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Join the Free World

Yes, you heard right. Every podcast on the iTunes Music store is free. With the click of a button, you get the most recent episode — and all future episodes — automatically delivered directly to your iTunes Podcast Library. Sorta like getting every newspaper and magazine you’ve ever wanted dropped on your doorstep. Free. Every week, every day — even every hour. Set your preferences to decide how often you want iTunes to check for podcasts and how long you want to keep them on your computer. So, really, you get recycling thrown in, too.

Podcasting Users to Approach 60 Million U.S. Consumers by 2010

According to new forecasts from The Diffusion Group, a leading consumer technology research consultancy, demand for time-shifted digital audio files or 'podcasts' is expected to grow from less than 15% of portable digital music player owners in 2004 to 75% by 2010. TDG's new report, 'Podcasting: Fact, Fiction and Opportunity,' suggests that between 2004 and 2010, the use of podcasting among U.S. consumers will enjoy a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 101%

Free Publicity For Authors, Experts Who Embrace Podcasting

/24-7PressRelease/ - Little Rock, June 22, 2005 - As it approaches its first official month in use, PodcastGuests.com has provided free registration to almost 100 authors, experts, and interview subjects anxious to appear on Podcasts and over 80 Podcasts interested in hearing from potential guests who fit their subject matter.

PodcastGuests.com is a free service which simply stated, allows Podcasters and guests to hook up. Any Podcaster or potential guest may register, which only takes a minute or two.

The Podcast Value Chain Report

An Overview of the Emerging Podcasting Marketplace
Another area for substantial content growth will be in private podcasts that are used as communication tools that enable corporations and other organizations to communicate with stakeholders. While this content may not be available to the general public, servicing this type of podcast may drive other parts of the value chain as they seek to support the unique requirements of this type of podcast. Security and access authorization management may be of unique interest for this type of podcast.

Ride the Podcasting Long Tail

Ride the Podcasting Long Tail: "According to new forecasts from The Diffusion Group, a US-based consumer technology research consultancy, demand for time-shifted digital audio files - that's 'podcasts' to you and me - is expected to grow from less than 15% of portable digital music player owners in the US in 2004 to 75% by 2010."