A blog or weblog (derived from web= + log) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (norma= lly, but not always, in reverse chronological order). Although most early blogs = were manually updated, tools to automate the maintenance of such sites made them accessible to a much larger population, and the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging".

Blogs range in scope from individual diaries to arms of political campaigns, media programs, and corporations. They range in scale from the writings of one occasional author (known as a blogger), to the collaboration of a la= rge community of writers. Many weblogs enable visitors to leave public comments, which can lead to a community of readers centered around the blog; others a= re non-interactive. The totality of weblogs or blog-related websites is often called the blogosphere. When a= large amount of activity, information and opinion erupts around a particular subj= ect or controversy in the blogosphere, it is sometimes called a blogstorm or blog swarm.

The format of weblogs varies, from simple bullet lists of hyperlinks, to article summaries or complete articles with user-provided comments and ratings. Individual weblog entries are almost always date and time-stamped (but this= is not a pre-requisite for being a blog), with the newest post at the top (or bottom) of the page, and reader comments often appearing below it. Because incoming links to specific entries are important to many weblogs, most have= a way of archiving older entries and generating a static address for them; th= is static link is referred to as a pe= rmalink. The latest headlines, with hyperlinks and summaries, are frequently offered= in weblogs in the RSS or Atom XML format, to be read with a feed reader.

The tools for editing, organizing, and publishing weblogs are variously referre= d to as "content management system= s", "publishing platforms&quo= t;, "weblog software", a= nd simply "blogware".

About Blogs (Technorati)

   &nbs= p;        http://www.technorati.com

A weblog,= or blog, is a personal journal on th= e web. Weblogs express as many different subjects and opinions as there are people writing them. Some blogs are highly influential and have enormous readership while others are primarily intended for a close circle of family and friend= s.

The power of weblogs is that they allow millions of pe= ople to easily publish their ideas, and millions more to comment on them. Blogs = are a fluid, dynamic medium, more akin to a 'conversation' than to a library — which is how the Web has often been described in the past. With an increasing number of people reading, writing, and commenting on blogs, the = way we use the Web is shifting in a fundamental way. Instead of being passive consumers of information, more and more Internet users are becoming active participants. Weblogs let everyone have a voice.

According to Technorati data, there are about 70,000 new blogs a day. Bloggers = update their weblogs regularly; there are about 700,000 posts daily, or about 29,100 b= log updates an hour.

(As of Q= 4 2005: There are about 275,000 posts daily, or about 10,800 blog updates an hour.)=

Blog Primer - John C. Dvorak (PC Mag)

        &= nbsp;   Understanding and Reading a Blog (for Newcomers)

   &nbs= p;        http://ww.dvorak= .org/blog/primer/blogprimer1.htm

Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes (Jakob Nielsen)

   &nbs= p;        Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, October 17, 2005

   &nbs= p;        http://www.useit.com/alertbox/weblogs.htm= l

Weblogs are a form of website.

One of a weblog's great benefits is that it essentiall= y frees you from "Web design."= ; You write a paragraph, click a button, and it's posted on the Internet. No = need for visual design, page design, interaction design, information architectur= e, or any programming or server maintenance.

Weblogs make having a simple website much easier, and = as a result, the number of people who write for the Web has exploded. This is a striking confirmation of the importance of ease of use.

Weblogs' second benefit is that they're a Web-native content genre: they re= ly on links, and short postings prevail. You don't have to write a full article or conduct original research or reporting. You can simply find something interesting on another site and link to it, possibly with commentary or additional examples. Obviously, this is much easier than running a conventi= onal site, and again indicates the benefits of lowering the barriers to computer use.

As a third benefit, weblogs are part of an ecosystem (sometimes annoyingly referred to as the Blogosphere). This means that wha= tever good postings exist are promoted through links from other sites. More reader/writers see this good stuff, and the very best then get linked to ev= en more. As a result, link frequency follows a Zipf distribution, with disproportionally more links to the best postings.

Some weblogs are really just private diaries intended = only for a handful of family members and close friends. Usability guidelines generally don't apply to such sites, because the readers' prior knowledge a= nd motivation are incomparably greater than those of third-party users. When y= ou want to reach new readers who aren't your mother, however, usability becomes important.

Also, while readers of your intranet weblog might know= you, usability is important because your readers are on company time.

Blogosphere -- Directories and Searching<= /h2>

<= ![endif]>        CNET News.com - Blog 100 list

            More than 14 million blogs in exist= ence; 80,000 created each day (10/05)
            http://news.com.com/2310-1= 0784_3-0.html

    Technorati - Popular &a= mp; Search

            Most popular weblogs / Search, tracking

            Tracking 31.4 million sites, 2.2 billion links (10/05 - 18.9 M sites, 1.5 B links)

            ** http://www.technorati.com

<= ![endif]>      Blogdex - Information spread

            Research project of the MIT Media Laboratory

            Tracking the diffusion of information through the weblog community

            http://blogdex.net

<= ![endif]>       Google - Blog Search

      = ;      ** http://blogsearch.google.com<= /p>

<= ![endif]> Yahoo Search - including blogs

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Yahoo! News Search has blogs; Creative Commons licensed content

            http://search.yahoo.com

DAYPOP        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       Daypop - Current events search engine

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Indexes over 59,000 news sites and web= logs every day; rankings, the living web

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       http://www.daypop.com

<= ![endif]><= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>    IceRocket - Blog Search

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Link tracker, tends, topics

      = ;      http://www.icerocket.com

Social Networking Sites

Social Networking Websites (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        - MySpace: 41 million subscriber= s

   &nbs= p;        - LiveJournal: 8.5M accounts, 2.= 5M active, 24K posts / hr., 400 / min.

