Tonight I have been thinking about a podcast I have been making for one fo the TV channels, who shall remain nameless for legal reasons obv, but... y'see normally I might tell you about an interview I've got lined up with Stu Who or Billy Kirkwood but I was thinking about it in an entirely juvenile way, you know, about whether or not the word "podcast" isn't really just a shit name? I am 35 I have worked in New Media technology for eleven years and I therefore like to think I have some credibility to my opinion on the subject...
But I do reserve the right to point out the truth once in a while, so tell me, Why the Fuck are podcasts called podcasts?
As it turns out, Podcasts are the bastard children of Ipod (TM) and broadcasting, but in order to qualify as a podcast, it doesn't need to be broadcast; it can be downloaded instead, AND from most internet clients and browsers, not just the ITunes/Ipod platform, so sorry to be pedantic, but (whisper) it's just a fucking mp3.
...in other words, a big one sure, with some radio programme or some comedy or something, right? ok fine.
OK so you wanted to make some vaguely informative and useful radio programme, and put it on the internet?
YEah.
See this I can understand, But why do we hae to walk around saying podcast to each other, why the fuck call it anything? I downloaded it, yeah, cool. Endof.
But no
HUhh? Huh!!!!
Why do you have to call it a podcast, answer me damn your ears!!!!
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26/06/08 @ 16:46