The Downfall of Podcasting

I remember when I first learned about Podcasting. It was via blog entries in Chris Pirillo's blog and Leo Laporte's blog. Both class act internet enthusiasts and both had a hand in making podcasting what it is today. However podcasting has become more of a business venture than the fun audio sharing that it was when it started out.

There are a handful of people that have alienated the idea of podcasting. The idea that anyone can share audio not just the big time internet junkies. Take, for example, Kevin Rose, the one time tech television star that downgraded his career to online multimedia. He does two podcasts, which there is nothing wrong with, but it's the way that he presents himself and hounds users to subscribe.

There is nothing wrong with promotion. If you are just starting out promotion is a great way to get the word out, and maybe become the next big thing. But then there are people and organizations that over promote. Over promoting is when you are already popular and have a good following and then you keep plugging away and hounding users to watch or listen even more. A perfect example of this is Kevin Rose. Of his two podcasts, both are in the top 15 (This week in Tech, 4, Diggnation, 12). That's great for him, but lets look at a post in his blog that was just a few days ago (while both were still in the top 15).

"Help out diggnation and subscribe today: If you use iTunes: - Subscribe to the audio feed - Subscribe to the video feed Odeo: - Subscribe to the odeo audio feed iPodderX or other podcasting clients: - Raw RSS feed"

"Help out diggnation