What is it about the internet that brings out the prophets and the blind? There is some much that is so hard to swallow that you are amazed by the smallest acknowledgment of how things really are:
Social networks are enjoying their moment of ubiquity right now. A couple of years ago, it seemed the inevitable way of the future that every man, woman, and child would have their own blog. Later, we were all to be podcasting. But time wore on, and it became evident that not everyone was meant to blog, and, as it turned out, that almost nobody was meant to podcast.Podcasting was sort of odd, wasn't it.
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gorthos - July 14, 2007 10:52 AM
Podcasting.. well, I have listened to a number and in the end I think I'd rather read the stories teh people wish to convey. I took Radio in college, I took announcing techniques, I took Comm. Psych., all that and after1.5 semesters I decided that I sounded like a goof on air no matter how well I pronounced and wrote my show prep. Most podcastsneed writing talent, need announcing ability, need proper pronunciation training, need real journalistic training and in the end just plain blow.
Damian T. Lloyd, Esq. - July 15, 2007 11:49 PM
I always thought "podcasting" was a synonym for "bad talk-radio". There are precious few podcasts that couldn't be improved by recalling them and issuing the transcripts; then at least I'd be done with them in two minutes, instead of the twelve it takes the podcaster to get through the "um"s.
I signed up for FaceBook under semi-duress, and I can't believe all the old, forgotten high-school classmates who are also signed up. I only log in weekly, and I refuse to post any content because FaceBook steals the rights to it (read the User Agreement). Sure, if you ask me to, I'll add you as a "Friend". But if you were really my friend, we'd have kept in contact since high school, wouldn't we?
The entire concept of "Web 2.0" can be summed up as "titles that go right the way across the top of the screen, and light text on a dark background." Oh, and sometimes "site menus on the right instead of the left".