Podcasts

I thought Evelyn Waugh was an Australian tennis player? But not so. OK, I was way off the mark on that one. The podcast at the British Library was a pretty dry affair for me, tho it's a good concept to give punters a taste of what your currently flogging.

The ABC is really moving forward with all that they have available on the net, and the BBC provides alot of content too.

I of course, listened to Roy and HG discussing Barry Hall's punch - a Zen moment they claim.

I had a look at some of the podcasts available at the Orange County Library in Florida. The impression I was left with is this place is more than a library it is somewhat of a cultural hub-a place where people want to go to- they have talks by authors and musicians (& the first female Chief of Police) available in formats that will suit the majority of users. On top of all that, if you don't live in the area or missed an event for whatever reasons, you can still view or listen to one of these events in the privacy of your home at your own leisure. But wait, that's the appeal of podcasts isn't it?
However, I can't say I listen to podcasts very much, I leave any spoken word stuff on my player to this man.

So the SL's challenge is to appeal to a wide range of people-to be an information portal people will use.
Towne Meetings could be podcasted. Training of any type that would benefit from verbal communication could be podcast and better still videotaped.