CodeStore FM, Where the Listener Comes First
Everybody heard of Podcasting yet? It's all the rage at the moment! Basically, it involves downloading a sound file of a "radio show", which you can then listen to at your own leisure. These shows can be about anything. At the moment it's mostly geeky stuff, but who knows where it will all lead.
I had my first taste about a month ago when I listened to an episode of In The Trenches. The reason being that Erwin van Hunen had told me he was a guest. He was talking about his new podcasting software - Doppler Radio. It was funny hearing Erwin's voice coming from my iBook, having heard it for real at Lotusphere this year.
Anyway, I want to back up the idea of a Domino podcast. Not only should it be fun but it would probably be good infotainment as well.
What's involved? Well, as a listener, very little. You simply download the sound file by whatever means you prefer and give it a listen. As a contributor you need a microphone and probably some internet telephony, such as Skype. You obviously need something interesting to say as well. There would then be a conference call and a group of Domino-heads would discuss a set of topics. There's probably a little more to it, but these are the basics. Sound interesting?
Before I can get involved, maybe even taking the helm, I need to buy a sound card for my desktop. In the mean time I wanted to gauge interest. The idea is a weekly show where Domino gliterati assemble to sound-off about something or other. Hopefully the result will be educational and thought provoking. The only problem I can see is language. There's being able to speak English and then there's being able to understand it. Especially my own version of English, which isn't exactly the Queen's. If you learnt English via MTV then you're more likely to understand American and not true English, which is worr I speak, innit.
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imho podcasting sux.
i prefer much more reading articles or forums (and listening music) rather than listening to people talking about this and that.
you can search, you can skip, you can read fasly (instead of waiting after the speaker), etc.
podcasting is hype nowadays, but i don't predict it a great future.
Hey Jake. Gr8 idea. Don´t bother with the language. I´m sure you have lots of non English speakings readers (like me) but it will push then to improve it.
Bye... keep doing this gr8 job!
Congratulations.
Valdecir - São Paulo - Brasil
How Dare You!!!!!!
I know I would be interested, but I agree with YoGi about the text-based being that much better. Just a thought - have the podcast and then a meeting minutes from the podcast and post it all as an article. Depending on the topic, I think it'll go over well.
-Chris
YoGI. I don't think it's a replacement for online writing. It's just another format. You can listen to it on the train on the to work. You can't (realistically) do that with blogs. It's also a better format for conversation. No online forum will ever be as good at that as actually conversing with other people.
The Server Side does this with video and it's a mixed bag. Frankly I get a bit shocked when I see how geeky some people are. I prefer to read articles which somehow makes me forget the "geekiness" both of myself and the author!
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I also think you have less chance to think about what you want to say in a Podcast and so interesting information could be lost due to hesitation etc. I'd prefer a Sametime/MSN Messenger text transcript to audio/video.
Have a listen to a Podcast I did with Carl Tyler a couple of months back:
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Chris, Sometimes having people think before writing is not what you want - a live vocal discussion can get people talking and discussing ideas that wouldn't be put 'to paper'. People can encourage and draw out somebody's ideas. imagine a written discussion like "...ah but what about x?","what do you mean?","I'm not sure, something a bit like y and z","erm..." - you wouldn't want to trawl through something along those lines, but listening to it is quicker and sometimes gives you a better understanding. There's a reason we developed vocal communication and written text doesn't replace it. I mean, look at the comments above - doesn't sound like a proper conversation to me. As Jake said, horses for courses - this wouldn't replace written articles or blogs.
What about different types of learning?
- VISUAL LEARNERS
- AUDITORY LEARNERS
- KINESTHETIC LEARNERS
Auditory learners may pickup more from a podcast, but the idea of being able to listen while in transit or if you can't sleep etc is appealing to me..
Ian, interesting point of view. I personally prefer to read an article rather than listen to discussions via video/audio as I can go back over the text and analyse it further. It may be me, but I can perfectly visualise the conversation you used in your example! I suppose as long as there is a text transcript alongside the audio feed then I'll be happy. By the way, B wouldn't stand for B**d***y would it?
Brett makes a great point. For some people, it's going to open the door to learning that before might have been closed to them. And a nod for expanding accessiblity to the visually impaired.
I think it's a great idea. Bandwidth intensive, but fun. Provided the hosting bandwidth is free, it shouldn't be too much burden. If not, you might want to bumper it with some radio spots. :-)
Rock on, Jake. Hey - May be Dr. Tim can help out!
Jerry. You'd have thought so wouldn't you. But Dr Tim was here last night and admitted to knowing nothing about podcasting. Tut tut.
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Domino Podcast? Wonderful! Can't wait! Are you going to include some sessions from Lotusphere this year?
Chris. You're about the only person who has been this enthusiastic. Not sure if it will happen at all now. If I get the chance I'll try.
PS: Not at Lotussphere this year.