Adam Curry discussing Podcasting
Adam Curry and the blogorati go back and forth on podcasting and the troubles with consuming so-called new media.
"we started on this about 4 years ago ... using various open technologies that existed"
"people have been putting MP3 files on the for years...problem i always had was locating the files i wanted, organizing what i downloaded. i wanted to have that happen automatically."
"i saw the pieces of what became podcasting lying around in google...and i wrote a terrible applescript to pull them together to create a podcast."
"anyone with a computer and a built-in mic can podcast."
"people want to see how i do a podcast...so i'm gonna demo it"
"you can hear the humanity [in podcasts]"
Dawn & Drew --- podcast pioneers. "Dawn: I get a little burnt out [doing a daily show]. How many times can you say 'fuck' and 'shit' every night?"
"Dave Slusher: Danny Gregory invented the term 'podcast'."
"Dan Gillmor says, we're already at the limit of attention...we need metadata to help tag and filter podcasts...[to Adam] you're the Allan Fried of podcasting."
"Gillmor: Nick Bradbury says FeedDemon will now support Podcasting." Didn't specify upcoming version, patch, what exactly.
"Adam: radio has been my life...you trust the DJs you like as friends"
"we may not be thinking enough of making direct connections with other people [in podcasting]."
just noticed this SSID in my 'available networks' list: "wifi here is like @ WWDC :("
A blogger in the front row has overlaid podcasts into the GTA San Andreas. He listens to "Vegan Talk" while doing driveby shootings.
Curry: "let's not make too many rules in this kind of broadcasting...you don't need to have a fancy intro, all the usual conventions"
iPodder.org has started an open podcast directory; it's not owned by Adam or anyone in particular. Another community effort.
Winer just bonked Dave Sifry for making a "commercial" comment. Dave was just pointing out that Technorati is starting to index podcasts to see what's popular. It was, uhm, a relevant comment. Hank Barry followed up Winer's comment with "Dave Sifry is my hero." Then points out that this thing might be too dependent on Apple -- and Apple could shut down MP3 support on the iPod. A risk against open adoption. Curry strongly disagrees that MP3s are "going away," here comes Lessig.
Lessig: "history of the internet: tech ppl have great ideas, lawyers come in with hatchets and cut it apart. i think we should design this system to avoid [that fate].
Note from Curry on how he podcasts: I do it "on the fly." Pretty much uses manual volume control to fade between tracks in individual QT files. For an old broadcasting pro, he's pretty JV (and readily admits it).
Key takeaway: Podcasting is exciting because its barriers to entry are only conceptual. Clearly though, discovery, usability, reliability (and exposure to ligitation?) are in earliest stages at both publisher and consumer ends.