Published by rwatstein September 7th, 2008
in podcasts, Pew Research, demographics and photos.
As gadgets with digital audio capability proliferate, podcast downloading continues to increase, according to the latest report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Currently, 19 percent of all Internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they could listen to it or view it later. This most recent percentage is up from 12 percent of Internet users who reported downloading podcasts in August 2006 and 7 percent in a February–April 2006 survey. Still, podcasting has yet to become a fixture in the everyday lives of Internet users, as very few Internet users download podcasts on a typical day.
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Published by rwatstein August 31st, 2008
in podcasts, education, video and Apple.
Columbia University has been beta testing its content through iTunes U, Apple’s education-focused portal within its popular iTunes digital media player. The New York-based university expects to go live with its release at the start of the fall semester. Columbia on iTunes U will allow students, instructors, and the public to search, download, and play content on computers or iPods. The site, accessible via the Web site, ccnmtl.columbia.edu/itunesu/, contains audio and video podcasts of course lectures, course media and campus events.
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The first podcast in Library Journal’s new Library 2.0 Gang roundtable series went live yesterday, riffing on topics explored at the Code4lib conference, including the Open Library-with the project’s tech lead, Aaron Swartz as a guest-ILS APIs, and new cataloging influences. Each month, the Library Gang will focus on a technology topic at issue in the library world. Library Gang regulars, drawn from the world where libraries and the technologies that influence them meet, include librarians John Blyberg, Nicole Engard, and Char Booth (all three are Library Journal Movers & Shakers), along with Carl Grant and Rob Styles.
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Published by rwatstein February 25th, 2008
in podcasts and demographics.
They don’t all listen to the same programs, they don’t all use iPods, and they don’t all come from the same background. They are podcast users, and they defy clear-cut connections between usage and factors such as gender, age and income level.
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Published by rwatstein February 9th, 2008
in podcasts.
Ever since podcasting was introduced, the question has been the same: Will anyone listen? The answer is definitely “Yes.” eMarketer estimates that the total US podcast audience reached 18.5 million in 2007.
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Published by rwatstein February 5th, 2008
in web 2.0, podcasts, libraries and library 2.0.
College & Research Libraries News Editor-in-Chief David Free discusses Library 2.0 with Dawn Lawson of New York University and Susan Sharpless Smith of Wake Forest University in this ACRL podcast (11:58). Lawson and Sharpless Smith are contributors to the ACRL publication Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries.
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Published by rwatstein January 20th, 2008
in podcasts and education.
Is podcasting spreading like wildfire across campuses, or does it just seem like it? Can good podcasts on your school’s site boost enrollment? How can educators get started in podcasting on a budget? What’s the first rule to follow in considering whether or not to create a podcast? Campus Technology spoke with Jeffrey Daniel Frey, the Web services manager for enterprise applications in the Information Technology Department at Rice University. Jeff writes, speaks and consults on podcasting, as well as teaching a podcasting course to the community through Rice’s School of Continuing Studies. He talked about some of the misconceptions about podcasting, as well as how he sees podcasting as a way to boost recruiting efforts.
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Published by rwatstein June 25th, 2007
in podcasts.
Nearly 20 million US consumers will download and listen to podcasts at least once a week by 2010, according to interviews with Bridge Ratings’ “Podcast Panel.” Based on extrapolations from the interviews, a projected seven million Americans download and listen to podcasts every week, with an additional 21.4 million listening to a minimum of four podcasts every month.
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