Trying Out Odeo

So, I got my invite to Odeo, Evan Williams' podcasting service. Thus far, I'm not sure what to do with it. The site has three portions: The podcasting portal, the syncing area, and the publishing area. While that is the order they are listed in, it is appropo, because it follows the path of my user experience. The podcasting portal is excellent. I can't imagine anything exists out there that is better for finding podcasts. It lists the most popular casts, some of which have hundreds of subscribed listeners, and each show has info and tagging, and lets you download any individual show. You can also see a list of recent podcasts, and there are so many coming through, the list barely goes back a day. You can leave comments for the podcasts. The sync area is where the subscriptions happen. You subscribe to a podcast program, or choose an individual show to sync up. The Reader Comments... InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines.