RSS acceptance by Mr. Average of Uxbridge
Published by on June 25th, 2006
I finally managed to squeeze a post out back on the much neglected Audacious Communications blog
This one is about our relationships with our email inboxes, the difficulty in persuading email users to switch to RSS, and some of the pitfalls slowing this new technology’s acceptance as a commercial communications tool.
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June 13th, 2006 at 6:28 pm
good luck
June 13th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
Luck doesn’t come into it…
June 13th, 2006 at 7:31 pm
I take my comment back then
June 14th, 2006 at 3:59 pm
Nice one Neil, I hope it goes well for you mate.
Good on ya.
June 14th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
Okay most of that means nothing to me, but I take it you will be supping with the devil in some peoples eyes? The only hint I can give you is that you pass the Port to the right when in his company he gets really annoyed if you don’t
Joking aside, congratulations.
June 14th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
Cheers, Chris.
Kev: That makes it all the more tempting to pass under the table wrapped in a blanket stitched with the hair of Patagonian Llamas. He’ll love that.
June 15th, 2006 at 6:10 pm
Don’t worry Neil, there’s safety in numbers.
June 15th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
And there’s also the increased possibility of trampling.
June 20th, 2006 at 5:54 am
I used to listen to about 8 US Podshow podcasts until the ads got so repetitive and annoying that I was almost smashing my MP3 player in annoyance. Then the hosts appeared to have been told to start talking glowingly about their sponsors during their shows too. I was so annoyed that great shows had been ruined that I have now unsubbed from all bar one (ESAS).
If the UK shows become disposable ad hoardings then I’m afraid there are going to be an awful lot of listeners unsubbing from an awful lot of shows (myself included).
But that’s just my personal opinion
June 20th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
I agree to a certain extend, Grant, the main reason I stopped listening to commercial radio was the irritation with commercials. However, recent surveys in the states indicated that listeners were happier with ads than paying for downloads, though whether that’s the same here is another matter. One way or another things cost money and advertising is the most straighforward and immediate means of paying for it all. If people stay away because of it, then podcast networks will have to come up with something else.
I think we are in very exciting times as no-one really knows what’s around the corner or what will or will not work. Thankfully there are people experimenting and testing the water.