Podcasting -- 5 -- Is it TiVo for your ears.
The "word bite" description of podcasting is that it's TiVo for you ears or TiVo for your radio. Bzzzt! Wrong! Radio Shark, Replay-Radio, Audio Feast and, to a lesser extent Audible are TiVo for your ears. Podcasting is about having more choices than what's on radio. The guys at the Gillmor Gang in October (with the Firesign Theatre folks) hit this and all the reasons and implications of it.
- There is more freedom on this new medium
- There is a broader range of choice
- Because the barrier to entry is lower
- And a couple of other things I can't think of...
