http://brianburnham.com/archive/2005/01/16/problem-in-the-pod-or-the-cast Professional, Author, MacMerc Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:11:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://brianburnham.com/archive/2005/01/16/problem-in-the-pod-or-the-cast#comment-115 MacManX Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://ideatrust.org/brianburnham2/archives/2005/01/16/problem-in-the-pod-or-the-cast#comment-115 I completely agree. The problem with Podcasting is the length and average choice of content, which is exactly same problem with radio broadcasting. These things are long. And, if you thought that reading two or three paragraphs of someone's opinion was enough to drive you insane, you should try listening to a Podcast. I admit, I've never listened to a Podcast on my 'Pod, but I have in iTunes. Why? Because I spend most of my free time at home. But this leads me to be picky, very picky, about my Podcasts. When listening to a radio broadcast, I have to make a choice of who I want to waste my 3PM hour on. The same is true for Podcasting. Sure, you can listen to a Podcast whenever you want, but none of us have 24 hours/day of free time to listen to 24-48 Podcasts. In fact, you're lucky if America averages 2 hours to spend listening to Podcasts. Key Point: This is not an expanded version of your blog presented in audio format, this is a radio broadcast. If you have interesting content that you can express in an efficient manner, do so. If all you plan on doing is rant about your existence for an hour, the exit is to your left. I completely agree. The problem with Podcasting is the length and average choice of content, which is exactly same problem with radio broadcasting. These things are long. And, if you thought that reading two or three paragraphs of someone’s opinion was enough to drive you insane, you should try listening to a Podcast. I admit, I’ve never listened to a Podcast on my ‘Pod, but I have in iTunes. Why? Because I spend most of my free time at home. But this leads me to be picky, very picky, about my Podcasts. When listening to a radio broadcast, I have to make a choice of who I want to waste my 3PM hour on. The same is true for Podcasting. Sure, you can listen to a Podcast whenever you want, but none of us have 24 hours/day of free time to listen to 24-48 Podcasts. In fact, you’re lucky if America averages 2 hours to spend listening to Podcasts. Key Point: This is not an expanded version of your blog presented in audio format, this is a radio broadcast. If you have interesting content that you can express in an efficient manner, do so. If all you plan on doing is rant about your existence for an hour, the exit is to your left.

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