@DarkMatterZine@bookstodon I genuinely think it does. By all means, if someone just want to put out an audio programme that is tied to a proprietary platform or something then they can, but "podcast" has a specific meaning and that meaning includes allowing openness of subscription/listening client. A Spotify-exclusive show, for example, is not that - and that's ok, but be clear!
@airadam@bookstodon I don’t really get the logic but also I think tying content to a single platform is silly unless that platform is giving you a ton of money to make it worth your while.
Sorry, can you explain what you aren't getting? It sounds like you are looking at this from a comparison of audio distribution models POV?
I think the OP was focused on protecting the word "podcast" as a distinct social and business value it provides by the nature of being a podcast, which is a distribution model and an ethos
Thanks to the iPod et al, we now have an easy & accessible experience of offline audio freedom inherent to podcasts by definition
@quaid@airadam@bookstodon Seems to me that “podcast” is the new iteration of a radio show. It can be anything so type/content is irrelevant. It’s now 1s and 0s available online that - depending on drm etc - can be downloaded.
@quaid@airadam@bookstodon Merriam webster defines a podcast as “a a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet”, Oxford dictionary “ A digital audio file of speech, music, broadcast material, etc., made available on the internet for downloading to a computer or portable media…” Wikipedia “
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet”
Cool, we're in agreement about the downloaded part of the definition. What is implied in the definition is the ability to play that downloaded file offline. (Setting aside for now the idea of playing it offline with an app of your choice.)
But what do you call audio that is trapped on a platform and can only be streamed? Streaming is also downloading, but without saving it for offline use.
Podcast implies downloadable for offline access, right?
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