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Heard on the street.

The article discusses podcasting, which allows audio and/or video clips to be posted to the internet and downloaded, and was popularized by Adam Curry. The "casting" comes from broadcasting, which means sending a radio signal to an entire population in a particular geographic area at a particular t...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 379; no. 8474; pp. 15 - 18
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 4/22/2006
Subjects:
Podcasting
Internet
Curry, Adam
Downloading
Multimedia communications
Radio (Medium)
iPod (Digital music player)
Broadcasting industry
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses podcasting, which allows audio and/or video clips to be posted to the internet and downloaded, and was popularized by Adam Curry. The "casting" comes from broadcasting, which means sending a radio signal to an entire population in a particular geographic area at a particular time; and "pod" comes from Apple's iPod. Curry's podcast entitled "The Daily Source Code" has millions of listeners. Podcasting's expected impact upon traditional radio is assessed.