{"id":518,"date":"2006-10-08T19:58:18","date_gmt":"2006-10-08T11:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2006\/10\/2006_10_08_1958.php"},"modified":"2006-10-08T19:58:18","modified_gmt":"2006-10-08T11:58:18","slug":"regarding-mr-laportes-push-for-renaming-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/10\/08\/regarding-mr-laportes-push-for-renaming-podcasts","title":{"rendered":"Regarding Mr. Laporte’s push for renaming podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

This particular “move” has already been known for a while, but I thought I would comment on it today because I had nothing else better to do. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about<\/p>\n

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Leo Laporte wants to rebrand podcasts as ‘netcasts’<\/a><\/h2>\n

If you’re a TWiT fan (or a listener of almost any of Leo’s other 200 podcasts), you might have heard in the past couple of weeks that he’s pushing to change the term ‘podcast’ to ‘netcast.’ He’s even gone so far as to start using it in his lingo on the shows (at least on the few of his shows I can keep up with), and is looking to trademark the term. Now before you run off and flame TWiT’s forums, just hear the man out – because I think he has a good idea.<\/p>\n

via TUAW<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

For those too lazy to read the entire article, basically the reasons he gives to justify his push for “netcast,” are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Apple’s recent legal antics with regards to the ownership of the term.<\/li>\n
  2. How “podcast” in general could alienate newbie end-users, as it is too tied to the iPOD brand 1 <\/sup><\/a>People who hear “podcasts” will think that you need an iPod to listen to such media.<\/span><\/span>