This Video Clears Up Why You Still Have To Explain To People What Podcasting Is

theFerf · Nov 2nd, 2009, 05:01 PM

Google asked 50 random people of different ages and backgrounds in Times Square in New York a simple question: “What is a browser?”The results are pathetic and scary – but they make clear why you shouldn’t assume that people have a clue about how to subscribe to your podcast, how to watch your video blog, [...]

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rsilvera · Nov 4th, 2009, 01:05 PM

I'm not surprised. Instead of wisdom of the crowd it's more like wizdumb.

The university that my daughter attends recently bought several iPods. Why? Because the Uni wants to podcast professor's lectures and they think that they need iPods to do it. Furthermore, the individual with purchasing authority believe that podcasts are broadcast like radio, but require the iPod in order for it to work. When it was explained to her that her assumptions were incorrect by one of the faculty, she became argumentative and hostile telling the faculty member that he "didn't know what he was talking about."

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Nov 2nd, 2009, 05:01 PM	#1
theFerf Administrator I Eat, Sleep and Drink PodcastAlley.com Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 5,251	Google asked 50 random people of different ages and backgrounds in Times Square in New York a simple question: “What is a browser?”The results are pathetic and scary – but they make clear why you shouldn’t assume that people have a clue about how to subscribe to your podcast, how to watch your video blog, [...] More...

Nov 4th, 2009, 01:05 PM	#2
rsilvera Junior Member New to the Alley Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 12	I'm not surprised. Instead of wisdom of the crowd it's more like wizdumb. The university that my daughter attends recently bought several iPods. Why? Because the Uni wants to podcast professor's lectures and they think that they need iPods to do it. Furthermore, the individual with purchasing authority believe that podcasts are broadcast like radio, but require the iPod in order for it to work. When it was explained to her that her assumptions were incorrect by one of the faculty, she became argumentative and hostile telling the faculty member that he "didn't know what he was talking about."