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- pasmith, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The term 'podcasting' is already being misused. The site I work for wanted to do a 'podcast' of some marketing crud. I told the powers that be that in order to do a podcast you really needed to do a series of broadcasts. The response I got was "No, this will just be an MP3 that people can click on." Um, ok, that's not a podcast. "Well, the advertisers call this a podcast...they don't know any better."
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I like the name Audio-casting better.
- BradMurray, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0What's wrong with audcasting. It sounds more like what it is - broadcasting.
- beeblebrox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't care about the Apple bias, but I do think the term is confusing to the average user and may keep people (who think you need an Ipod to listen or an Ipod to broadcast) who aren't as familiar with the concept.
- cool4u2view, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm not a fan of the term podcasting at all. It's just one of those branding misnomers that gets really annoying. There are so many of these nowdays with regards to technology it makes you want to slap people.
- FunkyGuy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0it shouldnt be podcasting. Most people just download the mp3 or listin to the feed off of winamp or some other program. Not too many people put it on their iPod.
- siestaguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I like the termPodCasting because I DO listen to it on my iPod. I enjoy the fact that without any intervention on my part, I have new content on my iPod each and every day - just like my TiVo. I simply lift it from its dock and plug it into my car radio every to listen to new stuff every morning.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0who cares
- Lindsay, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The term is fine w/ me. Although I was not sure of it at first. It is not too hard to pick up on the jargon if you frequent nerdy sites or know ppl that do...;)
- c367dotcom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i disagree, "Podcasting" to the non-techie general public means they have to go out and buy an IPod before they can podcast or listen to podcasts or even get interested in it. If you want to open it up to non-techies who do not own IPods then you need a much broader term like "Mediacasting" or "Songcasting".
- 70ny, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It's not really the same as "Kleenox" or "Xerox". Those are corporate brand names. Podcasting is an public Internet service that wasn't created by Apple. It doesn't matter to me what it is called, but it is confusing to non tech savvy people.
- chriskzoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is no different than "Kleenex" or "Xerox" - both names associated with only one company, but are used universally whether you are using a non-Proctor and Gamble tissue or making copies on a Canon machine. You still calle them "Kleenex" and a "Xerox" copy. Podcasting is no different. People that are actually savvy enough to be into "podcasting" know that you don't need an iPod and it will not make a difference in 2-3 years. Everyone will think of podcasting simply as "downloadable talk shows" rather than something that has to play on an ipod.
- dbrodbeck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I am much more concerned about people using the "word" blogosphere"....
- gronne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think this one will change over time. People don't take an "Otis Lift" anymore, they take the "elevator."
- lokai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I notice that most non-technical people think 'podcasting' has something to do with using an iPod to broadcast a radio station, either in FM or on the internet. When these people are told what 'podcasting' really is, they do not easily understand how it is much related to broadcasting.
- cquinnd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0As much as I would dislike the term, "blogcasting" is far closer to describing the current
phenomena in a generic manner.
"Datacasting" is also valid, because there is no reason this has to be limited to audio feeds only.
Sites like Systm/thebroken already appears to be moving in a direction to make video feeds as common
as audio-feeds are now. RSS feeds are predominantly text based, but follow the same paradigm.
The tissue analogy is flawed here, because "tissues" existed as a term before Kleenex existed as
a brand. We either could agree on a common term to describe this before it started being called
"Podcasting". Or we could agree that the IPod was the first device where all the technologies
came together in the right way to create this new form of information transfer. - ellectronico, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i dont like the term "podcasting." Please change it people
- cssdev, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Internet radio" "Internet sausage fest" "We're cool right?" "Does this make up for the fact that we're losers?" "I am dying to have some attention" - a few suggestions from someone who thinks podcasting goes right along with blogging and textamerica, no one cares about your rambles of what was news last week or what you ate for breakfast.
- c367dotcom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0lokai, exactly.
Podcasting implies broadcasting to or from an iPod. They have nothing to do with iPods. There are a lot of sites using "MediaFeeds" - "AudioFeeds" (http://audiofeeds.org) - "Mp3 Feeds". I use these terms more than podcasting. - whitesanjuro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i guess since people agree, it must be correct. i personally am a 'podcasting hater' though, so don't take my word for it.
- ColdChilli, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0iRivercasting? or would that be angling? Blogcasting
- gronne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Why not "IP Radio?"
- dharmapath, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It is all about branding. ADD and SAS or ASS is jargon for techies. Podcasting is for the masses. Coke or Pepsi not sugar enhanced water (SEW). Marketing is not about technology, its about brand. If podcasting were for geeks only, then I would call it "too cool for everyone else to get it" casting.
- hardcoredj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0one of the problems with audcasting is that it sounds like oddcasting which is a turnoff for non techies and those in the media. Podcasting is fine. It's simple, it's easy to define, and it's not misleading (unlike 'videotape' when you're referring to Betamax). Blogcasting is also fine, but to those who aren't aware of what blogs are...well...
- WolvenSpectre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0How about ADD Feeding? (Automated Digital Distribution Feeding). It more accurately describes something that uses a RSS Feed used with Automation for Distributions of Digital Files.
- appjuice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0How about SAS for Simple Audio Syndication, or, even better ASS for Audio Syndication Simplified.
- hater2win, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0You know, funny thing is, I was thinking about this the other day and how podcasting is a misleading term. Down with that word! Out with the old, in with the new.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Just a note - I used to work for Ricoh. I did on-site training courses for Ricoh copiers (among other things). Nearly every customer I'd stand in front of, was used to using the word "Xerox" as a verb to describe making a copy. Of course, as a Ricoh employee (and competitor to Xerox), I'd have to correct them.
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