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Chapter 1: Get ting the Scoop on Podcasting

With iTunes, podcasting reached into the mainstream markets around the

world. (And if that doesn’t make you go “Wow!” consider this: On August 4,

2005, iTunes launched in Japan. Within four days, the iTunes Music Store had

1 million downloads. Sony’s own MP3 download service averages less than

500,000 downloads a month.) Instead of dealing with third-party applications,

Apple iTunes is a one-stop shop for all your podcasting needs.

It gets even better: Subscribing to a podcast with iTunes is just as easy, if not

easier than with Juice. Follow these steps to do so:

1. In the iTunes Music Store, click the Podcasts link located in the top

section of the left column.

You can also click the Podcasts icon on the top left of the main iTunes

screen and the Podcast Directory icon in the lower right. Or search for

a podcaster or a podcast using the Search bar in the upper-right of the

iTunes interface.

2. Find the podcast of your choice.

You can do that by

• Clicking the Browse link to browse through all the podcasts in

iTunes

• Searching by clicking the Power Search link

Both of these links are located in the Quick Links section on the right

side of the Podcasts page in the iTunes Music Store.

3. When you get to the podcast page (and available podcasts) in iTunes,

click the Subscribe button.

If you’re using iTunes for the first time to subscribe to a feed, you get a

confirmation message. You can select the Do Not Ask About Subscribing

Again option to avoid this message.

After your podcast finishes downloading, you can find the new episodes by

going to the Podcasts section in the left column of iTunes. The new episodes

are marked to let you know that you have fresh content waiting for you, and

iTunes remembers where you left off in a podcast if you pause or zip over to

another podcast or playlist.

Options, options, and more options

Of course, everyone’s tastes and styles are different, and there are plenty

more options for podcatching clients. Maybe you’re using Mac, Windows, or

an entirely different operating system. Maybe you don’t want to install any

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