Podcasting

A podcast is like an audio magazine subscription, the subscriber receives regular audio programs via Internet so you can listen at your leisure. The word is a combination of two terms: iPod (music device) and broadcasting (distribution of audio, video ...).

The Podcasts method differs from traditional Internet audio on two things. In the past, listeners had to listen to Internet radio within a schedule or, should download individual files from web pages. The Podcasts are more flexible and easier to operate. Users can listen to a song at any time on your computer or portable music device and the songs are delivered automatically to subscribers, if you need to download music previously. Podcasting is TiVo-like functionality (can play outside programs broadcast schedule).

How to make podcasting

One you have to download any of the RSS programs designed to add new 'feeds' sound, for example:

iPodder (Windows, Mac or Linux)
Jager (Windows, Mac or Linux)
Doppler (Windows)
Nimiq (Windows)
Podfeeder
iPodderX (Mac)
Sparks! (Mac)
Bashpodder (Linux)

Two. Choose one of the sites 'web' that makes podcasting on the Internet and subscribe to its list of 'added'. The new songs will appear automatically on your list as they appear on the Web

Three: After obtaining the new files, the computer goes down to the MP3 file and put it into your music player, iTunes, Windows Media Player ...- And you can hear on your player from the PC or do it from your portable MP3 player.

Podcast and Tourism

The podcast is becoming popular, and increasingly have more practical applications, such as sightseeing, guided by a speech podcast, called 'Sound podcast seeing': it only takes a tape recorder and a microphone to begin discussing your city walk buildings, monuments, etc.


Where to find sites that are dedicated to making podcasting

English:
Podcast Alley
IT Conversations
iPodder.org
Podcast.net

In Spanish:
Minid.net
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Virtual reality applied to tourism

The virtual reality concept is associated with special effects movies or interactive games
generation, although these creations computer seems to gradually occupy
more space in our lives. One of the latest additions to the virtual reality
precisely the world of tourism, destinations, hotels, leisure facilities such museums, excursions, etc. where this new information technology enables
solve some of the teaching and communication problems that until now was impossible.

This is the latest revolution in computer image processing, with a series of
programming languages that allow the reconstruction of 2D artwork and 3D models
extraordinary quality and realism. In the field of technology, virtual reality is evolving very quickly and is used as programming language the met language virtual reality(VRML), although in the future expect innovations in the field of Java 3D. As a result of their application,
can make digital video clips in AVI or MOV who have their own narrative script of 180-360 º panoramic images or interactive 3D images through from which you can navigate with the help of a menu.

Virtual Reality allows the simulation of the model or world which is going to experience, the user has the opportunity to interact with the system and get the perception and immersion in the virtual world created by the devices. This experience is possible by generating real-time imaging and three-dimensionality and depth of objects.

As an example this Spanish web site where virtual reality allows us to see and know almost exactly a lot of destinations. This website offers the possibility to select locations all over Spain, including routes. http://www.viajesvirtuales.es/

Success Factors in social Media Marketing

Social networks and marketing, 2009 was the year of the expansion of social networks, the 2010 is the consolidation of these applications as a space to develop marketing and communication strategies.
There's no business that wants to be in social media, and are having to learn very quickly to take advantage of all opportunities offered by the users to share content with one or another form. The Web in real time, the active assessment of consumers and advertising 2.0 are key factors that determine corporate success and will leave behind companies that do not know adapter
Communication and Marketing are some of the sectors that have evolved rapidly in recent years. Internet and new media have made it possible that every day there are new solutions, tools and business models that are to be the revolution in the coming years.
The video shows what types of SoM platforms are used. Facebook is the most used.
Recently an investigation was made between suppliers, agencies and experts to determine the criteria for success and develop a work plan for the best practices for companies through Facebook pages.

However, the findings of the study indicated that nearly half the brands tested did not really exploit the potential and possibilities of social networks to activate the effect of "word of mouth", which is considered the most characteristic behavior of this type of media .

However, in this scenario "slightly ripe" highlights some brands such as Pampers, Macy's, Kohl's, or Axe found on the right track when you achieve success in marketing in Facebook pages

MADriD

The video shows an old city yet modern with a perfect mix between history and modernity. A dynamic and cosmopolitan city where you can find everything, art, sports, movies, theaters, concerts, lively nightlife, fashion, rich and varied gastronomy ...
Besides having a wide range of leisure, Madrid also teaches us that, thanks to its modern infrastucture, transport and hotel industry is one of the most visited cities in the world but while Madrid is much more than the city tourism . Madrid also offers rural tourism, nature, cultural, gastronomic ... etc. Because the idea that they want to Madrid is that it has something for everyone.

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New technologies applied to tourism : GPS

The GPS (Global Positioning System: Global Positioning System) or NAVSTAR-GPS1 is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that determines the entire world the position of an object, a person, vehicle or vessel, with accuracy to the centimeter (when using differential GPS); usually a few meters of accuracy. Although his invention is attributed to the French and Belgian governments, the system was developed, installed and currently operated by the Department of Defense United States.

GPS works through a network of 32 satellites (28 operational and 4 back) in orbit around the globe, at 20,200 km, with synchronized paths to cover the entire surface of the Earth. When you want to determine the position, the receiver is used to automatically locate it at least three satellites in the network, which receives a signal indicating identification and clock hours each. Based on these signals, the device synchronizes the GPS clock and calculates the time it takes to get the signals to the computer, and thereby measure the distance to the satellite using triangulation (trilateration method versa), which is based to determine the distance of each satellite relative to the point of measurement. Knowing the distance is easily determined one's position relative to the three satellites. Knowing well the coordinates or position of each of the signal they emit, we obtain the absolute position or actual coordinates of the measurement. Also extreme accuracy is achieved in the GPS clock, similar to that of atomic clocks carried on board each satellite.

When we refer to the GPS guides do not speak only of famous guides as essential Campsa or Lonely Planet, which are added to the maps of some models from TomTom device or Nokia Maps software, or even Special Functions for pedestrians of the new maps. We talked about real bets to promote tourism, such as that announced by the manufacturer Mio and tourism promotion XATIC network, which have submitted Geo-Xating initiative, an activity to promote tourism and adventure through the GPS.

The Geo-Xating is an implementation inspired geocaching, a sort of treasure hunt game using GPS. Its website offers 10 hiking paths that reveal treasures of the Industrial Revolution in Catalonia. Each route contains 3 to 4 points that participants should visit to find a chest hidden. The boxes contain a gift and a seal to fill the card, which is downloaded on the web and certifies the routes taken. During the search, the visitors make several visits to fund activities and places that come into play.

In this system comes into play NavPix system, remember that photography is a geo-coordinates that are loaded directly into the GPS and take us to that place without entering any data, only the picture of the place that we want to go.

Thus, if a city we visit a famous landmark that we do not reach, we can avoid asking someone who does not know how to do it (usually the first I decided to ask about insurance) and simply insert a picture from that location and leave now the browser.

If you wish, there are tourist information services, such as Murcia, which give the possibility to download coordinates of restaurants or places of interest are engraved in your browser before you visit or walk around the city.

Less specific than the system we have maps and special features for pedestrians who are incorporating many manufacturers of mobile phones that incorporate GPS, which are becoming more and more. Nokia Maps without going any further.

This service from Nokia has a handy pedestrian navigation mode, which includes practical information to locate (buildings, parks, attractions ...) as well as information on public transport.