Microsoft Podcatching Client
By Rob Safuto on Mar 24, 2006 in Observations, Podcasting | Tags: Microsoft , Podcasting
Web Pro News is reporting that Microsoft has demonstrated their forthcoming version of an open source podcatcher at Mix ‘06. There’s a very short video clip posted here.
I recently opined that Microsoft may have missed the boat in their lack of involvement with the recent surge of social media. We all know that Microsoft will be more involved with social media than they have been. Their recent acquisition of OnFolio provides proof of that.
I had always assumed that Microsoft’s first podcatcher client would be based on Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player will probably still have similar functionality. This development is welcome since it means more choices for businesses looking to leverage the power of social media.
[tags]Social Media, Microsoft, Podcasting[/tags]
Giovanni Gallucci | Mar 25, 2006 | Reply
The demo applications was really stunning. They are releasing the source code for it in C# .net. So in one fell swoop, they giving a nod to podcasting, rss and open source…