   &nbs= p;        ht= tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites

        &= nbsp;         MySpace - Social networks and music

            Online community that lets you meet your friends' friends. Free.

            Share photos, journals and interests -- music and videos

            More than 41 million subscribers, 1= 50,000 new subscribers daily

           &nbs= p;            more than 90 percent between age 14 and 30 -- 10's K groups

            ** http://www.myspace.com

<= ![endif]> LiveJournal - Blogging and communit= y

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Simple-to-use communication tool that lets you express yourself
       &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   and connect with friends online. Free.

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Use as a private journal, a blog, a social network and more.

            9.8 million accounts, 1.9M active= , 21K posts / hour, 350 / min.

            (10/05 - 8.5M accounts, 2.5M active, 24K posts / hour, 400 / min.)

            http://www.livejournal.com

            ** Stats - http://www.livejournal.com/st= ats.bml

      = ;      ** Posts - http= ://www.livejournal.com/stats/latest.bml

<= ![endif]>     Friendster - Frie= nd networks

            Stay in touch with your friends, discover people & things that matter to you most

            24+ million profiles, photos, and= blogs

            http://www.friendster.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Facebook - Colleges and high schools

            Online directory that connects people through social networks at schools

            Valid e-mail address from 2,000+ universities, 25K+ US high schools

            (12/05 - 6 million US college accounts, 20K new accounts daily)

            TechCrunch: 85% of students in supported colleges have a profile

           &nbs= p;            60% log in daily, 85% at least once a week, 93% at least once a month

            http://www.facebook.com

<= ![endif]>         = Xanga - Blogs and communities

            Community of online diaries and journals; 45 million users

            http://www.xanga.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;      del.icio.us - Social bookmarks (Yahoo)
            Keep, share, and discover favorite collections: websites, music, books, and more<= /p>
      &nb= sp;     http://del.icio.us

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp;      LinkedIn - Business contact networks

            Find jobs, people and service providers through network of business relationship= s

            5.2 million users; 1.8 M in Europ= e, 1/2 M in Asia

            https://www.linkedin.com

Blog Creation Tools

Wikipedia - Weblog software

      =       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog_softw= are

<= o:p>

<= ![endif]>&n= bsp;            = ;          Blogger / Blogspot (Google)

      &nb= sp;     ** http://www.blogger.com

A blog is your easy-to-use = web site, where you can quickly post thoughts,
interact with people, and more. All for FREE. -- Explore

<= ![endif]> blosxom :: the zen of blogging Blosxom

            http://www.blosxom.com

Blosxom (pronounced "blossom") is a lightweight yet feature-packed weblog application designed from the ground up with simplicity, usability, and interoperabilit= y in mind

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;     WordPress - Publishing

            http://wordpress.org

WordPress is a state-of-the= -art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. Free; Elegant, well-architectured personal publis= hing system built on PHP and MySQL and licensed under the GPL.

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;       Movable Type - Six Apart

            http://www.sixapart.com/movabl= etype

Premier weblog publishing p= latform for businesses, organizations, developers, and web designers. Powerful customization and elegant interface.

Content Syndication Feeds - RSS

   &nbs= p;        --

RSS is ... Just a news reader for Web subscriptions ...

but also:

   &nbs= p;        - Content syndication feeds

   &nbs= p;        - Use news aggregator client to view recent posts over all sites

   &nbs= p;        - Wide acceptance: Personal and mainstream sites

   &nbs= p;        - Standards for syndicated feeds using XML: RSS, Atom

- Feedster: 27 million syndicated feeds

About Web Syndication (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.o= rg/wiki/Web_Syndication

Web syndication is a = form of syndication in which a section of a website is made available for other sit= es to use. This could be simply by licensing the content so other people can u= se it, but more commonly these days web syndication refers to making Web feeds available from a site so other people can display an updating list of content from it (for example o= ne's latest forum postings, etc.). This originated with news and blog sites but = is increasingly used to syndicate any information.

Although the format could be HTML or JavaScript, it is more commonly XML.

Considerable discussion about the right format has led to RSS, which has several parallel versions; more recent attempts produced the new Atom web syndication format / protocol.

On web pages, RSS feeds are typically linked to with an orange rectangle with the letters XML () or RSS ().

About News Aggregators (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.o= rg/wiki/News_aggregator

An news aggre= gator, or simply aggregator, is a type of software that retrieves syndicated= Web content that is supplied in the form of a web feed (RSS, Atom and other XML formats), and that are published by weblogs, podcasts,= vlogs, and mainstream mass media websites

Aggregators reduce the time and effort needed to regularly check websites of interest f= or updates, creating a unique information space or "personal newspaper.&q= uot; An aggregator is able to subscribe to a feed, check for new content at user-determined intervals, and retrieve the content.

The content is sometimes described as being "pulled" to the subscriber, as opposed to "pushed" with email or IM. Un= like recipients of some "pushed" information, the aggregator user can easily unsubscribe from a feed.

Aggregator features are gradually being built into portal sites such as My Yahoo! and Google, Web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, e-mail programs like Microsoft Outlook, and other applications, including Apple's iT= unes, which serves as a podcast aggregator.

