Podcasting Thing 15

My first thought when I heard about Podcasting was noisy music! But I have discovered much more.

I had a look at the podcast directories provided.

Radiocast provides an overview of radio programmes from the public broadcasters in The Netherlands. List of various stations as well as various genres. I listened to a few broadcast. The programmes opened with a player integrated on the website.

Gespod.nl provides an overview of popular Dutch podcasts. A top 40 list as well as a directory with various topics. I chose the Spanish language course listed in the top 40. I added this programme to my own Gespod account. Maybe I will catch a few Spanish phrases while working on my computer. I then clicked on the travel section to see what was on offer. Rooibos Radio caught my attention, but there were no programmes available for this station.

I also listened to some of the audio books “Luisterboeken” on Gespod.nl. An integrated player is provided so no additional software required.

I Googled for book review podcasts and came across the Just one more book website Link http://www.justonemorebook.com/

I added a RSS Feed link to Netvibes. I could listen to these programmes via the integrated player on Netvibes.

Then I followed the link to the Library in Waterberg. I was surprised to see all the features they have under the “Bieb Online” button: pod casts, Twitter, Facebook, Hyves, games, photos, videos. I added a RSS Feed link to Netvibes. A library fully committed to providing online services to their users.

Possibilities in the library? Marketing library services and events and book reviews.

I really enjoyed the journey of discovery through the world of Podcasting. I will definitely listen to the updates that I will be receiving via Netvibes.