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Podcasting: Appendix

APPENDIX 1: <Channel> Component of the RSS (Real Simple Syndication) File: General Information About the Entity That Is Broadcasting the Podcast

Copy the text below into Notepad (Microsoft) or SimpleText (Apple Computer):

APPENDIX 2: <Item> Component of the RSS (Real Simple Syndication) File

To insert content—in this case, an MP3 file—you must insert the <Item> component of the RSS file. To do this, copy the text below into your RSS file just after the <webmaster> subcomponent, which is shown in Appendix 1.

<?xml version=“1.0”?>
<rss version=“2.0”>
<channel>
<title>My Podcast</title>
<link>www.yourwebsite.com/</link>
<description>Describe your Web site here. Be sure to use keywords that will help people find it.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<managingEditor>[email protected] (Firstname, Lastname)</managingEditor>
<copyright>Copyright 2005, Firstname Lastname</copyright>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 02:52:00 EST</pubDate>
<lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 02:52:00 EST</lastBuildDate>
<webMaster>[email protected]</webMaster>
<item>
<title>Podcast number 1</title>
<description>Describe Podcast number 1.</description>
<author>[email protected] (Firstname, Lastname)</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 02:52:00 EST</pubDate>
<enclosure url=www.yourserver.com/podcast/yoursoundfile1.mp3 length=“6808” type=“audio/mpeg”/>
</item>
<item>
<title>Podcast number 2</title>
<description>Describe Podcast number 2.</description>
<author>[email protected] (Firstname, Lastname)</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 02:52:00 EST</pubDate>
<enclosure url=www.yourserver.com/podcast/yoursoundfile2.mp3 length=“9724” type=“audio/mpeg”/>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>