The aggregator provides a consolidated= view of the content in a single browser display or desktop application. Such applications are also referred to as RSS readers, feed readers, feed aggregators or news readers, although in Internet communication, the latter term was first used for programs that read Usenet newsgroups.

A website may incorporate aggregator features by republishing syndicated content on one or more of its pages. Aggregator features also may be incorporated in other client software, including Web browsers, e-mail clients, weblog creation programs, or media player programs. Devices such as mobile phones or Tivo video recorders (alr= eady aggregating television programs) may incorporate XML aggregators.

The syndicated content an aggregator will retrieve and interpret is usually supplied in the form of RSS or= other XML-based data, such as RDF or Atom formats.

Content syndication markup languages (Wikipedia) -- RSS and Atom

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_syndication_markup_lan= guages

RSS - Really Simple Syndication (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikip= edia.org/wiki/RSS_%28file_format%29

RSS is a = family of web feed formats, specified= in XML and used for Web syndication.= RSS is used by (among other things) news websites, weblogs and podcasting. The abbreviation is variously used to refer to the following standards:

   &nbs= p;        Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)

   &nbs= p;        RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)

   &nbs= p;        Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)

Web feeds provide web content or summaries of web cont= ent together with links to the full versions of the content, and other metadata= .

The technology behind RSS allows internet users to sub= scribe to websites that have provided RSS feeds; these are typically sites that ch= ange or add content regularly. To use this technology, users are required to download an aggregation service, which presents new articles in a list, giving a line or two of each article= and a link to the full article or post. Unlike subscriptions to pulp-based newspapers and magazines, RSS subscriptions are free.

The RSS formats provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content, and other meta-data. This information is delivered as an XML file called RSS fe= ed, webfeed, RSS stream, or RSS cha= nnel. In addition to facilitating syndication, RSS allows a website's frequent readers to track updates on the site using a news aggregator.

Atom (Wikipedia)

        &= nbsp;   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28standar= d%29

&n= bsp;

Atom is= an XML-based document format for the syndication of web content such as weblogs and news headlines, and an HTTP-based protocol for editing weblogs based on the format.

&n= bsp;

Media RSS (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.org/wik= i/Media_RSS

Media RSS (MRSS) is a R= SS module used for syndicating multim= edia files (audio, video, image) in RSS feeds. It was designed by Yahoo! and= the Media RSS community, and adds several enhancements to RSS Enclosures.<= /o:p>

Media RSS is used by content publishers to feed media files into Yahoo! Video Search, which is a feature of Yahoo! Search that allows to search for video files.

Recently, this format has been getting increased attention, due to the development of= Podcasting, which uses the Media = RSS format as a means of delivering audio content to popular MP3-playing device= s.

OPML - Outline Processor Markup Language (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPM= L

OPML is an XML format for outlines, used to exchange lists of RSS feeds between RSS aggregators. The OPML specification defi= nes an outline as a hierarchical, ordered list of arbitrary elements. The specification is fairly open, and suitable for many types of list data.

XML - eXtensible Markup Language (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xml<= /a>

XML is a W3C-recommended = general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages, capable of describing many different kinds of data. It is a simplified subset of Stand= ard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different systems, particularly systems connected via the Internet. Languages based on XML are defined in a formal way, allowing programs to modify and validate documents in these languages without prior knowledge of their form. Feeds are written in XML.

News Feeds - Directories and Searching; Aggre= gators / Readers

NewsGator: Today there are = millions of news, information, blog and other content feeds published in RSS, with a= bout 1 million feeds being added every month

        &= nbsp; Feedster - RSS Search

            Search links, feeds, and blogs -- for listings, news, and blogs

            27.4 million feeds indexed and fu= lly searchable

            (10/05 - Over 15 million syndicated feeds, 75,000 professionally published)

            http://www.feedster.com

   Bloglines - Search & Crea= te News Feeds

            Search, subscribe, create and share news feeds; Free service

            Blog and news feed search, online subscriptions, news reader,
       &= nbsp;    blog publishing and social sharing tools

            http://www.bloglines.com

tech.memeorandum

            Aggregated reports and opinions on technology / Politics & Tech -- Feeds

            ** http://tech.memeorandum.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;      My Yahoo

            Subscribe to RSS content

            http://my.yahoo.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; Mozilla - Firefox Browser

            With integrated RSS

            http://www.mozilla.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Opera - Web Browser

            RSS/Atom newsfeed reader

            http://www.opera.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           Ne= wsGator / NetNewsWire (OS X)

            Read all of your favorite news, websites, blogs, and podcasts all in one place.<= /p>
            Free online version

            http://www.newsgator.com

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       FeedDemon - RSS Feed Reader for Windows

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       NewsGator Inbox - RSS Feed Reader for Microsoft Outlook

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       NetNewsWire - RSS on Mac desktop

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       MarsEdit - Weblog editor for Mac OS X

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;        Pluck - Browser-based RSS reader

            Browser-based RSS reader - Internet Explorer, Firefox, Web

            Publisher tools for syndication, social network, social solutions

            http://www.pluck.com

<= ![endif]>    Feedreader - OSS aggreg= ator

            Lightweight open-source aggregator that supports RSS and ATOM - Windows

            http://www.feedreader.com

&n= bsp;

