- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:53:17 -0600
- To: Mary Stone <marybs@unimelb.edu.au>
- Cc: site-comments@w3.org
On 12 Feb 2010, at 6:48 AM, Mary Stone wrote: > Hi Fabulous W3C people, > > I wish (or rather my boss has asked me to investigate) if there are > any standards for podcasting technology. I've checked your website > (which may or may not be the most appropriate place for this query) > and can't find anything appropriate. I also checked under 'audio > technology' as well. If your website is not the right place for > this - then please indicate where I should go. > > In practical terms I generally apply the 'common sense' approach > (yes - what is that? :) ) of uploading the audio to our website > alongside a written transcript) i.e. text). I think this is what my > supervisor means. However II think my supervisor wants this > supported with an official standard. > > So... > > (a) Is there one produced? > > (b) Where do I go to find this information? > > For any morsel you can send my way I'd be truly grateful > Hi Mary, I believe that a podcast amounts to an audio file that is announced via an RSS feed. This is not an area I know well, but if that's all that is involved, you would want to look for RSS standards and pick your favorite audio format. _Ian > > Regards > > Mary Stone > Information Librarian & Baillieu Library 50th Anniversary Online > Memory Board Coordinator > Arts Team > Baillieu Library > University of Melbourne 3010 > > Ph: (03) 8344 3766 > Email: marybs@unimelb.edu.au > > Baillieu 50th Anniversary website: http://www.baillieu50.unimelb.edu.au/ > -- Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/ Tel: +1 718 260 9447
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