Everywhere you look, people young and old are walking, jogging, biking and even driving while sporting headphones. Mp3 players are the new must-have accessories, and Apple is leading the way in obtaining, playing, storing and sharing digital music files through iPod hardware and podcasting.
The origins of podcasting can be traced to the initial creation and distribution of mp3 files. These music files could be downloaded and played on the iPod, Apple’s music player. When the iPod was first released, users quickly discovered what a wonderful way it was to store music, and some came out, and users discovered what a wonderful thing it was for holding music. Then, people began to think that other files, beside music, could be loaded onto their iPods. Some people used reverse engineering on iPod, loading different firmware, or operating systems. Others believed that it was possible to share small sound files that could be played on the iPod.
RSS feeds already supplied the technology needed to distribute the files. RSS provide a means of generating machine-readable files that could share information between a server and a user. Many blogs already used RSS feeds to...