<= ![endif]> <= /span>SharpReader - Aggregator

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Simple RSS/Atom Aggregator for Windows

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       http://www.sharpreader.com

News Feed Creation Tools

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;      NotePage - FeedForAll

            Feed creation tool - Windows / Mac - easy to&nb= sp; use

            Create & edit RSS feeds & podcasts; manage & publish RSS feeds

            http://www.feedforall.com

&n= bsp;

<= ![endif]>&= nbsp; &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;     Software Garden - ListGarden

      &nb= sp;     RSS Feed Generator Program; Open source - Windows, Mac OS X, Linux

            Tool for manually creating and maintaining RSS feeds

            http://softwaregarden.com/products/listg= arden

Podcasting

Podcasting is ... Just short amateur audio clips on the Web ...

but also:

        &= nbsp;   - Publish audio programs - radio talk shows

        &= nbsp;   - Listenable - Expectation of production quality - short

        &= nbsp;   - Users subscribe to feeds of new files

        &= nbsp;   - Automatic download onto portable players

        &= nbsp;   - iTunes Podcast Directory: 3= 5,000 podcasts (10/05 - 15K)

About Podcasting (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.org/wi= ki/Podcasting

In collaboration with former MTV personality Adam Curr= y and others, Dave Winer of UserLand Software helped develop technical specificat= ions for including media files as enclosure links in the RSS protocol, which per= mitted widespread adoption of podcasting.

Podcasting is a method of publishing audio programs via the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually MP3s). It became popular in late 2004, largely due to automatic downloading of audio onto portable players or personal computers.

Podcasting is distinct from other types of online media delivery because of its subscription model, which uses a feed (such as RSS or Atom) to deliver an enclosed file. Podcasting enables independe= nt producers to create self-published, syndicated "radio shows," and gives broadcast radio programs a new distribution method. Listeners may subscribe to feeds using "pod= catching" software (a type of aggregator), which periodically checks for and downloads new content automatically.

Most podcatching software enables the user to copy pod= casts to portable music players. Any digital audio player or computer with audio-playing software can play podcasts. From the earliest RSS-enclosure tests, feeds have been used to deliver video files as well as audio. By 2005 some aggregators and mobile devices could receive and play video, but the "podcast" name remained most associated with audio.

"Podcasting" is a portmanteau word that comb= ines the words "broadcasting" and "iPod." The term can be misleading since neither podcasting nor listening to podcasts requires an i= Pod or any portable player. Another little-used alternative is "blogcasting", which implies content based on, or similar in format to, blogs.

In coll= aboration with former MTV personality Adam Curry and others, Dave = Winer of UserLand Software helped develop technical specifications for including media files as enclosure links in the RSS protocol, which permitted widespr= ead adoption of podcasting.

Autocasting= (the automatic generation of podcasts from text-only sources)

Vodcasting/Vi= dcasting (video-based podcasts)

Godcasting (religious podcasts, typically Christian)

Mobilec= ast (podcasting to mobile phones)

Javacast (podcasting to mobile phones using J2ME Midlets)

Lea= rncasting (delivering instructional content or academic support content via RSS or At= om)

MMS= Podcast (podcasting to mobile phones using MMS)

Palmc= asting (podcasting to Palm devices like Treo and LifeDrive)

Pun= chcasting (punching podcasts directly into smartphone devices)

Sky= pecasting (recording Skype text, voice, or video conversations)

&n= bsp;

Learncasting (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.org/= wiki/Learncasting

Learncasting is a portmanteau of the words learning and broadcasting. It is the act or practice of delivering pedagogically sound instructional content or academic support content designed for delivery usi= ng the subscription model. This model uses a feed (such as RSS or Atom) to del= iver an enclosed file as does podcasting. However learncasting may use multimedi= a to include imagery and text as well as audio. The content has also been design= ed to achieve desired learning outcomes.

&n= bsp;

About Podcasting (Podcast Alley / Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://podcastalley.= com/what_is_a_podcast.php

Podcasting is a term that was devised as a crisp way to describe the technology used to push audio content from websites down to consumers of that content, who typically listen to it on their iPod (hence the "pod") or other audio player that supports mp3 at their convenience.

Podcasting is not unlike time-shifted video software a= nd devices like TiVo, which let you watch what you want when you want by recor= ding and storing video, except that podcasting is used for audio and is currently free of charge. Note, however, that this technology can be used to push any kind of file, including software updates, pictures, and videos.

Podcasting uses an XML-based technology called RSS, or Real= ly Simple Syndication. Content publishers describe new content in an XML RSS f= ile which includes dates, titles, descriptions, and links to MP3 files. This auto-generated file is called an RSS feed. The key to making podcasting work with RSS is enclosures, a feature supported by RSS 2.0.

What makes podcasting special is that it allows indivi= duals to publish (podcast) radioshows, that interested listeners can subscribe to. Before podcasting you could of course record a radio show and put it on your website, but now people can automatically receive new shows, without having= to go to a specific site and download it from there.

Podcasting Growth (Vidcaster.net)

   &nbs= p;        http://www.vidcaster.net

In late 2004, podcasting was adapted for audio files a= nd has grown faster than anyone would have predicted. During early 2005, the numbe= r of podcasts jumped 25-fold to more than 5-thousand feeds. Researchers at the Diffusion Group predicted recently that the U.S. podcast audience would cli= mb from 840,000 last year to 56 million by 2010. By that time, three-quarters = of all people who own portable digital music players will listen to podcasts, = up from less than 15 percent last year.

