Putting aside the crazy notion that pod-vertising will be bigger than blog-vertising by 2010/2011, the podcasting movement looks be gaining momentum given the organizers of PodCampNYC.org have had 850 people register for the event, which happens April 6/7. The conference is happening on a holiday weekend and it’s free so maybe that explains the interest. (Note: PodCamp Toronto, which took place last month, was a huge success)
Then again, podcasting is really the new blogging for many people. By that, I mean a lot of people are already blogging, and looking for next new thing aside from putting a bunch of widgets and Javascript tools all over their sites. This is where podcasting comes into play as bloggers – and others – try to get a handle on what’s involved (a digital recorder and a microphone), how much work you have to do to create one (not much, although good production quality requires some work and skills), and whether it’s any fun (definitely). As someone who’s been podcasting for about a year (Talking Tech), I’m starting to get curious about video-blogs, although I’m not sure the world is ready to see myself, Kevin Restivo and Duncan Stewart in the flesh yet.
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These days, that’s what I’ve been telling people. That podcasts are an audio or video extension of a blog. Some may be surprised to hear me say that as it would surmise that I’m dismissing the importance of podcasting as its own legitimate form of media. However, trying to explain any other way tends to elicit confused looks. And I’d rather see enthusiastic smiles and not furrowed brows after explaining what a podcast is (and isn’t).
Note to self – lay off all those big words
I don’t really understand video blogs of people sitting on their butts talking into the microphone although I guess the idea is that body language tells a lot about the person? We should probably all watch ourselves talk in the mirror first to make sure we don’t have any nervous ticks. hehe