A little liveblogging at the BBS: Getting Started with Podcasting and Videoblogging

This latest session has been a bit more in depth than I would normally call “getting started,” but the side-effect of that is that it’s fantastically interesting. There’s been a lot of discussion about:

• Are you better off doing video or audio? Scoble says it depends on what your message is. If it’s told easily with pictures, you should look into video. But don’t underestimate the reach of good audio - you can listen to something while you are driving, hiking, or knitting.
• The process of making (recording) a podcast is getting simpler and simpler.
• Be careful of hosted upload services, like YouTube, because they can end up owning your content.
• Formats are an open issue still in many ways. If you’re doing audio, mp3 is the most solid choice, but there are all kinds of specific formats for specific devices, and you can tailer your podcast or your videoblog to the kind of device you’re aiming for.