A growing trend online is podcast video. While podcasting was
originally only for audio files, more and more people are beginning
to send video, especially with broadband connections more accessible.
To podcast video, content distributors enclose it in a web syndication
file that users can download and view when they want. Users subscribe
to the different files, checking them for updates regularly, and
download the new offers when they become available. Each file is
often referred to as an episode, and may be part of a video blog, or
vlog.

Podcast video, and other types of podcasting are thus part of the
blogging revolution. Individuals and groups all around the world,
with just small investments in equipment and time, can now become
their own content publisher.

Because it is so simple to use and cheap to set up, many people are
getting involved. They can podcast their very own video to and around
the world, becoming producers, directors and editors for just any small
niche they want to.

Many of these podcasters have small audiences that download their
podcast video, but larger groups are getting involved. News
organizations, broadcastig companies and websites that serve massive
audiences are discovering that podcasting and podcast video can distribute
their content to millions of people easily. These groups have found that
podcasting video is yet another way to distribute their news and
information. Since podcasting is so easy to use, it's likely that
even more people will start using podcast video.

Podcast Yahoo is an example of a very full featured podcast directory.
Yahoo's beta offering presents podcasts from many professional
organizations including NPR, Slate Magazine, and others. They also
organize their listing by categories, offer a list of the most popular
series and episodes currently available, and let users search through
the entire database. Yahoo's site for sure is professionally done, and
likely has people permanently assigned to work on it, and so it differs
from many of the other podcasting directories available. Many directories
are little more than listings of amateur podcasters, but Yahoo's site
brings out a number of feeds done by mainstream organization, raising
the level of quality available.

If you are looking for a special podcast, Yahoo is certainly a good
choice. They have a slick, well done site that is easy to use. Yahoo
even includes software at the site so that podcasts can be listened to
from within your web browser. After logging in, Yahoo allows you to
subscribe to the feeds you enjoy, letting them be notified when new
episodes are available. It even has a detailed walkthrough to help
you create and begin publishing your own podcast.

Podcast Yahoo clearly demonstrates the ability of a corporate group to
create a well made site. While it's very unlikely that Yahoo or a
company like it would have been able to come up with podcasting, once
they know what to do, they can do it well.

Check out Podcast Yahoo here: http://podcasts.yahoo.com