Is "The Plan" backfiring?
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Adam Curry has really pushed podcasting into the mainstream. Some think this is great, while others don’t. Regardless, its always been known that his efforts were to the benefit of his Podshow venture.
But here we are a few weeks after iTunes 4.9, and the ‘podsquad’ is nowhere to be found. Instead the iTunes “Top Podcasts” list is dominated by Al Franken, CNN, ESPN Radio, and other “big media” companies. Podfinder, Adam’s new iTunes show is still listed, but its had yet to release a second episode, and Podfinder has had top billing in iTunes since the first day.
Dawn and Drew, Yeast Radio, even the new Podshow affiliate The Mommy Cast are gone from the headlines. Podshow.com seems to be stagnate, while Odeo and others are being given a chance to catch up.
And even Casterblaster, Podshow's answer to podcast creation has been slow to develop, while Apple has begun publishing instructions on how to make a podcast using their software.
Has Adam’s dream succumb to the same media giants that apparently are burying the “indie indie podcasters”? Is this what he meant when he preached of "taking back the media"? Or are there still tricks up his sleeve?
posted by Russell @ 12:50 PM,
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