'Podcast' is Word of The Year 2005!!!
Podcast has been declared 2005 Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary.
The judges noted that only a year ago the term was known only to 'a few techies and self-admitted "geeks"'. Now thousands are available covering just about every subject imaginable.
The word has been defined as 'a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player' and will be added to the online version of dictionary during the next update early next year.
'Podcast was considered for inclusion last year, but we found that not enough people were using it, or were even familiar with the concept. This year it's a completely different story. The word has finally caught up with the rest of the iPod phenomenon,' said Erin McKean, editor in chief of the dictionary.
Runners-up for Word of the Year include: bird flu (an often fatal flu virus of birds, esp. poultry, that is transmissible from them to humans, in whom it may also prove fatal); lifehack (a more efficient or effective way of completing an everyday task); persistent vegetative state (a condition in which a patient recovering from a coma retains reflex responses and may appear wakeful, but has no cognitive functions or other evidence of cerebral cortical activity); reggaeton (a Latin American dance music which combines elements of reggae music with hip-hop and rap); rootkit (software installed on a computer by someone other than the owner, intended to conceal other programs or processes, files or system data); squick (cause immediate and thorough revulsion); sudoku (a logic-based puzzle consisting of squares that form grids within a grid. Into each smaller grid, the numerals 1 through 9 are entered but not repeated, and they may not be repeated in any row or column of the larger grid) and trans fat (fat containing trans-fatty acids, considered unhealthier than other dietary fats).
Three new acronyms also made the shortlist: ICE (an entry stored in one's cellular phone that provides emergency contact information); IDP (internally displaced person; someone forced to relocate within a country because of a natural disaster or civil unrest); and IED (improvised explosive device, such as a car bomb).
Our Take:What can we tell you?! Most of the people reading our Blog have know for some time that the world of Podcasting is taking over the Internet; so it should be little suprise to most that the word has become official.
It certainly is nice to be recognized though :)
With so many variations on the term Podcast (like Playboys new BodCasts) cropping up everyday, Apple has left its indelible mark on the industry with this one (as if the iPod and it's progeny haven't already done that.)
Michael Valiant.
Playboy Hops on the Pod Craze
Playboy.com introduced their own attempt at podcasting today with
Bodcasting.
Bodcasts enable consumers with iPods to download video podcasts directly to their iPod. Bodcasts are planned to be updated daily.
The video podcasts will offer a Joke of the Day, delivered by a playboy model, an "Ask Hef Anything" which offers wit and wisdom from Hef, and "From the Mouths of Babes" which provides advice from Playboy cyber girls.
Playboy also plans to offer steamier, premium bodcasts at a later date, so stay tuned.
U.K. indies deliver universal podcast license
If you are a Podcast Creator, You should READ THIS post! This is the news that we have been waiting for, it has just taken the music industry to find a way to make giving their music away profitable :)
Cheers!
Michael Valiant
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AIM Digital, the new media arm of the U.K.'s Association of Independent Music (AIM), Monday morning launched a global trial license for podcasting, enabling U.K. independent repertoire to be used in podcasts around the world.
The six month license lets signatories legally podcast a variety of U.K. independent repertoire. It meets a gnawing market need -- few podcasts are able to legally use released tracks.
A range of newly-available licenses have been developed, catering for conventional broadcasters and one-man shows. Podcasters will be able to use as many of the available tracks as they like, subject to certain usage restrictions. Labels can choose how much or how little repertoire to offer.
AIM CEO Alison Wenham said: "In the absence of an industry wide scheme, AIM has moved to fill the current void, and has created attractive licensing conditions for the use of music from the independent sector of the U.K. We believe there will be huge global demand for the AIM podcast license."
iDJ Says Goodbye to the Turntable
Numark has announced their newest product offering, and it is a great one.
The iDJ is a mixing console for the iPod. The iDJ is a 2-channel mixer which enables you to integrate your iPod from a personal music player to a source playback device. The offering has two iPod docking stations, which are compatible with all iPod models, integrated iPod navigation controls, 3-band EQ with gain on both channels, dedicated microphone input with tone and level control, phone and USB connectivity for connecting more devices, and turntable spindle and zero tolerance switch/knobs for precision sound.
Is it a Christmas gift? Well the price tag of $699 may not be kind to the wallets of many, but if you want to buy the love of your iPod enthusiast it is certainly a good way to do it. I mean, just look how cool this is! Check out
Numark.com for more information on the iDJ for your iPod lover.
