Sunday, November 2, 2008

Podcasts vs. Text Based Blogging

What are the benefits/detractions of podcasts vs. text-based blogging? 

  • podcasts - have a much higher learning curve
  • blogging - you can just type and go
  • podcasts - require specalized equiptment and software as well as hosting services
  • blogging - you just need a computer and an blog application account or ISP
  • podcasts - more portable, can listen to on the go
  • blogging - users must either print out or save in a text file to read on the go
  • blogging - has a much wider audience
  • podcasts - have a more specialized audience
  • blogging - edits are easy and do not require much more than the delete button or the backspace
  • podcasts - to edit you need specalized equiptment
Overall, I think each medium has both pros and cons - blogging for its speed and podcasts for thier portability. Each also has a very specific type of audience. For the more casual user blogging is a very easy way to get thier message read, while podcasting is a more complicated way of getting thier message heard. For the end user the medium varies in how it can be obtatined and options for reading. 



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