Monday, August 25, 2008

How to follow the NFL in this place Part 1

Although this is specifically for the NFL group, this concept is applicable to many many topics.

What you need is :

1) Internet access

2) an MP 3 player

then learn how to do this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

A podcast is a series of digital-media files, which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers. The term podcast, like broadcast, can refer either to the series of content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also called podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

The term is a portmanteau of the words "iPod" and "broadcast",[1] the Apple iPod being the brand of portable media player for which the first podcasting scripts were developed (see history of podcasting). Such scripts allow podcasts to be automatically transferred to a mobile device after they are downloaded.[2] As more devices other than iPods became able to synchronize with podcast feeds, the term was redefined by some parties as an abbreviation for the backronym "Personal On Demand broadCASTING".[3][4][5]

Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added, using an aggregator or feed reader capable of reading feed formats such as RSS or Atom.

Once you get all that in place a good place to start is

http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/index

It may not be the only place but a good place specially if you are fond of any American sport like baseball , basketball, golf etc.

The NFL is the dominant sports league in America and ESPN covers it appropropriately .

ESPN Sports Daily, Mike and Mike, Tirico and Van Pelt , Thundering Herd, PTI will cover almost any topic football first in season before covering anything else. I suggest trying them all and stick with what works with you if any.

If you are truly hardcore, then listen to Football Today done by Scouts Inc. Jeremy Green, son of Dennis Green. Believe me, he will assume you know something about the game so be warned if you are a novice.

I don't watch TV, it takes me forever to watch a movie. But I am a podcast junkie. I will suggest even more NFL podcasts for you guys . I use Itunes and see no reason to use anything else to compile my podcasts. It does not matter if your player is an Ipod or not. Oh yeah, everything I recommend will be free.

Ed

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