Dec 052004
I’m trying to get into podcasting. I don’t like the deliberately obscure term, but podcasting is to radio what blogs are to print media. Podcasting enables people to distribute audio content over the internet cheaply and easily. People can use something similar to an RSS reader to check for new programs and download them to their computer/MP3 player. I’m looking for content suggestions to check out, so send ’em if you got ’em. But can someone come up with a better term that doesn’t make people think of iPods? Mainstream users aren’t going to adopt this if the term isn’t more descriptive.
But can someone come up with a better term that doesn’t make people think of iPods? Mainstream users aren’t going to adopt this if the term isn’t more descriptive.”
Heh heh heh… Take it from the person who held a contest to find a nontechnical nickname for “RSS feed” (the winner was “webfeed”): Expect the nontechies to gradually warm up to such an effort, and the early-adopter geeks to completely freak out!
I still think it’s worth it. It’s just a hassle. 🙂
– Amy Gahran
Editor, CONTENTIOUS