Now listen carefully
Mike Fuchs, the Bargain Blog king and our online content editor, has put up a new podcast called GameBuzz where you can hear the latest video game news, reviews and deals. The inaugural audio review is about Destroy All Humans.
Podcasts and audio files are another piece of this grand experiment moving from newsprint to other media. We now have five semi-regular podcast features:
* GoRadio -- Jeri and Nicole of our Go Triad staff talk arts and entertainment.
* The Beat -- Our reporters give the story behind the story.
* Radio Free Sports -- Our sports reporters conduct their own Sports Talk radio program.
* Lorraine Speaks -- Metro columnist Lorraine Ahearn reads her column.
* GameBuzz
Here's what Mr. GameBuzz says about his podcast:
It aims to feed a growing appetite for video games. What game is hot? What's not? Should I wait to buy the next generation video game console or go ahead and plunk down money now and buy a PS2 or Xbox? We'll answer those burning questions and much more.
The podcast will feature interviews with Triad gamers and local video game store managers on topics including the top 10 rented or purchased video games and inside info on what's on the minds of gamers out there.
In case you're like me, which is to say not hip, here is a primer on podcasts from today's New York Times.
Podcasts are little radio shows that people create on the cheap; you can download them at no cost from the Web, and listen to them whenever you want.
That's helpful for the 87% who are clueless about podcasts. For us, though, it's another way to reach folks with information we have and they might want. Enjoy.
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The speed with which the masses (and as a gague for "the masses" I use my parents, to whom I usually have to introduce all tech innovations a good 6 months after their inception) are discovering, utilizing and using up new things like "podcasts."
A year ago I had no idea what a podcast was and was in the majority. Now I know no fewer than 6 people who do them regularly. I download 3-4 a week...and I've also just discovered Bit Torrent.
Now where the hell is my jet-pack?
Posted on July 23, 2005 11:26 AM
So now we have 'newdio'! Sounds like a Phil Collins song.
Have you considered running Podcasts through Dragon Naturally Speaking to get print?
Posted on July 24, 2005 6:57 AM