Re: [microsound] podcasting site?

[Derek Mason <derek.mason@xxxxxxxxx>]

I refuse to buy an ipod because I don't own an Apple computer.  I work off my IBM thinkpad laptop.  I don't want to be forced to buy something and have compatibility problems.  

.......in other words, your right.  It is associative trademark branding!

Derek





----- Original Message -----
From: "nathan c. dickerson" <ndickerson@xxxxxxxxx>
To: microsound <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [microsound] podcasting site?
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:31:51 -0700

> 
> Look at the format of a podcast RSS feed and you will find the following tags:
> 
> <itunes:explicit></itunes:explicit>
> <itunes:author></itunes:author>
> <itunes:summary></itunes:summary>
> 
> This technology existed before itunes. There is no reason to name tags
> this way in any kind of open standard.
> 
> Apple created a stylized version of a product that already existed;
> Understood the trend of content syndication, exploited it, and
> produced a defacto standard, which they now control.
> 
> Even the RSS community has a problem with this -- Apple didn't even
> consult the RSS community about format standards.
> 
> Upon hearing 'podcast', 'ipod' immediatly comes to mind. This is wrong
> for any kind of open standard -- this is associative trademark
> branding!
> 
> This is Apples game -- Apple's habits of branding in public spaces
> (renting/buying ALL the advertising space in transportation hubs such
> as subways and public transit systems) and virtual spaces is
> unethical.
> 
> Are there really only a few people here who see a problem with this?
> 
> On 7/20/05, Guillaume Grenier <grenier.g@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 20/07/05 10:08, { brad brace } said in living color:
> >
> > > wouldn't simple downloads of mp3s(or oggs) be more
> > > egalitarian than becoming dependent on proprietary ipod
> > > hard/software?
> >
> > There's nothing proprietary in podcasts.
> >
> > It's just a RSS 2.0 feed (using an XML file) with a MP3 enclosure.
> >
> > As for aggregators (the software that checks and downloads new content),
> > there are a shitload of them: some free/some not free (in the $ sense), some
> > developed by companies/developed by a community/developed by just one guy,
> > some open-source/some closed, etc. Just choose whatever works best for you.
> >
> > Actually, the only proprietary aspect of the whole thing is the MP3. And of
> > course, you're not obligated to use this format -- you could use an Ogg file
> > or whatever else audio format you see fit to use.
> >
> > You can then listen to these "podcasts" on whichever device you want.
> >
> > g.
> >
> > --
> > Guillaume Grenier - grenier.g@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before."
> >
> > (Dwight Eisenhower)
> >
> >
> >
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