Podcasting has created a brand new, micro-marketplace.= Prior to podcasting, there was just a few hundred talk radio shows in the US. Wit= hin nine months after the birth of podcasting, more than 13,000 entrepreneurs w= ere creating radio shows that had never been heard before.

<= ![endif]>      Apple - Podcasting

   &nbs= p;        http://www.apple.com/podcasting

February 23, 2006 — Apple today announced that o= ne billion songs have been legally downloaded from the iTunes Music Store sinc= e it was launched less than three years ago.

The iTunes Music Store now features a selection of over 3,500 music videos, Pixar and Disney short films, a variety of hit TV shows= , 35,000 podcasts, 16,000 audiobook= s and more than two million songs from the major music companies and independent record labels.

The iTunes Music Store is also the world’s most popular video download store with more than 15 million videos purchased and downloaded. iTunes offers over 60 popular TV shows for just $1.99 for viewi= ng on a computer or iPod and recently added new hit programming from ABC, Brav= o, NBC, MTV Networks and SHOWTIME.

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp;           Exam= ple: University Channel - Princeton University

   &nbs= p;        A collection of public affairs lectures, panels and events from academic institutions

   &nbs= p;        all over the world -- for you to view, listen to, stream or download

   &nbs= p;        ** http://uc.princeton.edu

About Media Aggregators (Juice)

http://juicerec= eiver.sourceforge.net/faq/index.php

Juice is technically a "Media Aggregator," a program that allows you to select and download audio files from anywhere on the Internet to your desktop.

Juice makes the process easy by helping you select audio files from among the thousands of audio sources on the web and downloading those files to your computer.

Once you select a feed or location, it will download those files automatically at times you specify and have the files waiting for= you on your computer, so you don't have to spend a lot of time manually selecti= ng and waiting for downloads.

You can play<= /b> your selected audio files using iTunes = or other "jukebox" software, or load them on to your iPod or other = portable digital media player to play anytime you want.

Juice uses RSS (really simple syndication) to "feed" files to your computer.= RSS usually involves headlines and text, but we've devised a way to have it move audio files.

You can select podcasts to subscribe to in two differe= nt ways: Either clicking the selection button to see a directory of available podcasts or enter a URL for a podcast you've found on your own.

You can set the scheduling options so that Juice scans for new downloads as often = as you like, or you can control it manually. When it is done downloading new files= , it adds them to your library, all ready to be played or synched to your MP3 device.

Podcasting Tutorial (Audiofeeds.org)

   &nbs= p;        http://audiofeeds.org/tutorial.= php

An audiofeed (podcast) is an RSS file that contains a link to downloadable audio fil= es instead of a link to a news story.

Making a Feed is as simple as making a text file in notepad. The trick is knowing how to format it. An= RSS file is a lot like HTML. There= are tags and content.

Engadget Podcast 001 - 10.05.2004

   &nbs= p;        http://www.engadge= t.com/entry/5843952395227141/

Podcasting Explained / Create your own podcast (CNET)

   &nbs= p;        http://reviews= .cnet.com/4520-10166_7-6213170-1.html

   &nbs= p;        http://reviews.c= net.com/4520-11293_7-6246557.html

Podcasts - Directories and Searching - Apple = iTunes

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;      Apple - iTunes Podcast Directory

            http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts

- Browse, sample and subscribe to thousands of free po= dcasts on iTunes.

<= ![endif]>

- Organize, rate and let iTunes update your growing po= dcast collection automatically.

- Download podcasts to your iPod and listen to your fa= vorite shows anytime, anywhere.

<= ![endif]>

Podcasts - Directories and Searching

Selected Podcasters / Podcasts (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        Podcasters are broadcasters, either amateur or professional,
       &= nbsp;    who create podcasts for download or streaming over the internets.

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikiped= ia.org/wiki/Category:Podcasters

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia= .org/wiki/Category:Podcasts

<= ![endif]>        Yahoo - Podcasts

            Search - Listen online, download to your computer,
       &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    or subscribe and get new stuff automatically - rate, review

            New - Popular - Categories - Tags

            ** http://podcasts.yahoo.com

            ** Science / tech - http://podcasts.yahoo.com/search?t=3D1&p=3Dscience (20,000)

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Odeo - Directory

            Record - Share - Podcast - Discover (also via iTunes);

            Odeo Player is a free Apple Widget

            http://odeo.com

<= ![endif]> <= /span>        &= nbsp;     PodShow - Podcast Network (Adam Curry)

            ** http://www.podshow.com

The PodShow Podcast Network= is the premier network in podcasting, assembling the leading communities in podcasting, as well as a host of the most popular personalities and podcast= s in podcasting. PodShow also offers professional production and directory servi= ces to major media companies and traditional businesses.

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Podcast Alley (PodShow)

            http://podcastalley.com

Featuring the best Podcast Directory and the Top 10 podcasts; 16 genres
also find podcast software, the podcast forum and great podcasting info.

