Here we find one more of those new-fangly expressions that I just don't like. Podcast. Wretched word. A sort of portmanteau combining "broadcast" and "ipod". Disgusting. It just doesn't work. Both parts come from the latter half of the donor words. "Icast" would be better, but it probably violates some Apple copyright. "Broadpod" rhymes, at least.
Etymology aside, calling an online audio RSS feed a podcast is like calling an adhesive bandage a band-aid. Or a refrigerator a frigidaire. The popular lingo is confusing a brand name for a product. What a horrid thing to do. I, for one, have never owned an IPod, subscribed to ITunes, or bought into any of Steve Jobs's electronic fashions. Yet, I can and do consume these so-called podcasts. They play just fine on QuickTime.
Wait, isn't that an Apple product?
Well, yes, but.
But what, exactly?
But it's free, you see. One need only suffer through endless requests for updates and friend requests from ol' Steve himself and the world of free audio is open!
Besides, it would probably work fine on WMP or RealPlayer if I asked it to.
I did subscribe to the Penny Arcade podcast. Those two are nuts! N-V-T-S - nuts!
Scroll down. You'll find it.
4 comments:
You have a way with words!!
But iTunes is free too...just saying. :)
(Why yes, I'm an Apple devotee!)
Tiffany, while ITunes itself may well be free, music downloads most certainly are not. Of what use is the program without the downloads?
I really like your site, Bryan. Always good for a chuckle! Great links, too. :)
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