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The Portable Expo Media conference had some interesting news. Most of the podcasters at the conference wanted to know: How can we make money off of podcasting? I would think that just as there are millions of Websites, musicians with CDs to sell, and writers with books, that most people will not be able to earn a living from podcasting. I suspect that only a select few will be able to earn some money, but I doubt that the amount of money will be much to discuss.
Some sponsors have wisely started to advertise on podcasts and I think that this is a good idea and a sign of changing times. For example, Adam Curry (Daily Source Code) started advertising the MM50 speakers by Logitech and the iDog by Hasbro. Adam Curry’s using the products and then telling listeners what the products were like has been great. I’ve since purchased a MM50. Why did I buy one? I had been looking for portable speakers that go where my iPod goes throughout the house. Being able to have a 7-10 hours charge on the speakers is awesome. I can bring the speakers outside, to another level of the house—wherever. I don’t have to worry about AA batteries running out or where to plug the speakers in at. The rechargeable battery in the device works great. I would not have known about the speakers if it weren’t for Adam Curry’s podcast. I’ve used the speakers for several hours at a time and it’s wonderful. I love it!
The future of content is changing little by little each day. Earlier in the week I read of AOL’s announcement of their streaming old TV shows online for free (with 15 second commercial in front of the content). That’s not bad if you think about it. And Yahoo! Has announced a deal with Tivo stating that they’re going to provide some video content to Tivo users. Imagine: Soon content will be pushed to your home entertainment system via the Internet (or to your iPod or similar device). People have already begun to forecast the downfall of TV and the rise of IPTV. Where will books fall into all of this mess? I don’t know. I wonder if books will be left in the dust or maybe it might taken another 10-15 years before people begin to look for reading content online. I personally don’t like to listen to audio books—I prefer to read. But I do like all of these great techie devices. However, the cheap and accessible paperback book is going to be difficult to surpass. I wonder what will replace it.
It’s funny. When I first started to write this entry, I had started out using pen and paper. I haven’t written that way for a long, long time. I have to admit that I hate writing that way. My hand easily hurts in my trying to write with a pen and paper. I’m much faster when I type. And when time is of the essence (which these days that’s a big deal), I don’t have time to write everything out by hand and then retype it into the computer. How funny that 10-15 years ago I was still writing letters by hand and jotting some story ideas down on paper. Now I exclusively type my stories (first drafts and all) directly into the computer. It’s not that I can’t write with a pen and paper but that my hand (I’m left-handed) starts to hurt after writing a page.
I don’t know where all of this technology will get us. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a problematic thing. We shall see. But in the meantime, keep reading, writing, and watch for the future. It’ll be here faster than you think.
Some sponsors have wisely started to advertise on podcasts and I think that this is a good idea and a sign of changing times. For example, Adam Curry (Daily Source Code) started advertising the MM50 speakers by Logitech and the iDog by Hasbro. Adam Curry’s using the products and then telling listeners what the products were like has been great. I’ve since purchased a MM50. Why did I buy one? I had been looking for portable speakers that go where my iPod goes throughout the house. Being able to have a 7-10 hours charge on the speakers is awesome. I can bring the speakers outside, to another level of the house—wherever. I don’t have to worry about AA batteries running out or where to plug the speakers in at. The rechargeable battery in the device works great. I would not have known about the speakers if it weren’t for Adam Curry’s podcast. I’ve used the speakers for several hours at a time and it’s wonderful. I love it!
The future of content is changing little by little each day. Earlier in the week I read of AOL’s announcement of their streaming old TV shows online for free (with 15 second commercial in front of the content). That’s not bad if you think about it. And Yahoo! Has announced a deal with Tivo stating that they’re going to provide some video content to Tivo users. Imagine: Soon content will be pushed to your home entertainment system via the Internet (or to your iPod or similar device). People have already begun to forecast the downfall of TV and the rise of IPTV. Where will books fall into all of this mess? I don’t know. I wonder if books will be left in the dust or maybe it might taken another 10-15 years before people begin to look for reading content online. I personally don’t like to listen to audio books—I prefer to read. But I do like all of these great techie devices. However, the cheap and accessible paperback book is going to be difficult to surpass. I wonder what will replace it.
It’s funny. When I first started to write this entry, I had started out using pen and paper. I haven’t written that way for a long, long time. I have to admit that I hate writing that way. My hand easily hurts in my trying to write with a pen and paper. I’m much faster when I type. And when time is of the essence (which these days that’s a big deal), I don’t have time to write everything out by hand and then retype it into the computer. How funny that 10-15 years ago I was still writing letters by hand and jotting some story ideas down on paper. Now I exclusively type my stories (first drafts and all) directly into the computer. It’s not that I can’t write with a pen and paper but that my hand (I’m left-handed) starts to hurt after writing a page.
I don’t know where all of this technology will get us. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a problematic thing. We shall see. But in the meantime, keep reading, writing, and watch for the future. It’ll be here faster than you think.
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