Total Podcasts: 17,270, Pen= ding Approval: 114

Total Comments: 81,884, Tot= al Episodes: 496,662

(10/05 - Podcasts: 7,600, P= ending: 806, Comments: 39,238, Episodes: 155,842)

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp; Indie Podder / iPodder (PodShow)

            Over 130 unique categories, Maintained by the podcasting community.

            http://www.indiepodder.org

<= ![endif]>   The Podcast Network (TPN)

            http://thepodcastnetwork.com

The Podcast Network is the = best collection of podcasts available that are managed and aggregated under one roof. Unlike a directory, all= of the content on The Podcast Network is managed by a central production team ensuring not only the quality and consistency of the actual content itself = but also of the audio quality and the other technical elements.

        &= nbsp;    Digital Podcast

            Hot - Top rated - Alphabetical search

            http://www.digitalpodcast.com

<= ![endif]>      PodcastDirectory.com
    = ;        Browse - on Google Map, by Genre / Tags/ Region/ Language / Popularity / Buzz=

      =       http://www.podcastdirectory.com

Podcast Aggregation / Reader Clients

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;      Apple - iTunes

            Mac and Windows

            http://www.apple.com

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp; iPodder / Indie Podder (PodShow)
            ** http://www.ipodder.org

            iPodder.org is home to the commun= ity that develops iPodder applications

           &nbs= p;            and programming to subscribe to.

            iPodder is small program that dow= nload audio files, usually mp3's,

           &nbs= p;            directly to your mp3 device. Windows, Mac, Linux, PDA / phones.

            Not just for iPods: Other devices are supported through Windows Media Player. <= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> Any device that can exchange files = with WMP will work with iPodder.

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;       Juice - Cross-Platform Podcast Receiver

            Juice Open Source Project, evolved from iPodder (Apple legal)

            http://juicereceive= r.sourceforge.net/index.php

<= ![endif]>     iPodderX -> Transistr

            Thunderstone Media; Mac and Windows; 10,200 podcasts

            http://ipodderx.com -> = http://transistr.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;      Doppler - Podcast Aggregator

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Windows, Mobile

            http://www.dopplerradio.net

<= ![endif]>   Primetime Podcast Receiver
   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Windows

            http://www.primetimepodcast.com

<= ![endif]> &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;          jPodder Podcasting Software

            http://jpodder.com

jPodder is the leading podc= asting client. It supports advanced features like enclosure previewing, multiple downloading, BitTorrent support. Windows, Unix.

Podcast Creation Tools & Hosting

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;   BlogMatrix - Blogging solutions

            Complete web-based hosting solutions for blogging, podcasting and videocasting

            http://www.blogmatrix= .com

<= ![endif]> Liberated Syndication

            All-media self-publishing and podcasting

            http://www.libsyn.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;   Audioblog.com

            Audio, Video, and Podcast publishing service

            http://www.audioblog.com

<= ![endif]>       Ourme= dia.org

            Global home for grassroots media - Internet Archive

            http://www.ourmedia.org=

Podcast Creation Tools & Hosting - Apple = iWeb

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           Apple iWeb

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Create websites and blogs and get them online, fast

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       http://www.apple.com/ilife/iweb

Use iWeb to start your own weblog and
add new entries as easily as writing an email.

Choose a blog template, type in your own text,
and drag in photos from the iLife Media Browser. iWeb takes care of everything else, setting up navigation for your blog, creating a summary page, and adding an entry archive. iWeb also handles the RSS feed for your blog, so anyone can subscribe. And when you’re done adding an entry, just one click publishes your blog via .Mac.

To take your podcasts live, either send your podcast t= o iWeb from GarageBand, or start in iWeb with a podcast page template and drag your podcast in from the iLife Media Browser.

Type over placeholder text to add a brief description = of your podcast, then click once to publish it to the Internet using your .Mac account. iWeb takes care of the RSS feed for your podcast and lets you subm= it podcasts to the iTunes Music Store, where anyone can listen and subscribe.<= /p>

<= ![endif]>

Photo Blogging

Photo Blogging is ... Just photo albums on the Web ...

but also:

   &nbs= p;        - Free hosting, archive - Buy prints, gifts

   &nbs= p;        - Organize in albums, annotate with notes

   &nbs= p;        - Collaborative organization with tags

   &nbs= p;        - Personal / protected, or shared group

   &nbs= p;        - Upload from desktop - or on the road

   &nbs= p;        - Upload to Web from camera phones

   &nbs= p;        - Download and view on portable devices

   &nbs= p;        - Access site from mobile phones and devices

   &nbs= p;        - Flickr: 60 million photos, mor= e than 80 percent public (12/05)

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       (3/05 - Flickr: 5.5 million photos, 80 percent public)

Community Photo Blogging

=         &= nbsp;        Flickr - Photo management and sharing (Yahoo)

            Collaborative organizing with notes and tags

            http://www.flickr.com

            Blog - http://blog.flickr.com

            ** Popular Tags - http://www.fli= ckr.com/photos/tags

            ** Recently shared - http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days

<= ![endif]>       dotPh= oto - Photo sharing

            Photo printing and image/sound archiving; annotation

            http://www.dotpho= to.com

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp;            =           SmugMug - Photo sharing

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Unlimited photos, no ads, gorgeous galleries

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       http://www.smugmug.com

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;

Video Blogs - Vidcasting - VODcast - Vlogging=

Vidcasting is ... Just short amateur video clips on the Web ...

