Comments on: Trying to Solve the Podcast Mystery

By: Kevin Restivo

Kevin Restivo — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:17:30 +0000

Jaded ex-podcaster much?

Can’t say I disagree though with your assessment - there’s a lot of digital content available (goes without saying) and far too few hours in the day.

By: subcorpus

subcorpus — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:02:10 +0000

i love podcasts …
actually a few days ago … i blogged my tech wish and it was to give us more podcasts …
but i agree with leesa … i had to go thorugh tons of stuff to find what i needed and liked enough to subscribe …
but now i almost religiously listen to podcast …
especially tutorials and daily help stuff …
podcasting is far from dead … i think …

By: Andrew Deal

Andrew Deal — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:05:27 +0000

Judging by the drop off rates of fresh material, it does seem that podcasting is dying. None, I mean NONE of the political candidates have anything fresh since last Summer.

We are building a new tool to winnow through OPML links to shortlist podcasts that are alive and update regularly. I was surprised that way less than 10% of the podcasts on the lists I have seen out there actually have an episode posted in the last 30 days.

Would this complied shortlist be of help to any of you out there? If not, maybe you can show me a better list with only active podcasts.

By: Leesa Barnes - Podcasting Expert and Author of Podcasting for Profit » Unprofitable Podcasters Claim Podcasting is Dead

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:47:46 +0000

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By: Going on a Digital Diet | Mark Evans

Going on a Digital Diet | Mark Evans — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:00:41 +0000

[...] that struck me after writing about whether anyone listens to podcasts yesterday is that the main reason I personally don’t listen to many podcasts is a lack of [...]

By: Mark Kaufmann

Mark Kaufmann — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:49:57 +0000

I, too, love my podcasts. Why pore through my blog reader when I can get a digest through my iPod while out for a jog. I may not listen to all podcasts I download, but I’m sure glad to have them when I’m stuck in the car.

By: Leesa Barnes

Leesa Barnes — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:15:44 +0000

I pledged to no one in particular that I wouldn’t enter the “podcasting is dead” debate ever again, but then, you called me out, Mark.

(**sigh**)

On the consumption side, the main complaint I hear is that the number of well produced podcasts are few compared to the number of crappy ones out there. Many podcast consumers complain of having to wade through hundreds of podcasts that have poor audio/video quality or no focus until they find that gem in the rough.

From a production standpoint, I have a theory and I’m going to post it to my blog in a day or so. Too many podcast producers are claiming that podcasting is dead and I know exactly why.

By: listen_to_mark

listen_to_mark — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:03:26 +0000

I like to listen to even regular blogs. It just plays in the background like a radio. Nothing beats listening to a blog on the way to commute or on long drives to ski resorts/waiting at the airport etc.

And no I don’t download podcast. I just use my iphone.

By: lok cheung

lok cheung — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:23:03 +0000

i almost never watch tv “live”. i record them all with VCR, and i am planning to buy something like eyetv to use on my old mac.

i never listen to radio since i was born. until now, i only listen to podcast.

why should i rush home or miss anything just for a tv program? it’s so silly to me.

the future i am hoping for, is one day all those traditional radio and tv programs are available as podcast/video podcast side by side with live boardcast. then everybody can forget about “recording” them, just subscribe!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:01:45 +0000

Podcasts will soon soar in popularity. Especially because a lot of celebrities are gravitating towards it. People like Hilary Duff, Quincy Jones, Dane Cook, Joel Osteen, etc. are increasingly looking to expand their audience base. And podcasting is a great way to do that. Look at people in the gym, on the plane, out for a walk/run, in the car, especially kids, they are all plugged in ALL THE TIME. Plus, the value of the content is getting better. There are some really good shows out there and I think podcasting will help “discover” people just like Youtube did/does. 2008 is going to be a big year for podcasts and I’ll bet Wizzard doubles their numbers. By the way, I’m also a podcaster myself and since I’m around it all the time and hear the buzz, I can tell you it’s only going to get bigger, and fast!