> not unlike iPods helping lead to the adoption of podcasts.
Podcasts are named after the iPod, because that's who the audience was. They are radio shows that are recorded and then made available for download; other than the usual lack of melody, they are identical to other mp3 files.
Spoken-word musical albums and books on tape were already well-established phenomena before the iPod existed. What's the difference supposed to be?
Podcasts are named after the iPod, because that's who the audience was. They are radio shows that are recorded and then made available for download; other than the usual lack of melody, they are identical to other mp3 files.
Spoken-word musical albums and books on tape were already well-established phenomena before the iPod existed. What's the difference supposed to be?