Podcast studio to open
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Posted Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 04:05 PM [GMT-6]

According to this article from The Blog Herald, an Illinois-based company called PaleGroove Studios will launch the first known "brick and mortar" studio devoted exclusively to the production of podcasts. From the PaleGroove webpage explaining its services:

Thanks to PaleGroove Studios, you can now become a podcaster without having to make expensive equipment purchases or time commitments. Whether you’re a corporation, politician, industry association, or just an average individual with something to talk about, you can contact PaleGroove Studios to kick-start your professional podcast show.

I've never listened to a podcast nor am I completely sure that I know how to go about grabbing one. I certainly don't know how to create one, although it doesn't seem that complicated. But if I have to hire someone to help me do it, I think I can live without it. I see this as a service that will perhaps appeal to companies, but not many others. What am I missing?

[Update: At least one person seems to share some of my skepticism about the business model, if not the technology or the demand.]

[Update #2: And here's a good-looking resource called The GodCast Network for downloading Christian-themed and other family-friendly audio shows, including podcasts.]

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Eric, a great report on National Public Radio last week was exploring what it described as the "small but growing" phenomenon of podcasting.

It suggested that one of the advantages of the podcast was its ability to serve niches that might otherwise be overlooked/ignored by major broadcasting conglomerates. The podcast, this report suggested, could produce the highly-localized 'feel' that some critics say has been lost on the American airwaves.

I couldn't help but think, at the time, that some blogs fulfill much the same need, dispensing information from a localized perspective that, again, might be lost in in standardized nationwide coverage.

Posted by: Jeff at February 16, 2005 06:46 PM

Yeah, that makes sense to me, Jeff...and that's one reason why the idea of a "podcasting studio" seems, well, overreaching. Blogging is spreading because there's essentially no barriers to entry...little-to-no outside help is needed to do it. Podcasting needs to be that simple or it will remain a niche endeavor. And if it's simple enough to be an adjunct to blogging, we won't need studios to help us do it.

Again, I'm discounting the possible corporate market, although you'd think the big guys would have IT staff to handle it.

Podcasting is something that's intrigued me for awhile and I plan to do some more research...maybe even try it out!

Posted by: Eric at February 16, 2005 09:06 PM
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