I believe the difference in the
top podcasts for each site could be due to the ability to add podcasts on
Podcast Alley vs. what is available on Podcast.com, which is enabled by
providing a login for creating a personalized account. Podcast.com provides the
script that makes up the podcast so that you can read along. I didn’t seem to need any additional software
to listen to podcasts when using Podcast.com, but when I started listening to
podcasts from Podcast Alley I ran into problems. I installed the RSS feed
reader, RSSOwl, but continued to have problems with most of the podcasts I
tried to listen to. I was unsure if the problems were from the podcast feed or my
inexperience with the software. Either way, I couldn’t listen to them online
from that site anymore and couldn’t seem to listen to them even when I was able
to get them downloaded. One reason being, I couldn’t find the file in the Windows
Media Player Library after I downloaded it! Even after my experience with
Podcast Alley, I would choose them over Podcast.com because of the many
different features they have over Podcast.com. I’ve listened to podcasts before
in college courses, but my experience so far with finding them on my own left
much to be desired.
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