Last week, we talked a little about Podcasting on Monday. We were told to go out and listen to a couple of podcasts and get an idea as to what they really are used for. Well, I had listened to a couple of podcasts before last week, and I wasn't sold on the idea.
First off, podcasting can be really hit or miss. Because of the availability of the technology, anyone can do a podcast. Because anyone can do a podcast, they can be about anything, or nothing. There were a couple of them that I tried to listen to, but they just turned out to be very boring and not really about anything in particular.
But, I must admit, there were a couple that I listened to that were interesting. Gillin talks about podcasters in his book, "The New Influencers." He makes mention that podcasting is the largest use of social media. At first, I found this hard to believe, but then I realized that it is probably true. Why would he put it in the book if it weren't true? So many people can do a podcast, and if you catch the right one, they can be very useful.
So, I guess my feeling on podcasting are still up in the air. We'll see how I feel after I have to make one of my own next week.
-GP
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