Comments on: iPod: the new radio and a precursor http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2005/02/02/ipod-the-new-radio-and-a-precursor/ Philip Hodgetts' random thoughts and items of interest on where the industry is at, and where it might be going today and into the future. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:02:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Philip Hodgetts http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2005/02/02/ipod-the-new-radio-and-a-precursor/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Philip Hodgetts Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:41:30 +0000 http://intelligentassistance.com/blog/?p=4#comment-24 Now that is cool. The idea of using Bit Torrent for community publishing to deal with the video bandwidth was going around in my mind. Very cool that you're actually working on this. I signed up on the site because this is something I'm really interested in. Philip Now that is cool. The idea of using Bit Torrent for community publishing to deal with the video bandwidth was going around in my mind. Very cool that you’re actually working on this. I signed up on the site because this is something I’m really interested in.

Philip

]]> By: Daniell Krawczyk http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2005/02/02/ipod-the-new-radio-and-a-precursor/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Daniell Krawczyk Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:15:15 +0000 http://intelligentassistance.com/blog/?p=4#comment-23 We've been working on a collaborative (BitTorrent based) peercasting community for the last year and are in the midst of a private beta testing right this moment. Podcasters are free to take advantage of our tracker/community system but we're actually creating it with video producers in mind as we are a community media/public access organization ourselves. If you are interested in an invite, email me or visit http://digitalbicycle.org We’ve been working on a collaborative (BitTorrent based) peercasting community for the last year and are in the midst of a private beta testing right this moment. Podcasters are free to take advantage of our tracker/community system but we’re actually creating it with video producers in mind as we are a community media/public access organization ourselves. If you are interested in an invite, email me or visit http://digitalbicycle.org

]]> By: Philip Hodgetts http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2005/02/02/ipod-the-new-radio-and-a-precursor/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Philip Hodgetts Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:52:38 +0000 http://intelligentassistance.com/blog/?p=4#comment-22 Glad to hear you're happy with Sirius Jeff, its success, like podcasting, is in large due to the widespread dissatisfaction with current terrestrial broadcasting. How do you do without deciding "WHEN" you want to listen, when you're listening to Sirius? Or is it just that there's enough choice that you do want to listen to that it doesn't matter? BTW, found this <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,66597,00.html">reference in Wired</a> today - The future of Radio is downloadable. Just another opinion of course, and there probably isn't one "future", but a range of options, of which podcasting will be one. Cheers Philip Glad to hear you’re happy with Sirius Jeff, its success, like podcasting, is in large due to the widespread dissatisfaction with current terrestrial broadcasting. How do you do without deciding “WHEN” you want to listen, when you’re listening to Sirius? Or is it just that there’s enough choice that you do want to listen to that it doesn’t matter?

BTW, found this reference in Wired today – The future of Radio is downloadable. Just another opinion of course, and there probably isn’t one “future”, but a range of options, of which podcasting will be one.

Cheers Philip

]]> By: jeffh http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2005/02/02/ipod-the-new-radio-and-a-precursor/comment-page-1/#comment-20 jeffh Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:33:18 +0000 http://intelligentassistance.com/blog/?p=4#comment-20 For a while I was as excited about pod-casting as you seem to be. One of the things that I liked about it was that as a user, I was able to decide WHEN I wanted to listen to something. I also liked that the 'channels' of info were so diverse. Plus, other than the time to download and import into my ipod, it was free! Why don't I think podcasting is the future of radio anymore? Because in the middle of my own excitement of pod-casting I purchased a Sirius radio. I know it's not free, and that's a big thing for some folks - but for the enjoyment I've been getting out of it I would have paid twice the price. I now happen to think that satellite radio is the future of radio. I _cannot_ stop listening to the satellite radio now! Satellite has a good diversity of music, and news, - I'm not saying I wouldn't want a few more channels added mind you - I've still got my own musical likes that aren't reflected yet :) but it's just SO much better than FM or AM - that I can't say enough about it. I'm not meaning to advertise for them - I'm simply a VERY satisfied customer. It has been a rare experience for me that I have high hopes for a product, and then the product exceeds them. That was my experience with Sirius radio. I'll still continue to grab some of the pod-casts I've been listening to (I never thought I would enjoy a radio show about applescripting iTunes - but now I'm addicted!), but for my music, I'm very pleased with Sirius. For a while I was as excited about pod-casting as you seem to be. One of the things that I liked about it was that as a user, I was able to decide WHEN I wanted to listen to something. I also liked that the ‘channels’ of info were so diverse. Plus, other than the time to download and import into my ipod, it was free!
Why don’t I think podcasting is the future of radio anymore? Because in the middle of my own excitement of pod-casting I purchased a Sirius radio. I know it’s not free, and that’s a big thing for some folks – but for the enjoyment I’ve been getting out of it I would have paid twice the price.
I now happen to think that satellite radio is the future of radio. I _cannot_ stop listening to the satellite radio now! Satellite has a good diversity of music, and news, – I’m not saying I wouldn’t want a few more channels added mind you – I’ve still got my own musical likes that aren’t reflected yet :) but it’s just SO much better than FM or AM – that I can’t say enough about it.
I’m not meaning to advertise for them – I’m simply a VERY satisfied customer. It has been a rare experience for me that I have high hopes for a product, and then the product exceeds them. That was my experience with Sirius radio.
I’ll still continue to grab some of the pod-casts I’ve been listening to (I never thought I would enjoy a radio show about applescripting iTunes – but now I’m addicted!), but for my music, I’m very pleased with Sirius.

]]> By: Tristan Parry http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2005/02/02/ipod-the-new-radio-and-a-precursor/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Tristan Parry Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:56:57 +0000 http://intelligentassistance.com/blog/?p=4#comment-12 Distribution is the golden goose. While large scale distributors are strangling the goose pretty well at the moment - expect them to buy up 'rogue' distribution channels and assimilate into newly formed pod type videocasters. While they cannot stop some of the 'geese' going free-range or even feral - while there are big bucks to be made or protected they will still maintain medium-term control of distribution through sheer weight of influence. Look at the record industry - they may be hurting just a bit through MP3 piracy but they are able to join in the game (iTunes) or consolidate through mergers to protect their business. There's still hope for the little guys - but they are prob destined to sty little guys for a while yet. It's just the physics of business. Distribution is the golden goose. While large scale distributors are strangling the goose pretty well at the moment – expect them to buy up ‘rogue’ distribution channels and assimilate into newly formed pod type videocasters. While they cannot stop some of the ‘geese’ going free-range or even feral – while there are big bucks to be made or protected they will still maintain medium-term control of distribution through sheer weight of influence. Look at the record industry – they may be hurting just a bit through MP3 piracy but they are able to join in the game (iTunes) or consolidate through mergers to protect their business. There’s still hope for the little guys – but they are prob destined to sty little guys for a while yet. It’s just the physics of business.

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