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Apple has made the first major move to stake out turf in the podcasting space. Apple’s latest version of iTunes, 4.9, now includes integrated podcasting support. Users can now browse a podcast directory, preview shows, subscribe to podcasts and sync them to an iPod, all within iTunes.

Podcasting is a way of publishing content via the Internet, based on RSS 2.0. Users can subscribe to a podcast news feed with a podcast client application, and it will automatically check for and download new files. The primary use for podcasting at this point is the distribution of audio files.

Dentalblogs is providing interviews by Dr. Tom Hedge with the “Greatest Minds in Dentistry”   Watch for these to come out on a weekly basis and subscribe on iTunes under Podcasts/Health.

Apple has announced that, in just two days, iTunes customers have subscribed to more than one million podcasts from within iTunes. "Apple is taking Podcasting mainstream by building it right into iTunes," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.

By adding podcast support, Apple is moving to extend its dominance in the world of online music to the world of podcasting.