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I agree with Michael. "Podcast" just sounds
ugly. The word brings to mind images like a terribly obese man or a swarm
of oysters--if oysters could "swarm".
Actually, "video radio" has a nice ring to
it. Never heard that term before.
I also agree that "podcast" ties everything to the
iPod thing. I'm not into iPods or boomboxes so it doesn't resonate with
me.
Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 10:00
AM
Subject: Re: [videoblogging] for the new
people on this group
yo,
podcast is utterly the worst word that could have
ever come out of audioblogging and now videoblogging. i absolutely
despise it. why? because any term that references a specific
product from a specific company that is in no way exclsuive to what it is....
is wrong and confusing.
also, you say:
To
simply add 'video' to podcast becomes a very simple
way to extend what
people already know.
wrong.. most people know podcasts as being internet radio...
audio! so, in essence, your saying adding video makes sense to prelude
an audio term. video radio anyone?
Apple (becoming more and more
synonymous with the evil biblic apple) jumped on the term after it was hyped
by the likes of Adam Curry....when it finally allowed rss subscriptions in
iTunes.... Fine! makes sense for them... since it's their product
being referenced anyway.
But what about those who don tuse apple
products? Its annoying and not ambiguous, when it should
be.
Hell, iTunes does video. Change the fricking name of your app
then! its not just about tunes, not just about iPods... if anyone should
be changing terms, its Apple, not vloggers who actually use video and blogs...
oh and "vlog" is just short for videoblog and not looked at as some
replacement term for videoblog... web log = blog. same deal.. so
what.
dont forget, also T Whid, there is establishment in the
videoblogging community.... we had vloggercon.... and several projects
and events use 'vlog' in their names. Dont tell us that we should change
all that just because an apple video iPod came out.... shit, i have had a
portable video player for over a year.... no change in terminology and
vocabulary required upon purchase.
sull
On 11/23/05, T.Whid
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi
Josh,
It's more than simple 'buzz factor.' Most people don't know
what or
how to connect to media via xml feeds. 'Podcast' is making
headway as
the generic term to describe this via Apple's (and others')
marketing
and promotion. To simply add 'video' to podcast becomes a very
simple
way to extend what people already know.
Vlog isn't good as
it is meaningless to anyone that doesn't know the
'v' stands for
video.
Videoblog is better and more precise if you are talking about
a
website in blog format that also has video and feeds associated
with
it.
Video podcast is more precise when talking specifically
about the feed
and any web site associated with it is simply that,
associated with
it, but not crucial to it.
The dangerous part is
if one uses the term 'podcast' people might
become confused and think
that it only works with an ipod or is meant
to be used in association
with an ipod. I've seen a few launches of
video feeds recently where the
only instructions they give on how to
use it is to use iTunes. This is a
problem (I'm sure you'll agree).
On 11/23/05, Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
Don't you mean "video podcast"?
>
> I'm joking, of course, but
I've noticed a lot of people in this group
> change their weblog
title or description to include the phrase "video
> podcast" since the
release of the video iPod. Is this simply to gain a
> little extra
Google-juice with the hopes of snagging those searching
> for the
phrase?
>
> I'm personally still on the side of "videoblog" or
the shortened
> "vlog" for a number of reasons... many of them already
discussed
> here... I'm just curious to know if there's another reason
people are
> opting for "video podcast" other than the recent buzz
factor?
>
>
>
Josh
>
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