A podcast is a type of media-based RSS for distributing audio and/or video content over the Internet. It can be use like a radio in a media player software or used for playback on MP3 players and computers.

For more information about podcasts, please refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

Podcasts work just like regular RSS feeds, so you can add it using the same methods you would to add an RSS:

Click ‘Add Content’ (upper-left of your screen). Then, in the side bar, expand ‘Feeds’ and click ‘Featured Feeds’ or ‘Feed Directory’ and drill down until you find a feed that interests you. Click it and netvibes will add it as a new module on your netvibes page.

Click 'Add Content' (upper-left of your screen). Then, in the side bar, click 'Add a Feed'. Simply enter in a blog or website’s address (URL). If the blog or website publishes RSS Feeds, netvibes automatically detect it and add it as a new module on your netvibes page.

Click 'Add Content' (upper-left of your screen). Then, in the side bar, click 'Add a Feed'. Simply enter in an RSS or Atom feed address (URL) and netvibes will add it as a new module on your netvibes page. To find the RSS or Atom feed address on a website, check the header or footer of the page, or your browser’s address bar for an RSS/Atom/XML logo:

Then, simply right-click it and copy the link address and paste it into the 'Add a Feed' tool discussed above.

Most popular websites and blogs already have a netvibes button on it. If you see the button, click it and the RSS Feed or the module will automatically add to your page.

Example:

Furthermore, if you want to add a netvibes button to your webiste, use our button generator at http://eco.netvibes.com/button/

Go to http://eco.netvibes.com/tools/. Drag the Add2Netvibes button directly into your browser’s bookmark toolbar. Now whenever you surf to a blog or webpage you like, simply click the Add2Netvibes button in your toolbar and a window will pop-up to allow you to instantly add the site’s feed to your netvibes page.

In Firefox 2.0, you have an option to choose a default RSS Aggregator. Select Tools > Options into the Feed tab where you can choose an aggregator. If netvibes is not on the list, refer to http://eco.netvibes.com/tools/ to quickly install netvibes feed reader button into your Firefox browser.

netvibes created an extension for Firefox that enables it to automatically detect if there is feed in a page and to add it directly into your netvibes page. The Firefox extension is available at http://eco.netvibes.com/tools/

Looking for podcast is like looking for RSS feeds look out for an orange coloured icon.

There are 2 really easy ways to find new podcasts in netvibes:

• Go to the netvibes Ecosystem (link located in the bottom of your page or at http://eco.netvibes.com). Click the Podcasts tab and search for the type of podcast you’d like to add.
• Or, go to your sidebar and click to add a Podcast Search module (Add content > Search > Podcast Search). You can use the module to quickly and easily search your favorite podcast search engines for new podcasts.

Where there is a podcast in a RSS feed you should see a small Play button near the title. Click on it and the netvibes player will start playing it and audio controls will appear at the very top of your page.

Selecting the download button enables you to listen to it on your MP3 player or media software.

Podcasts are not hosted on our server, so if a podcast does not work there may be a problem with the related website.

To be certain, however, cut & paste the URL of the feed,click Edit in the module header and copy it into your browser address bar. If the podcast still doesn't work, please check if the related website is operating. Chances are, if the website is down the ICal URL will not work.

More often than not, the problem is not on our side therefore you will need to contact the Webmaster of the website. Alternatively, if the podcast is displayed and if you have all the content, send a feedback to our support team at http://www.netvibes.com/static.php?show=feedback