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October 01, 2006
Podcasting
Things are changing in the world of media as a result of this whole Podcasting thing.
John Piper's radio broadcast, which I've been listening to daily for a whole year in Podcast format, is going off the air and leaving traditional radio completely, so they can instead focus entirely on harnessing the power of the internet for daily distribution of the program. By doing this, they're saving $1/2 million a year.
Also, Amanda Congdon, formerly of Rocketboom fame, is doing a really cool video podcast called "AmandaAcrossAmerica". She's been interviewing different bloggers and talking about all kinds of things related to "new media" and what this whole thing means. There are some good interview of Jeff Jarvis and Andy Carvin that analyze where we're at and predict what's coming. One thing to look out for is the "digital divide". We're in danger of leaving behind everyone else who doesn't have internet. For example, we could talk to people and expect that they know all about what we're talking about because they're just as well-informed as us. Think of voting, and the danger of letting people become even more disenfranchised than they already are. Culturally, I think this is something we need to guard against. Jesus told us to take care of His "little ones", and if we are entirely focused on the people who have the advantage of the web, we're going to be passing over a good 10% of the population.
Posted by aaronlord at October 1, 2006 07:42 PM
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