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Originally posted by: vudu
NWR didn't want Khush for its webpage; what makes you think the podcast is any different? 
Hi-yo! That's a good burn.
Well, I'll just post my idea here instead of editing my message where it might be missed. Anyways, my idea isn't anything that revolutionary. I just thought it might be useful.
Basically, instead of posting the whole podcast as one package, you may want to also offer up sections of the podcast. What I mean is, have links to seperate parts of the podcast. So, there could be a link for the news section and the news section only. There could be a link for the mailbag. A link for the discussion on the forums. A link for this new segment for anyone that Ty has come up with.
I know that at first it may seem like a lot of work and I'll admit, I'm not speaking from experience here. I've never had to edit a podcast before. But, the way I'm picturing it in my mind is that instead of having to put the whole podcast together in one setting, you can assemble each segment at a time and then when all the segments are complete, compile them together into the whole podcast that has been the standard since it's inception for those who prefer to listen to it all at once.
The reason why I think it would be useful is for a few reasons. One, there is often a worry about the length of the podcast. Is it too long or too short? How much do people want to listen to? By dividing up the segments, if people want to skip a section of the podcast or choose what parts they want to listen to, it makes it much easier. This way, length of the podcast really doesn't matter anymore. If someone doesn't have time to listen to it all in one setting, they can pick up where they left off more easily than before where (at least for me) you have to wait for the whole podcast to reload and then try and repostion the meter to where you left off. Sometimes, a person might forget about it and never bother to listen to what else was discussed.
What I'm describing also plays into my second point. Maybe there is something in the podcast people are talking about in the talkback section or there is a segment advertised in the write-up like Metroid preview or Brawl discussion. Maybe you only want to hear the part of the podcast. Well, now, instead of having to boot up a whole 80 minute podcast and try and search through it to find this discussion, you now have the sections listed and can easily find this topic or see what the fuss is about.
Third, it gives NWR a way to see what segments are popular and what isn't. Maybe. For this idea to work, you'd most likely need a hit counter of some kind to see how many times a segment is clicked. So, maybe when you look at the hitcounters, you notice that the news discussion has been clicked on way more than say the intro where people talk about what games they are currently playing. This helps gives NWR a bit more feedback on what is working and what isn't. Especially from lurkers who might listen to the podcast but never post their views on what they think is working and what could be improved. Maybe there is a section that people just don't care for. Maybe there is a section people can't get enough off and should be expanded on more.
And finally, this goes back to my idea of how I think a podcast is edited. If there is particular part of the podcast that seems to be full of technical difficulties, instead of delaying the whole podcast because of it, maybe other portions of the podcast can be posted so that people have something to listen to in the meantime and helps keep up a regular schedule for the podcast. Maybe editing duties can even be divided among people. You know, assign people certain portions of the podcast.
Anyways, that was just a suggestion I'd come up with after listening to a few odd podcasts here and there. I'll admit, I'm not a regular listener so I don't know how well this suggestion would be recieved by regular listeners. But, I know this feature would be useful to me. I no longer have the time I once had to sit on the internet for long periods of time and so to listen to a whole podcast is too much. Maybe this would open up more participation for podcasts also. Maybe a staff member would like to just participate in one particular section that matches his expertise or there's a topic being discussed this week and he would like to join in the participation but doesn't want to have to host a whole podcast.
Then again, maybe NWR was right not to hire me so as to not have to deal with crazy ideas like this one. But that's "Khushrenada's Krazy Idea of the Week." Tune in next week when I unveil my latest idea: Pirate Radio Trivia. That's where I just decide to host a trivia game in the chat section next Friday since no else does that anymore. There'll be no connection to Kontek since I have none of the programs for that. I'll just have to chat in the chat section with everyone else. Obviously, it will just be 30 trivia questions and no songs since that capability doesn't exist to me. Looks like I just revealed my whole idea. Now I'll have to think of another one for next week.
Ideas. I'm full of them. Some people say I'm full of other stuff too. Yet, for all the ideas I have, I can't think of one for how to end this post. Maybe I'll just hit reply and see what
Topic: who wants a segment on the forum podcast?? (Read 5105 times)
