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Wednesday, December 07, 2005

What's A Podcast?

Hell if I know, but it'll be in the dictionary soon:

The term 'podcast' has been declared Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary.

The term is defined as "a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the internet for downloading to a personal audio player".

The word is derived from a combination of "broadcasting" and "iPod".

It will be added to the online version of the dictionary during the next update early next year.

I'm going to be wicked busy before I head to NYC on Saturday, but I promise I will get an NToddcast in the can tomorrow.  That will be the only one I can produce until the week before Xmas: I'll be teaching all next week, I've got test questions to write for some new course material, and my college students will be handing in their final exams which I need to grade before Sunday, 12/18. 

You might consider beating the holiday rush and cast a vote for me at NToddcast.org now--it makes the perfect Xmas present for the podcaster in your life.

ntodd

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Didn't "d'oh" make it on the list one year? Maybe that wasn't the New Oxford, though...

Posted by: Spine | Dec 7, 2005 11:41:19 PM

Sorry, but this is not related to the topic.

Over the pask few weeks; a small group including myself have been busy creating a website on the truth about terrorism, democracy, dictatorships, human rights, American imperialism etc from the Arab point of view, with a slightly sarcastic twist. I'd be very grateful if you could perhaps have a look at it- there are some good articles we've written which really emphasise the incredible hypocrisy and double-standards of the U.S. political elite in its foreign policy, the injustice of occupation in Palestine and Iraq, as well as a simple 'solution' to solving terrorism which is a must-see. It is not anti-American, nor does it condone or support violence.

Thanks for your time.

Posted by: Sammy B. | Dec 8, 2005 5:20:59 AM

Sammy - there's no such thing as OT on this blog ('cept for Charlie). I'll check out the site.

Posted by: NTodd | Dec 8, 2005 10:00:40 AM

I voted. Now 'pony' up! You're a good son.

Posted by: NTodd's Pa's wife | Dec 8, 2005 2:24:26 PM

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