Merlin Mann has an interesting take on podcasting here:
Flash: “Podfading” ravages the landscape of logorrheic bloggers
Me? I like the idea that a podcast is simply another way to post. Nothing more. Same way that Flickr and del.icio.us — to name just a couple — let me share something in a way that isn’t a traditional blog post, recording audio lets me (try to) make a certain point in my own way and with tone (and, one hopes, personality) that are a contrast with typically dry blog writing. But maybe that’s just me.
Agreed. 100%. I view the Zdot podcast as an extension of my blog. It lets me speak about things I’d rather speak about, and write about things I’d rather write about. My frequency isn’t tied to a radio show paradigm, but to my interests. It seems this works well for most of my listeners, too.
I’ve had my head down on a project for the last few months — thus the silence. Martin Fowler’s recent note about Anecdotal Evidence brought me out of it.
MF Bliki: AnecdotalEvidence
Some people would extend this - saying you can’t really talk about an idea until you’ve seen it on multiple projects. While this is nice, I don’t agree that it’s necessary. Just reporting on one particular thing you discovered on a project is useful because it provides raw material for others. Someone else might be in a similar position and your idea gives them something to try. Someone else may have done a similar thing and when they write about their experiences they report theirs on top of yours.
I’ve always been a bit hesitant to share stuff I’m in the middle of doing. Revisions throughout the process often make the end result quite different from where I started. Instead of holding back until I’ve found something I like, I’ll start talking about stuff I’m in the middle of. Hopefully you’ll help me out as you have advice for me to take.
With 19 GB of bandwidth served in just 20 days (thanks for listening to my podcast, everyone), I’m glad I’ve switched providers. I converted my site over to the new ISP at the beginning of the month, and things have gone quite well. I’ve got a new WordPress installation (that I absolutely LOVE), my old blog entries are all in (except a few from mid 2003 that I lost along the way), and I’ve switched from categories to tags. For more on the discussion of why tags are great, see this post and others by him. Still to come: a better look and feel, and integration with my Furl, del.icio.us, and Flickr stuff.
