Audio Roundup of Recent Hybrid News
25 May 2005
Car Buyer’s Notebook offer up an audio podcast wrapping in six recent news stories concerning hybrid vehicles and the sales, attention and incentives they are receiving.
Click here to listen.
Question to readers: what do you think about the podcast format?
I think the only drawback to podcasting is the goofy name. Between "mp3", "mpeg", "audio file", etc., we already had plenty of names for audio recordings that you can download and listen to on a PC or portable device. "Podcast" sounds forced and overly cute, but what the hell--if it catches on as a way for people to get useful information, that's a pretty small price to pay for the benefit.
I really liked Adam Porter's oil casts (www.oilcast.com), but he hasn't done one since April 20, so I'm wondering if he's ever coming back.
Are you thinking of doing something similar, Mike?
Posted by: loudGizmo | 25 May 2005 at 11:30 AM
I'd like audio posts if only a transcript was also available. I can read and scan through posts much faster than I can listen to them, and when I want to reference or quote some things somewhere else it gets complicated.
I also usually surf the web while listening to music and it's a pity to interrupt a good album :D
Posted by: Mikhail Capone | 25 May 2005 at 11:48 AM
quality is not that good considering this is 128 kbps and stereo
There are other codecs that are better for voice either that or
the recording was terrible.
Best podcast is BBC's InOurTime. which is just 40 kbps.
Posted by: argod | 25 May 2005 at 11:49 AM
Lou, I was thinking of it...although it’s hard to render diagrams and charts in audio. :-)
Posted by: Mike | 25 May 2005 at 12:06 PM
I was an early adopter (listener) of podcasts. I've scaled back from my hardcore listening ... but I still grab things from http://www.itconversations.com/ now and then.
FWIW, they might be a great outlet for any hypothetical "green" podcast. They have the infrastructure, and might provide a wider audience.
Posted by: odograph | 25 May 2005 at 12:54 PM
I would rather read the news quickly than listen to someone read me the news
Posted by: na | 01 June 2005 at 08:02 AM
Hi
We are back up and running at oilcast.com, have been for a few weeks.
All the best
adam
Posted by: Oilcast | 22 June 2005 at 01:55 AM