Who coined the term "podcasting" in a 2004 Guardian article?

Ben Hammersley coined the term “podcasting” in a Guardian article published in February 2004. His article, “Audible revolution,” examined the emerging combination of MP3 players, inexpensive audio software, and weblogs.

Hammersley presented “podcasting” as one possible name for a new form of online radio and audioblogging. The word joined “iPod,” used as a shorthand for portable MP3 players, with “broadcasting.” At the time, the technology was still developing, and the article described a medium whose tools were becoming cheap enough for individuals to publish audio themselves.

Hammersley supplied the memorable name, but he was not the sole inventor of podcasting. Christopher Lydon and software developer Dave Winer helped develop early RSS-based audio distribution, while Adam Curry popularized the format and helped bring it to a wider audience. Dannie Gregoire later used “podcasting” in the audioblogging community, helping establish the term’s technical meaning.