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I'm not going to give you only my opinion of this subject. I had the distinct pleasure of personally speaking with one of the Vice Presidents of Forrester Research on this very subject. His published work states that there is definitely a future and that the model will probably become something more like radio is now before it's able to be a sustainable technology for the future.

I would happen to agree with him. Though it's been woefully long since I've done a 'cast, myself, I certainly think there is a lot of wonderful opportunity for people out there. Some examples of what Podcasting is doing:

• Podcasts are giving people the opportunity to "tune in" to shows that are commercial free and talk about the things they love.



• When people find a Podcast they like, they can listen to it on their iPods, MP3 players, or mobile phones while they're exercising , working, or just driving to work.



• Podcasts have caught the attention of the media and advertisers: Advertisers and current print, video, and web media have noticed that people aren't paying attention to them when they're listening to free podcasts. ... and now they're getting into the act, too.



• Podcasts have offered up new ways for people to generate revenue and build creativity. I personally own a couple of domains which relate to Podcasts, such as Music4Podcasts.com and Kid-Cast.com.



• Podcasts have caused developers, including giants like Sony, to think about how they can write software to help Podcasters get their shows out and sounding professional. Just look at producst like MixCast Live!



• Advertisers, such as Best Buy, have jumped on the bandwagon for getting Podcasters, like Engadget, to deliver in-show ads during their Podcasts.

As the folks at Droxy said, " Steve Robinson can officially be known as the first 'Spacecaster.' "

Photograph Courtesy of NASA

Well, I have to admit, I feel pretty special! The wonderful folks on techAddiction ( Kevin and James) invited me on the show to let me blather about my band, music, my blog, podcasts, Windows Mobile 5.0, and how great Barb is at catering for the Green Room.

I think we were only supposed to spend about 10 minutes talking, but it's about 20 minutes of us chattering. I think it turned out pretty well, and you should all listen to the show, if you haven't already!

Kevin does his own podcast, with his lovely assistant Barb, while they do their commute to work; called the Commute-cast. James hosts another show on The Podcast Network called The Tablet PC Show, with special guests and cool tablet talk!

All of these shows are definitely good, and you should give them a listen! Of course, don't forget about The Drive-By, 'cause I'm still here, and will be bringing you another show in a day or so. Hope you guys still like it! and I would love some feedback to let me know what you'd like included, removed, or if I should just give up and stick to my day job...

Either way, I'd like to thank Kev and Barb for a wonderful time at their crib, and James and Kev for the opportunity to babble on techAddiction! Thanks everyone!! ...oh, and my wife and son, for their kind understanding of my insane need to talk tech.

Sure, there's a lack of "bands" on today's radio, but it's nonetheless a form of what we called radio, back in the olden days!

Individually Modulated (IM) radio is basically what some of us call "Net Radio" and some of us call "PodCasts." I'm into both, really. I have a 'cast, and I also have a band, so I'm always trying to get play for both.

Today's kids definitely have a lot of choices for how and what they hear. I can remember being thrilled to have a cassette tape player so I could customize my listening by using it to create "mix tapes" - today known as Playlists - of music and other stuff I liked to hear. Today it's so easy to not only build a playlist, but to take it with you, move it around on-the-fly and easily share it with your friends when you're not even in the same room; it doesn't even cost a stamp!

To continue this wonderful medium, I have started a new site which will be turned "live" once I've got some content. But, you can get started by visiting. It's called Kid-cast.com, and I have to give some of the credit to my buddy Kevin, because if we didn't discuss it one day, I'm not sure I would have felt it was a great idea. Well, it is. The vision is that kid-cast.com is a place where podcasts for kids will be created by kids. The intention is fun, safe, enjoyable family programming in Podcast form. But the key is that we want the kids involved. Since they have the most technology savvy among us, why not, right? There's a blog there, too, so please feel free to add a comment!

Help support the new kid-cast.com by giving us suggestions and content, as well as letting others know about it. All ideas welcomed!

Welcome to the Drive-by #4! - This is the Fourth Edition of the drive, from Paul's Blog.NET.

Five Minutes of Tech and Nonsense for the week! ...well, TWICE this week! Woohoo!

Notes:

This edition of The Drive-By is brought to you from Forrester GigaWorld! That's right, an ON SITE PodCast! Bad recording functionality, still!

Basic discussion:
- GigaWorld is Over!
- More BlueTooth technology - With my Axim and with my PC. How can I get it to work right?
- The Autonomy Annoyance!
- Sarbanes-Oxley: Why I hate Enron.
- GotoMeeting: Funny Doctors.
- I'm Flyin' Home to my family, and my tech!

The Drive-By: Mp3

Podcast #3 from PaulsBlog.net! LIVE, well OK, maybe not... from GigaWorld in Dallas Texas.

In this episode, I yap about the need to add BlueTooth to my phone, 'cause I was bored at the airport!

Hit the RSS feed with your PodCatching software!

Otherwise, grab the MP3!

I'll, hopefully, be bringing you more than one PodCast this week - maybe that'll make up for the month of missing Podcasts? YOU be the judge!

Well, here it is! I've finally managed to complete the second edition of "The Drive-By: Five Minutes of Tech and Nonsense from PaulsBlog.net!" after a week-and-a-half off! I'm really happy to say that the first one got a great response and I'm more than happy to continue so long as you guys are still interested!

You can snag the MP3 or you can use a PodCatching client like Doppler, or iPodder (links available in the Links list in the NavBar, hopefully, to the right!) to pick up The Drive-By via its own RSS feed. <-- You might want to drag-and-drop that link to your RSS reader, or do one of those "copy shortcut" type things.

You'll be able to pick up the show notes right in the RSS feed for the PodCast, but I'll post them here. You can also use the RSS feed that's associated with the PodCast Category from the Categories list in the NavBar (ALSO, hopefully to your right!).

Hopefully you'll find this edition to be fun, and informative... if not just fun! Please give me feedback, I would greatly appreciate it! Post comments to this entry.

Show notes for this episode, eventually! Of course, you could just look over the last 10 entries or so, and that should wrap it up!

Enjoy!

Well, here it is! I've finally managed to complete the first edition of "The Drive-By: Five Minutes of Tech and Nonsense from PaulsBlog.net!"

You can snag the MP3 or you can use a PodCatching client like Doppler, or iPodder (links also available in the Links list in the NavBar, hopefully, to the right!) to pick up The Drive-By via it's own RSS feed. <-- You might want to drag-and-drop that link to your RSS reader, or do one of those "copy shortcut" type things.

I've spent some time building the infrastructure for the new PodCast model of my site, so you'll be able to pick up the show notes right in the RSS feed for the PodCast, and I'll post them here.

Hopefully you'll find it fun, and informative! Please give me feedback, I would greatly appreciate it! Post comments to this entry.

Show notes for the premiere episode, soon! Of course, you could just look over the last 10 entries or so, and that should wrap it up!

Enjoy!