What’s new in podcasting
Hi all, sorry that it has been a while since I have posted. As you know, one of my jobs at podCALGARY is to report on and discuss who is podcasting in Calgary. Well I haven’t been doing a great job but I have an excuse. First, I run a Google Alerts to let me know when someone in Calgary is podcasting, the alerts have been a bit dry. I am starting to question their accuracy since Dugg scooped me on the Global News podcast. I am currently reserving judgment on the podcast, while it is great to get my new on my ipod, they need some serious help. Anyway, my point here is that there isn’t really anything new happening in the Calgary Podosphere so I thought I would fire a podcasting news and technology question out to my buddy Doug.
Hey Doug, on Tuesday November 13th Microsoft’s Zune and Zune Marketplace release podcasting support. Could you let us know a few things? 1. Is there a “one click” subscribe code that podcasters can add to their sites. 2. How does a podcaster get his/her podcast listed in the Zune Marketplaces? 3. What do you think of the Zune podcasting interface?
I am asking Doug these questions partly because he handles this kind of thing for podCALGARY, he uses Windows and mostly cause he scooped me on the Global thing.
November 15th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
If this was an interview Daryl would clearly be leading with his questions. However I know that his time is being rampantly consumed touching his new iPod and that he would loathe the idea of soiling his finger prints on a Zune.
Daryl – thanks for the question.
Yes, the Zune now has podcatching support thanks to the latest firmware update for the device. There are even a few video podcasts featured on the Zune site including Ask A Ninja, WallStrip and the Nightly News with Brian Williams. But if your looking for video news on your Zune I’d recommend the Global News Hour with Gord Gillies and Nirmala Naidoo.
But how easy is it to get a podcast on to a Zune? Very!
Thankfully the Zune team saw the merit in the one click innovation that was developed for iTunes. For those of you who are not familiar with this – a “one click” is a string of code that distils the process of subscribing to a podcast into a single mouse click. This beats having to explain what RSS is to those that don’t already know.
So how do you create a one click for Zune’s? Very!
Here is the composition and an example from Zune Insider:
Create your unique link URL using this format: zune://subscribe/?PodcastTitle=PodcastRSSFeedURL
Here is a working example: zune://subscribe/?wallstrip=http://feeds.feedburner.com/wallstrip
But what Web 2.0 service would be complete without an unofficial chicklet?
Rob Walch of Podcast411 answered the call and created one himself:
http://www.podcast411.com/blog/?p=39
So there you have it – the Zune now supports podcasting and now podcasters can support the Zune!
November 15th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Doug that rocks, thanx. Now the only trouble seems to be that you can’t get a Zune in Canada.
I was actually going to buy one..
November 15th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
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