Official Definition:
Podcast: a Web-based audio broadcast via an RSS feed, accessed by subscription over the Internet
Easier To Understand:
Podcast: an audio file which you can download and listen to
A few years back, the term podcast was a term that many were not familiar with. Even today, it is still something that is only beginning to pick up in popularity. While the average tech-geek may throw the word around here and there and seem familiar with it, they may actually be using it incorrectly. For instance, they may download an audio show off the Internet to listen on their computer but that is not truly podcasting. Podcasting involves subscribing to an RSS feed that downloads the show to their iPod or MP3 player for listening.
As mentioned in the previous paragraph, podcasting was something that only tech-geeks were familiar with. However, that is quickly changing with more and more joe-bloggers using the term along with media giants like Time Warner starting to distribute their shows via a podcast format.
Things like radio shows, interviews, music sessions, etc. are starting to become the norm for podcasts and even something that...