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April 28, 2005
Newsday article on Podcasting
In the arts&entertainment section of yesterdays (4/27/2005) edition of Newsday was a full page article on podcasting. Unfortunately the article was cut off, but the full article appears on Newsdays web site. While I am always happy to see press on podcasting, the article was really more about how indie bands are using podcasting ( I guess in keeping with the arts&entertainment focus ), and not podcasting in general. In addition the focus was on the New York City scene. I don’t think podcasting is mainstream enough yet to talk specifics, but maybe I am wrong.
The article quoted an interesting statistic from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. They report that there are currently 6 million America's listening to podcasts. I find that to be a pretty amazing number for a couple of reasons.
- Podcasting is still in its infancy. If you agree that Adam Curry is the “podfather”, podcasting has only been around since Sept. 2004
- You need some basic to intermediate technical skills. As simple as RSS and aggregator applications are to use, they are still not for the technically challenged. I have had a lot of people asking me about podcasting, and the questions are always the same. Do I need an iPod? (NO), how do I listen to them?, how do I download them?
- Podcasts are not small files. Podcasts are generally in the multi-megabyte file size. If you do not have a broadband connection, then you better have a lot of patience, because on a dial-up connection, these files can take a long time to get to you.
Posted by pmadsen at April 28, 2005 08:53 AM
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