Week 7, thing#21: Podcasts

Podcast.com has a clear cut approch with topics grouped in categories such as Arts, Business, Education, etc. but no detailed index. At Podcast Alley, you can add your own podcast to the site by being a registered user. You can also do keyword search in addition to genre category search. Hits of podcast titles will be listed. However when you click on one of those titles you will not get podcast directly. You need either download podcast software or go to Podshow at http://www.mevio.com/ before you can actually listen to them. So in comarison, Podcast Alley is just a search tool while Podcast.com provides one stop shopping experience. The following is the link to Lincoln City Libraries Podcasts which is listed in my Blogline account (http://dashboard.bloglines.com/privatepage/1#23_things), giving good example of how libraries can take advantage of this technology to better serve our customers.