An American software developer and an author of the RSS web-syndication format who, in 2000, implemented the idea (first drafted by Tristan Louis) of attaching audio and video files to RSS feeds as enclosures, the technical mechanism that made podcasting possible. The word 'podcasting' itself, a portmanteau of 'iPod' and 'broadcast,' was coined separately by Guardian and BBC journalist Ben Hammersley in February 2004, after Winer's own enclosure mechanism and Adam Curry's own promotional efforts had already brought the format into wider use.
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Defining ContributionImplemented the RSS enclosure mechanism (2000) that technically made podcasting possible, as an author of the RSS format. 2 Connections
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Dave Winer (born May 2, 1955, in Queens, New York City) is an American software developer, entrepreneur, and writer who resides in New York City.
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The idea was implemented by Dave Winer, a software developer and an author of the RSS format.
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