MP3 and My Commute
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MP3 and My Commute


On my commute, until recently, I've always listened to the radio, or played some tapes or CDs. Now I find I almost never listen to the radio, Pacifica and NPR are things of the past. I've been listening to material on my MP3 player. I listen to the podcasts "This Week in Tech" (lots of hot air but fun), "Inside the Internet" and other MP3 downloads. IT Conversations and Educause have lots of good items. Then there are the workshops like the Duke Podcasting Symposium. When I feel like music I have over 2000 tunes on the player.

If this behavior is common and continues what does this mean for traditional broadcasting?

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- Jessamyn West Podcasts
Jessamyn West, always articulate and worth a listen has been on a couple of podcasts recently. I've been meaning to post this but she made it easy for me. I was interviewed by Steve Thomas for his Circulating ideas podcast a few weeks ago and interviewed...

- Web Directions South
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- Podcasting
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- Mp3 Metadata
Recently I've been listening to podcasts on my commute. Some are better than others, but that is to be expected, that happens in all genres. However, a very common problem is the lack of the MP3 tag information. Or even worse, the wrong information...

- Not Cataloging
A great article by Janis Ian, the singer, on music downloads, copyright and the music industry. The Internet Debacle: An Alternative ViewFree exposure is practically a thing of the past for entertainers. Getting your record played at radio costs more...



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