opposed to the one-way methods employed by traditional broadcast and print media. Read more »