YouTube posting of the Chabon interview failed. I received an email telling me it was a no-go, though I could not decipher the reason. But, look, librarian's manifesto worked, so I did correctly link my blog. Why failure with Chabon? A difference originally in the posting to YouTube? Length of the video--could be. Chabon talk was long.
On to podcasts. I have been listening to podcasts on an MP3 player for a couple of years, and I am addicted. Why not? Makes washing dishes or lifting weights much more interesting. But I had never thought of the obvious: the computer itself can deliver audio and video podcasts--an entire class can partake of information. Why is some information delivered via RSS and some via streaming? RSS newer and easier technology? I may never know the answers to these questions--and does it matter? The technology will continue to evolve, the important part being to open my mind to new applications.
Humorous, though not meant to be, article from New York Times recently, and reprinted locally about the ethics of audio delivery of printed books. People in different book clubs were interviewed and actually felt listening to a book the club was reading was cheating--not enough time was dedicated to the absorption of the book's writing, content, style...some who listened rather than read were librarians. This inflamed the group members even more. I guess we all need to continuously practice twisting and then straightening our spines on these issues.
Tried Podcast Alley. Not giving up on it (usually I use iTunes) and like the idea of not having to download software to utilize, but it certainly is visually unattractive and uninteresting. Did subscribe to The New Yorker's animated cartoons, and am now having them delivered to Google Reader, which caused me to explore Google Reader in greater depth. Ah! How one path keeps us moving further into the forest.
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