I’ve had a lot of time to catch up on the world of podcasting during my downtime here. In a sense, it’s been nice to get a grasp on what’s been going on with the medium since its inception nearly a year ago. It’s interesting to parse through the directories and listen to some of the things out there. So many people who just got the setup to work, was excited enough one day to just do something, and come to the conclusion that now they can do it, but what the hell do they talk about? It’s really not easy. This isn’t about having a niche. It’s just about having something to say. If you don’t have that, you don’t even have anything for anyone to listen to you and decide that you’re not worth their time.
I saw an exhibit of vanity through geekness the other day. A girl walking down the street was checking to see how her hair and make-up looked as she was heading to her destination, but it was the way that she did it that struck me. Her little mp3 player seemed to glitter in the sunlight as she rose it to her face. Thing is, it offered a wonderful reflection for her to inspect herself a little closer. So many companies are trying to sort out how they can integrate cell phones with portable music players and so on. Maybe this is an untouched market.