Audio Streaming
There are many different approaches to deploying audio streams via the internet. A constant or fixed stream as used on Internet Radio services are a useful means of broadcasting but offer little in the way of interactivity. Streaming audio from shared audio collection on a LAN is a popular way of sharing music collections in a household or business and, as with internet radio, there are various protocols that each have different degrees of functionality. Audio streaming of information rather than music offers a lot of potential for the future; the rise in popularity in 'Podcasting' has ensured this.