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May 11, 2005

The TiVo Comparison: Is it apt?

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Posted by Jeff De Cagna

There is a discussion on the Podcasting News site about the relevance of the TiVo comparison for podcasting. The comparison was made again recently in a USA Today article about how podcasting is different from terrestrial radio.

Personally, I'm not fond of the comparison, although I understand that it may help to explain the time-shifting aspect of podcasting to the uninitiated. But if that is the best analogy we have, then IMHO we need to come up with better ways of talking about the whole phenomenon. I think it is far more important to build enthusiasm around the experimentation and freedom of expression made possible by podcasting. Of course, it isn't an either/or choice, but I guess I'd rather emphasize creation over use. I suppose that reflects my bias as a podcaster.

My questions to you: how do you feel about the TiVo comparison? Does it matter to you? What role, if any, does it play in the business of podcasting? Do you have an alternative to share?

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1. Rob on May 12, 2005 12:22 PM writes...

I think the TiVo analogy doesn't hold up.

That said, RadioShark is fits the TiVo analogy, it timeshifts radio down to your iPod.

Podcasts are unique works which can't be listened to currently via any other method. They are audio blogs, they could be time shifted radio. They could also be audio-novels.

Podcasts are too generic of a term, and they are just the media. TiVo is hardware, like an iPod + RadioShark are hardware. You can't compare content to hardware.

my 2 cents.
Rob
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