Podcasting, Hot or Not

I've dabbled a bit with podcasting early on when it wasn't so easy to do, then dabbled some more since it's become easier thanks to tools like Skype and Hot Recorder. Yet, I've not jumped on the podcasting bandwagon wholeheartedly and asked myself why.

podcasting is the hottest thing to hit the internet since, well, blogs! (And I did jump on the blogging bandwagon wholeheartedly!) Podcast Hotel, and even holding it at the trendy pooh-poohing this new media invention as not so hot. He likens it to the surge of streaming media back in the 90s, of which he was an industry leader. Cuban asserts that, due to the ease of use, the numbers of podcasts will increase exponentially resulting in "a massive dilution in the audience size of the early entry podcasters. EVERYONE's audience will fall as the marginal listeners find something they like better." He does suggest that repurposing content using podcasts is a good thing though, but warns against trying to build a business out of it. So, who's right here? I believe both Corante and Cuban make valid points. Podcasts are hot, but will eventually become, according to Cuban, "a normal part of the digital media landscape." We early adopters easily get excited about any new technology innovation. (That's good though, because it's us who introduce these innovations to the early majority.) What is being said of podcasts has also been said of blogs and RSS. Before too long, maybe even wikis will join that list as the NEXT next big thing. However, over the course of time each will find its place in the new media landscape. I'm reminded of a line in the 80s movie Links: Hot Recorder Paul Chaney is the owner of

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