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Monday, 28 February 2005 |
Podcasting faces growing pains
Boston Globe
Remember the Web in 1994? Lots of pictures of pet cats and long lists of
people's favorite junk foods.
Podcasting is in the same place today as the Web was in 1994. These personal
radio broadcasts, designed to be downloaded to an iPod or similar MP3 player,
are homespun, rough-edged, and -- let's be honest -- not all that riveting.
Some of the best podcasts so far are recordings of speeches and roundtables from
high-priced technology conferences; some of the worst are like eavesdropping on
your next-door neighbors while they're making dinner and talking about their
day. One of the most popular podcasts, produced by former MTV ''VJ" Adam Curry,
last week included the kind of meandering, boring rant about airport security
that you've heard from every person who has taken a flight in post-9/11 America.
Yes, Adam, the security lines are a real hassle.
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