On 09/01/2008 03:45 PM, sajan venniyoor wrote: > OneWorld South Asia has just launched a 'portal for audio content > exchange among communities'. The URL is www.edaa.in. EDAA stands for > 'Ek Duniyaa Anek Awaaz', or One World, Many Voices. I request cr-india > members to check out the portal and send us their reviews. Saja
dear sajan and list members, i finally had some time to take a look at the website you are pointing and here are my comments, for what they are worth. the idea is surely excellent and i think there is a great need for ressources of this kind. however, i expected to find a website where people can upload their audio clips that others can in turn download and use, in full or in parts, in their own shows. instead: 1. i was not able to download any of the clips on the website. maybe i am missing something but it seems that you can only listen to clips and not actually download them. if this is the case, then the whole idea of "exchange" that is announced in the site gets a different flavour. 2. there is no indication of the language of the clips. it would be nice and useful if the language was clearly indicated (all descriptions are in english). 3. no technical details available for the clips (duration, audio quality, audio encoding, etc...). 4. there is no mention of the author of the clips and the licence under which the clip is distributed (can the clip be used in other programs? under which conditions?). the way the "exchange bank" is implemented right now does not allow a real exchange but reduces to a sort meta-radio built with clips coming from different sources. this is surely useful but, in my opinion, it should be extended to a more flexible - and *really* sharing - model. regards p. -- paolo palmerini. listen to podkasbaht http://www.palmerini.org/podkasbaht YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing list [email protected] https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india
