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Podcasting refers to the creation and regular distribution of podcasts through the Internet. Podcasts, which can include audio, video, PDF, and ePub files, can be subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device.〔Hew, K. (2009). Use of audio podcast in K-12 and higher education: a review of research topics and methodologies. Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 333-358. 〕 Subscribers are then able to view, listen to, and transfer the episodes to a variety of media players. ==Public services== *Advocacy. The 5,500 locked out staff (editors, journalists, technicians, hosts, etc.) of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation were podcasting news and other programming during August and September 2005. *Law enforcement. The Chicago Police Department has a free video podcast of its half-hour weekly news magazine ''CrimeWatch,'' which airs on local TV. It documents community policing (CAPS) success stories. *News outlets distribute supplemental audio or video via podcasts. For example, Wikinews began to podcast its News Briefs in 2005. Companies also use podcasts to distribute their multimedia news to journalists and consumers through companies like MultiVu. In 2006, the online magazine ''Slate'' began ''textcasting'' articles to their readers, by attaching a written article to a blank audio file and delivering the content to readers through their regular podcasting mechanism.〔("Textcasting," anyone? ) at Slate〕 * Public libraries can podcast local publications free of Copyright, offering spoken word alternatives to the visually impaired. Non-profit organizations podcast readings of short-format magazine articles for visually impaired readers. * Tours - educational Institutions use podcasts for self-guided Campus Tours. *Tours - official cultural or historic audio tours of cities *Tours - unofficial audio tours of museums〔Kennedy, Randy. 2005. "(With Irreverence and an iPod, Recreating the Museum Tour )." In ''The New York Times'', 2005-05-28.〕 *Youth media. Podcasting has become a way for youth media organizations, such as Youth Radio, to bring youth perspectives to a wider audience. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uses of podcasting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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