A new way to podcast instantly? Well, no, not quite. Sabifoo is a free service that lets you create an RSS feed simply by typing in and sending text via via an IM (Instant Messaging) client.

Currently supported IM clients include Google Talk, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger and pretty much anything runs on Jabber.

You can also use your IM client to configure your feed, make it private, change your nickname, and delete RSS feed items with simple text commands.

So no podcasting. But say someone took this concept and extended it to VoIP. Speak into your Skype, GTalk, or other VoIP IM client, and what you say is recorded and published to an RSS feed. Feed items would be auto-wrapped in the appropriate RSS enclosure tags. No muss, no fuss. Automatic podcast publishing, with embedded playback widgets.

Of course, not every one who podcasts is going to want their recordings to go live without editing. So maybe a switch to delay publishing might be useful as well. But there are possible applications where such an auto-podcasting tool could be used. I just have to think of some :)

Sources: Sabifoo.

Raj Kumar Dash, http://www.chameleonintegration.com/