http://www.newsome.org/2006/04/newsome-research-report-sky-is-still/ Kent Newsome on technology, music and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.newsome.org/2006/04/newsome-research-report-sky-is-still/comment-page-1/#comment-4688 Sam Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=2870#comment-4688 <B>Keep It Simple.</B>Zoli's comment surfaces a couple of key points:<I>"I never caught the excitement about podcasting..."</I>This captures a snapshot of an audience having "known about it", but not having jumped aboard. Why?What's the current percentage of Dial-Up vs. Broadband user across the country? Does this have an impact on Podcasting downloads? And even when you connect via Broadband, what's to say your audience has even HEARD of podcasting?Here's a novel thought: Maybe iPod owners just want to listen to music. No commentary, no CNN, no D.J., no blog commercials, no opinions, no interviews, ad infinitum.Hello America. iPods play <B>music.</B> Music is a drug. Stop programming your verbal editorials and simply record, play and listen to MUSIC. Music that makes you feel loved, happy, mad, joyful, melancholy, or simply allows you to escape. Zoli Erdos hits the nail on the head: <I>"To much hassle to produce, too time consuming to listen [to]."</I>Home PC recording with the right know-how allows anyone to be a D.J. or a pretend host of CNN. I'm not convinced there are enough people in the audience (outside of family, friends, or a blogging readership) that have the know-how to download this cyber-babble.Like it or lump it,Sam<I>if you would like to hear more of my rant via Podcast, Email me at: admin(at)nead(dot)us</I> Keep It Simple.Zoli’s comment surfaces a couple of key points:“I never caught the excitement about podcasting…”This captures a snapshot of an audience having “known about it”, but not having jumped aboard. Why?What’s the current percentage of Dial-Up vs. Broadband user across the country? Does this have an impact on Podcasting downloads? And even when you connect via Broadband, what’s to say your audience has even HEARD of podcasting?Here’s a novel thought: Maybe iPod owners just want to listen to music. No commentary, no CNN, no D.J., no blog commercials, no opinions, no interviews, ad infinitum.Hello America. iPods play music. Music is a drug. Stop programming your verbal editorials and simply record, play and listen to MUSIC. Music that makes you feel loved, happy, mad, joyful, melancholy, or simply allows you to escape. Zoli Erdos hits the nail on the head: “To much hassle to produce, too time consuming to listen [to].”Home PC recording with the right know-how allows anyone to be a D.J. or a pretend host of CNN. I’m not convinced there are enough people in the audience (outside of family, friends, or a blogging readership) that have the know-how to download this cyber-babble.Like it or lump it,Samif you would like to hear more of my rant via Podcast, Email me at: admin(at)nead(dot)us

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2006/04/newsome-research-report-sky-is-still/comment-page-1/#comment-4689 Zoli Erdos Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=2870#comment-4689 I admit I never caught the excitement about podcasting.. too much hassle to produce, too timeconsumig to listen.In fact I wish I could talk to my PC and it would transcribe it .. which is existing tehc today, except for my accent :-( I admit I never caught the excitement about podcasting.. too much hassle to produce, too timeconsumig to listen.In fact I wish I could talk to my PC and it would transcribe it .. which is existing tehc today, except for my accent

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