Reason number 12: I can't text a podcast

The audio version of Blogs are shite is at the development stage at the moment, very probably never to see the light of day. This is not because we feel a similar level of hostility to podcasts but because they can be quite useful. For example, if I miss something I want to hear on my Rapid Audio Download In Operation device (which I also refer to as a radio) I can perhaps find it somewhere as a podcast.

The problem in the future of these things is that they are actually less interactive than the existing technology. For example, a radio - especially a pirate station - will build a community of listeners (ok, ok "users") and employ texts, calls, and shout outs to maintain a dialogue. A little, in fact, like the comments section on a blog.

The podcast suffers by comparison. In a world of emerging two-way media it is no more than a monologue. If you don't believe me, try calling one up and asking for your favourite song.