I think you may be right about the British/American thing, here. I feel pretty confident saying that in the US (or, I guess, at least in NYC...a teeny chunk of the US) iPods are directly inferred by the term "podcast". Once the "pod-" is attached to anything, it's no longer perceived as a generic term, although someone pointed out (I don't remember who) that POD is actually an acronym. "Podcasting" may be an easier word for people to digest, but I feel like it's not quite a blanket term yet. It's no kleenex. Or band-aid. Or ketchup.
Kids areound these parts aren't asking their parents for MP3 players for Christmas. They're asking for Nanos. b. http://missbhavens.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Frank Carver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe I'm being naive here. Or maybe it's a British vs American > cultural thing, but to me the name "podcast" has already transcended > the name iPod. And I never felt particularly that podcast implied > iPod. > > The way I have always looked at it was that Apple decided to co-opt > the existing, but bland, word "pod", and use it to coin a new, simple > term for the more clumsy but popular "MP3 Player"... I don't know what it's > like where anyone else lives, but around here > the overwhelmingly popular name for a media player is still "MP3 > player". That's what seven-year-olds ask for for their birthdays. > Apple's iPod range are just seen as (expensive and pretentious) > examples among many. > > Bottom line, I'm happy to use "podcasting" and "podcast", and to > distinguish as appropriate where medium or format is an issue :- MP3 > podcasting, Quicktime video podcast, PDF podcast, or whatever. In most > cases though, it's much simpler and just as understandable to just say > "podcast". > > -- > Frank Carver http://www.makevideo.org.uk > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