But also:

   &nbs= p;        - Video enclosures in syndicated RSS feeds

   &nbs= p;        - Google/Yahoo search: Big media and individuals

   &nbs= p;        - Stream to computers

   &nbs= p;        - Download to portable devices (video iPod)

   &nbs= p;        - Can be lower-res, shorter clips

   &nbs= p;        - Vlog, VidBlog, VODcast, Vidcast …

Vlog (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlo= g

A vlog or video blog is a blog (short for weblog) which uses video as the primary content; the video is linked to within a videoblog post and usually accompanied by supporting text, image, and additional meta data to provide context.

Blogs often take advantage of RSS for syndication to other web sites and aggregat= or software (rss readers). With the inclusion of RSS Enclosures, which provides the ability to attach media files to a feed item/blog post, it is possible = to bypass the mainstream intermediaries and openly distribute media to the mas= ses via the Internet. Vlogs are beginning to take advantage of this technologic= al development, just as audioblogs have in recent years via the podcast boom.<= o:p>

Vlogosphere is the collective term encompassing all videoblogs or vlogs; vlogs as a community; vlogs as a social network.<= /o:p>

VODcast (Wikipedia)

   &nbs= p;        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/= Vodcast

Vodcast (or Vidcast) is an emerging term = used for the online delivery of video on demand content via RSS enclosures. The format is used = by video weblogs (al= so known as vlogs, vo= dding, vlogcasting, or vidcasting). The term is an evolution specialized for video, coming from the generally audio-based "podcast.&= quot;

The video enclosed in a vodcast can be stored on a web s= erver in any file-based container and codec, or streamed from a streaming server. Podcast= ing clients can usually be set up to open suitable software to play the videos, although iTu= nes can play vodcasts internally if they are in a suitable format. Both formats have their advantages: file-based media can be sychnronised with portable media players, whilst streaming allows seeking without downloading the full file and better digital rights management.

About Vidcasting (Vidcaster.net)

   &nbs= p;        http://www.vidcaster.net

Vidcasting is simply a broadcast quality video program that is delivered to a computer vi= a an RSS feed (Really Simple Syndic= ation) which sends new files automatically to the user's computer. Primary viewing= is intended for a television screen but other viewing options may be employed (computer monitor, portable video devices.)

When combined with one of several ways to bridge your computer with your television, such as recordable DVDs, portable video play= ers, or a media center device, you can easily transport niche video content from computers to the living room or other places where people traditionally view video.

The use of RSS feeds eliminates many of the old barrie= rs to distributing broadcast quality video over the Internet. Since most ISPs lim= it the size of attachments, sending video files as e-mail attachments has not proven to be popular. Remember all the fuss made about streaming video? This remains something far inferior to watching a show on a television. While watching TV, we press the channel button and within a fraction of a second,= the video appears. When we click on a web page icon to start a streaming video = we wait and wait and wait for an image that is usually very small and low resolution.

Vidcasts are similar to podcasts which are recurring talk radio shows delivered instantly and automatically = to computers via an RSS feed. A lot of people don't like to listen to talk rad= io shows while sitting at their computer, they prefer to copy the files to the= ir MP3 player. The next step is sometimes referred to as "sneakernet" where one walks, or "sneakers," to another location to download or connect to another device to listen to the talk radio show. The unique value proposition of the portable MP3 player when combined with podcasting is synergistic. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Vidcasting will trigger the creation of a brand new, micro-marketplace within the nati= on's economy. Since "basic" vidcasting requires only software installation, entire categories of videos that could not support TV program= ming will instantly become fertile entrepreneurial opportunities.

RSS for Vidcasters - Product Links (Vidcaster.net)

   &nbs= p;        http://www.vidcaster.net/whatis.php

Videoblogging.info

   &nbs= p;        http://www.videoblogging.info
   &nbs= p;        Videoblogging Yahoo! Group - http= ://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging

Videoblogging is a new form of expression centering ar= ound posting videos to a website and encouraging an audience response. It is the next step from text blogging and podcasting.

Video Blogs - Directories and Searching

   &nbs= p;        YouTube: Serving more than 3 million videos= , 8,000 video uploads, per day

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       Google - Video Search

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Online video marketplace: search, watch and buy an ever-growing collection
       &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    of TV shows, movies, music videos, documentaries, personal productions.

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Downloadable Google video player. Google Video Upload Program.

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       ** http://video.google.com

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Blog - Google Upload: http://google= video.blogspot.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;   Yahoo Video Search

            http://video.search.yahoo.co= m

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;       YouTube - Broadcast Yourself

      &nb= sp;     Consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos

      &nb= sp;     12/05 - serving more than 3 million vide= os, 8,000 video uploads,

      &nb= sp;            =      and transferring 16 terabytes of data per day

            http://www.youtube.com

            ** Tags: http://www.youtube.com/tags

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;          Truveo - Video search engine (AOL)
            New technology to find all of the best video on the web. Beta

            http://www.truveo.com

<= ![endif]>    Vidblogs.com

            Online portal and community

            http://vidblogs.com

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;        Vidcaster.net

            A venture of Videoma= ker Magazine

            http://www.vidcaster.net

<= ![endif]>   Videobloggers

            Free Video Hosting and Blog Publishing Service (beta)

            Vlogosphere Content Aggregator - ibiblio.org

            http://videobloggers.org

<= ![endif]>     vlogdir - The Vid= eoblog Directory

            http://vlogdir.com

<= ![endif]>   OMN

            Free public service designed to help you enjoy a broad selection of movies,

            public TV and radio, video blogs and podcasts while protecting producer's

            copyrights. Uses Kontiki Grid Delivery technology

            http://www.omn.org

Video Blog Tools & Hosting

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;        Freevlog

            Step-by-step guide to setting up a videoblog for free

            ** http://www.freevlog.= org

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       Google - Video Upload Program

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       Upload digital video files of any length and size

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       https://upload.video.google.com

&n= bsp;

<= ![endif]>        &= nbsp; Vlog.com - Vlogging Information

            Serious Magic - Vlog It!

            http://www.vlog.com

&n= bsp;

A Blog is ... Just a chronological journal on the Web ...

