For something that doesn't technically exist the Internet sure has a lot of STUFF in it...

I subscribe to about 5 podcasts through iTunes.

To be honest I rarely get around to listening to them.

I like everything about the theory of a podcast. Pick a subject that interests you. Find a podcast or three about it. Listen a few times to make sure you can stand how they sound (a serious and common issue with podcasts IMHO) and repeat with a different subject. After a while you theoretically can create your very own talk Radio that only covers things you are interested in.

Only I never get around to actually listening to them.

I even have an Ipod so it's not that it's even difficult for me. I just have never gotten in the habit I guess.

Anyway.

I bopped around on a few of the Podcast specific search engines and there were several interesting sounding Podcasts but I actually found mine just by searching google. Maybe now that I'm (kinda sorta) getting used to the job I'll have time for Podcasts. Maybe I'll even come up with something for the Library to do with it but at the moment while I can see the value of many of the Web 2.0 apps we have looked at in a Library setting I'm just not seeing it with Podcasts.

Maybe as a resource for patrons. That would probably work.

~0ps

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  1. books4yorkJanuary 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    We've bounced around the idea of using a batch of podcasts as a replacement for "Dial-A-Story." Have not gotten beyond the concept stage. -- My THING 22 note expands on the idea a bit. -- Stan Schulz

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