A very interesting story on how podcasting has exploded: In one of the shortest trajectories yet for a new Internet technology, podcasting has gone from the hands of indie developers to media giants in less than a year. Credit Apple, says this story.
Apple’s service, though just over a month old, is already changing the dynamics of the field. It has helped legitimize the medium, drawing traditional giants, from Walt Disney to Dow Jones and News Corp. As they join iTunes, they’re squeezing out many of the do-it-yourselfers who evangelized podcasting.
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