Alternatively, the word “podcast” may refer to the individual component of such a series or to an individual media file.
Ben Hammersley originally suggested the word “podcast” as a portmanteau of “iPod” and “broadcast” in 2004.
The generator of a podcast maintains a central list of the files on a server as a web feed that one can access through the Internet. Many of these applications allow users to download podcasts or to stream them on demand as an alternative to downloading.Many podcast players allow listeners to skip around the podcast and to control the playback speed.
] have labeled podcasting a converged medium , as well as a disruptive technology that has caused some individuals in the radio business to reconsider established practices and preconceptions about audiences, consumption, production and distribution. Listeners usually consume podcasts free-of-charge, and one can often produce them for little to no cost, which sets them apart from the traditional 20th-century model of “gate-kept” media and their production tools.
