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Silly Survey Sunday: Should TUAW Have a Podcast?
You may have noticed that we bloggers here at TUAW have been thinking different in regard to podcasts. To date, we haven't done one. C.K. did a guest stint on an Engadget podcast back in March, but other than that, we've been content to talk with our keyboards instead of our vocal cords.Since the subject came up again in our last (unofficial) Unofficial Apple Weblog team meeting (which is more like Fight Club than you might imagine), I thought I'd take an informal survey of our readers to see if you really have any interest in hearing C.K. say "ummm" for a whole hour, while Scott and I try not to curse.
[TUAW reserves the right to completely ignore the results of this survey, but we'll enjoy reading your answers anyway.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jorge G? said 8:27PM on 12-11-2005
In my case, I've tried to like podcast very hard, but for me, it just didn't do it (I know, most of the people out here love podcasts).
I think that you should NOT have a podcast, unless you have enough time to mantain the great quality and the amount of daily posts that TUAW has, in that case DO it, there's always people with not enough time to read that could benefit from this.
Keep up the good work.
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Dean Welsh said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
A podcast would rock. Curse away!
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Zack Mahdavi said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
I love podcasts, especially the way Engadget does them. I'd highly recommend producing at least one podcast, just to see how it turns out.
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J said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
A TUAW podcast would rock. I love reading all your news and opinions but there is something about hearing it from the people we love to read that gives you an even deeper perspective of how they feel and who they are.
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Jonathan Schroeder said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
A podcast would be great. How could it hurt? Even if its the worst podcast in history, i'm still gonna read tuaw every afternoon. I'm open to any new medium through which i can recieve my daily dose of tuaw.
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Brett said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
I think you should have at least one podcast, just so we can hear if you can speak your thoughts as concisely as you are able to write about them.
This was not the case with C.K. when he was a guest on Engadget's. For all of his passionate writings on DRM being evil, he nearly put me to sleep when he was talking about it on that podcast!
That being said, his posts have gotten much less whiny and much more informative, so maybe he should just stick to the print media. As for Laurie aand Scott, let's see what ya got. :>
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bubblej said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
I realy liked the podcasts over at engadget untill they took a break and changed the format. If you are going to try podcasting check out last years engadget podcasts and try to make them like that. The more over produced they get them more flavor they loose. Use your real voice not Mister golden voice. Podcast about controversial things mac and you may have a good podcast.
In my opinion it realy only takes one bad podcast to loose me as a listener. I have not listened to the engadget podcast after the format change this year.
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PXLated said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
The bigger question is WHY.
I can read/scan your posts faster then you can talk.
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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_victor said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
Holiday specials! Just make some catchy tunes, a celebirty guest, and whip up an episode on Bastille Day, or Boxing Day, Left Hander's Day, etc.
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Michael May said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
nope - no pics, no speed reading, no links.
waste of time
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Sam said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
I pretty much agree with #8 and #9. Unless you can do something other than just reading your posts verbatim (*yawn*), I would stick to text.
of course, I hope you prove me wrong!
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Izzy said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
I'm not a huge podcast fan, but I don't see why you shouldn't give it a try. You guys might actually be the one podcast other than Dawn and Drew that I actually listen to.
My only suggestion would be to include different things in the podcast than you have on the page (perhaps stories or issues that lend themselves better to audio). That way, as long as you're still putting out great articles it doesn't hurt to have podcasts supplement the blog.
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Jack Foster Mancilla said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
I think an irregularly scheduled, "good quality," podcast would be great, approximately once a month. ... Because I like the sound of the title, "Maybe once a month." ... And delivered only through RSS/atom.
Being delivered irregularly through RSS, the podcast would pop into peoples consciousness as a surprise. Being delivered irregularly through RSS would also allow you to be happy with your work.
You Happy with your work + occasional surprise = a pleasant surprise for your subscribers.
Jack
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Bruce said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
Podcasts are good.
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stinky said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
I think you should just link to le show's podcast on kcrw. or find a way to turn morning becomes eclectic into a podcast on your site. but just relabel it as cherry becomes eclectic. (sorry, no one commented on that cherry os story.... I just didn't want to be lonely.)
other podcasts just don't interest me. unless you set c.k.s ummmms to music while peppered with expletives from laurie and scott.
could be hot.
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Kevin Ballard said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
What's the point? I never listen to podcasts, because I don't have time, and it's harder to multitask while trying to listen to spoken word than it is to multitask while reading.
The only reason to do a podcast is if you have material you want to share that doesn't lend itself to a print medium, and I don't think that's the case here.
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Dave Schultz said 6:09PM on 7-08-2005
Your site was a recent discovery for me, and I'm amazed how often it's updated. The content is pithy and interesting.
Podcast? I vote for once a month. And I agree with most of the above: Keep it simple, get some interesting guests, try some editorializing, be spontaneous but not juvenile, keep the production effects basic.
And if you don't enjoy it, quit. Your blog is great as is.
I walk for exercise a lot, and I'm always listening to NPR, music or some spoken blogish thing. Yours would be a welcome addition.
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Dean Shan said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
I'd go for a podcast. They are perfect for the commutes to work.
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Asdavis said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
Yes, Absolutely!!
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eccramer said 4:18PM on 6-16-2005
Podcasts are perfect for when I don't have time to read the site, or when I'm away from the computer. Sure, I can't sync to the The Pod without a computer, but I can also be doing other things while it syncs. So, Yes. Please give me my Apple Crack in audio format!
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