Comments on: Podcasting is Closer to Voicemail than Radio

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Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:16:21 +0000

[...] delivered via the air waves. As I’ve mentioned in the Economics of Podcasting and Podcasting is Closer to Voicemail than Radio, the pai [...]

By: James Prudente

James Prudente — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:44:19 +0000

With MixCast Live and BigFeeder.com I’m providing a package that allows group conversations via podcasts. Check out the group communication going on with the mcl-discuss tag on bigfeeder.com

http://bigfeeder.com/tag/mcl-discuss

My customers and I are discussing MixCast Live in a group conversation enabled by simple audio recording and publishing mixed with tag based feeds.

The future of podcasting is friends, families, very special interest groups, business associates communicating in an ad hoc offline timeshifted syndicated group voicemail. Everything I’m doing at TinyScience is focused on making this easier and more accessible.

By: K. Todd Storch

K. Todd Storch — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 20:10:15 +0000

This is great thinking! First of all, you are right about the “costs” associated with radio vs. podcasting. Also, there is the scarcity issue due to the FCC’s restriction on # of stations and the available frequencies for stations.

Regardless, the voicemail comparison is a good one. One thing remains true, podcasting is much more “flexible” in its use for the very reason’s radio isn’t.

How podcasting gets “used” and consumed will be determined by individuals and whatever has the most demand will create its revenue market.

Great thoughts.

Todd

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:22:57 +0000

Garrick, I've been thinking about this post for the past couple of days and think I agree with your assertion. Iâ€šÃ„Ã´ve always thought the best podcasts are passionate recommendations between friends. So Michael Geoghegan could leave me a voicemail to watch "Swingers", or almost just as easily share the same message with several thousand more around the globe. For podcasting to really be more like voicemail, however, the UI has to be just as easy. Well maybe it is, already.

By: Adrian Pegg

Adrian Pegg — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 14:55:18 +0000

There are really only three models for obtaining money directly from listeners of podcasts aren’t there? By that I mean excluding the opportunities for syndication to other media – which is more of a B2B activity. These are the models of ‘faith, hope & charity’…

By: Adrian Pegg | my media

Adrian Pegg | my media — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 14:53:41 +0000

The ‘Faith, Hope & Charity’ models of Podcasting