It’s a BROADCAST everyone.
For the past year or so tech guru’s have been debating about what to call these internet shows that we produce. Podcast is a pretty bad name because it infers that the program is related directly to ipods, and it’s also an unknown word for many.
- Scenario of you talking to a friend. (note that this a a simulation and people (especially girls) may still think your nerdy and uncool, even though you do a broadcast)
Yes I’m pretty in to technology. I also do a podcast about it.
What Friend is Thinking… What the heck is a podcast??? must be some little group of friends that he talks to.
Maybe this would be better.
Yes I’m in to technology, and I also do a weekly broadcast about it.
What friend is thinking… Cool this guy must be on his toes and have something going.
So what does Webster say??
1 : to scatter or sow (as seed) over a broad area
2 : to make widely known
3 : to transmit or make public by means of radio or television
1 : to transmit a broadcast
2 : to speak or perform on a broadcast program
— broad·cast·er noun
So after all this debate I was thinking today about the fact that I did not like the name podcast either. I’m sure I’m not the first to think of this, but It struck me that we don’t need a fancy new name! There’s a name that been around for nearly a hundred years. It’s Called Broadcasting. The definition infers readio or TV, but I think there’s room in there for net broadcasting as well. We are after all scattering out programs all over the net, and Brodcast not only works for audio, but also for video.
So what are we arguing about? I say that the net is where things are going and the mainstream brodcast cominies are afraid. They don’t have a copyright on the word Broadcast do they? We can use it to! Why are we making ourselves seem seceond rate to mainstream. We too can be called broadcasters, and as for me I think I’ll simply start calling them BROADCASTS!!