Blog Structure

Entries

Collateral &nbs= p; General: About, Author(s) &nbs= p; Archives: Recent headlines, monthly archives, calendar &nbs= p; Search: Tags (Technorati) / categories &nbs= p; Blogroll: Other blogs &nbs= p; Powered by: Blog engine &nbs= p; Ads: Google Adsense, Yahoo ...

Issues

Examples: Blobs / Weblogs

Selected Blogs / Weblogs (Wikipedia)

About Blogs (Wikipedia)

About Blogs (Technorati)

Blog Primer - John C. Dvorak (PC Mag)

Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes (Jakob Nielsen)

Blogosphere -- Directories and Searching<= /h2>

<= ![endif]> CNET News.com - Blog 100 list

Technorati - Popular &a= mp; Search

<= ![endif]> Blogdex - Information spread

<= ![endif]> Google - Blog Search

<= ![endif]> Yahoo Search - including blogs

DAYPOP &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Daypop - Current events search engine

<= ![endif]><= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> IceRocket - Blog Search

Social Networking Websites (Wikipedia)

&= nbsp; MySpace - Social networks and music

<= ![endif]> LiveJournal - Blogging and communit= y

<= ![endif]> Friendster - Frie= nd networks

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Facebook - Colleges and high schools

<= ![endif]> = Xanga - Blogs and communities

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; del.icio.us - Social bookmarks (Yahoo) Keep, share, and discover favorite collections: websites, music, books, and more<= /p> &nb= sp; http://del.icio.us

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp; LinkedIn - Business contact networks

Wikipedia - Weblog software

<= ![endif]>&n= bsp; = ; Blogger / Blogspot (Google)

<= ![endif]> blosxom :: the zen of blogging Blosxom

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; WordPress - Publishing

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; Movable Type - Six Apart

RSS is ... Just a news reader for Web subscriptions ...

About Web Syndication (Wikipedia)

About News Aggregators (Wikipedia)

Content syndication markup languages (Wikipedia) -- RSS and Atom

RSS - Really Simple Syndication (Wikipedia)

Atom (Wikipedia)

Media RSS (Wikipedia)

OPML - Outline Processor Markup Language (Wikipedia)

XML - eXtensible Markup Language (Wikipedia)

&= nbsp; Feedster - RSS Search

Bloglines - Search & Crea= te News Feeds

tech.memeorandum

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; My Yahoo

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Mozilla - Firefox Browser

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Opera - Web Browser

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; Ne= wsGator / NetNewsWire (OS X)

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; Pluck - Browser-based RSS reader

<= ![endif]> Feedreader - OSS aggreg= ator

<= ![endif]> <= /span>SharpReader - Aggregator

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; NotePage - FeedForAll

<= ![endif]>&= nbsp; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Software Garden - ListGarden

Podcasting is ... Just short amateur audio clips on the Web ...

About Podcasting (Wikipedia)

Learncasting (Wikipedia)

About Podcasting (Podcast Alley / Wikipedia)

Podcasting Growth (Vidcaster.net)

<= ![endif]> Apple - Podcasting

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp; Exam= ple: University Channel - Princeton University

About Media Aggregators (Juice)

Podcasting Tutorial (Audiofeeds.org)

Engadget Podcast 001 - 10.05.2004

Podcasting Explained / Create your own podcast (CNET)

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; Apple - iTunes Podcast Directory

Selected Podcasters / Podcasts (Wikipedia)

<= ![endif]> Yahoo - Podcasts

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Odeo - Directory

<= ![endif]> <= /span> &= nbsp; PodShow - Podcast Network (Adam Curry)

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Podcast Alley (PodShow)

<= ![endif]> &nb= sp; Indie Podder / iPodder (PodShow)

<= ![endif]> The Podcast Network (TPN)

&= nbsp; Digital Podcast

<= ![endif]> PodcastDirectory.com

= ; Browse - on Google Map, by Genre / Tags/ Region/ Language / Popularity / Buzz=

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; Apple - iTunes

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; Juice - Cross-Platform Podcast Receiver

<= ![endif]> iPodderX -> Transistr

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; Doppler - Podcast Aggregator

<= ![endif]> &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; jPodder Podcasting Software

Collateral
&nbs= p; General: About, Author(s)

&nbs= p; Archives: Recent headlines, monthly archives, calendar

&nbs= p; Search: Tags (Technorati) / categories

&nbs= p; Blogroll: Other blogs

&nbs= p; Powered by: Blog engine

&nbs= p; Ads: Google Adsense, Yahoo ...

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; del.icio.us - Social bookmarks (Yahoo)
Keep, share, and discover favorite collections: websites, music, books, and more<= /p>
&nb= sp; http://del.icio.us

<= ![endif]> &= nbsp; Truveo - Video search engine (AOL)
New technology to find all of the best video on the web. Beta

http://www.truveo.com