I have began to listen to the podcasts that are available on iTunes. The 2 that have really caught my interest, are 'No Agenda' and 'The Current from CBC'. 'The Current from CBC' is in the news and politics category, and reviews the highlights from the radio. This podcast has very high ratings and listeners are happy with how level headed and insightful it is. It is worthy of 4 stars, "I really love this radio show. It tells of all the recent headlines, debates and all other things news wise. I listen to it every time I have a chance." This podcast is convenient for the people who missed the news and want a quick recap on what is going on. 'No Agenda' is the second podcast that i listened too. The category is places and travel, however the more you listen, the more off topic they get, so it covers a lot of area. This podcast was rated a 4 1/2 stars. "Love it that be blend technology, economic issues to which wine to get! Very entertaining podcast!", it allows people to look at many different issues at once. Important topics come up, but so do funny ones. It is as entertaining podcast.
-> Personal Podcast Evaluation: For my first time listening to a podcast, I enjoyed it. It was easy enough to find and subscribe, best part was, it was good for a university student's budget, FREE! I enjoyed listening to it because it raised questions and allowed me to stay connected, but i was able to do it whenever or wherever i wanted. I synched the podcasts to my iPod, and when i was walking around campus, or even in my room working on homework, I would listen to it. It is always there so I will never miss it, and it keeps me in the loop. It is a good experience if you find something you like.
-> This method of sharing information is easier than getting it off of blogs or magazines because you can multi task better. It is easier to listen to something while doing other things. It is a lot more convenient and can be done from wherever. It is not a very formal way, but now a days, our society wants convenient over what is proper. Podcasts are appropriate for what our society expects today.
-> Pros: convenient, easy availability, public access, interesting, entertainment, mobile, diversity
Cons: need the technology, may not like it, listening may not take the information in
** it is personal preference
video
so since i was new to the whole podcast thing, im sure you can guess im also new to the whole vidcast thing too. its pretty much the same, but you can watch stuff too. The first one i watched was "The Stuff They Don't Tell you" and this was off of iTunes. It was really interesting, and it is about pretty important things too. This podcast was not very successful, it had 3 stars, but most people found that it was not as informative as the description led it to be. The reviews were not very impressed and were very disappointed with it. Another video cast I watched was from YouTube. My friend was the one who actually made it, and it is really fun and just cute. If you are bored its something to look at. Again, mixed reviews, but most of the reviews are just conversations based on something that was said in the video.
->I found that video casts are informative as well, but mainly something to enjoy looking at. It is not formal at all. YouTube is mainly for funny videos, not informative. I prefer podcasts to video casts. But I did enjoy watching video casts- some are very comedic.
-> again this is a personal choice, it is not a formal way of retrieving information. It is just a different way of taking in material. Personally, it is worse then audio casts for me.
What has made YouTube successful?
-> FREE entertainment!
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