Article: Customizing culture popularizes podcasts

David Studinski
University Wire
03-30-2006
(Daily News) (U-WIRE) MUNCIE, Ind. -- If you're too busy to read this entire article, try sticking it in your ear. This article, similar to many others across the world, can be found as a podcast on the Internet. The term podcast, which plays off the name of Apple Computer's iPod MP3 player, is short for a radio-like broadcast that can be downloaded as an audio file to computers and MP3 players. Podcasts are made for the on-the-go listener and, once downloaded, can be played anytime and anyplace.

In 2006, podcasts are the latest trend of the Internet. Apple's iTunes Music Store opened a podcast channel in July 2005, allowing listeners to pick up ...

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