[AI] Re: What is a podcast?
- From: "rajesh asudani" <rajeshasudani@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:40:10 -0800
Yes, I can better understand the relevance of news compilation and
distribution via e mail. besides irrelevant matter on the website, many
times, a news story is continued over several links making it necessary to
read it in fragments. However, the hindu is a notable exception to this
trend.
I would like to add, that in addition to compilation of news in a text file,
sufficient scope should also be provided for easy navigation to the news
items of one's interest, instead of having to read the entire thing.
Rajesh.
Regards
Rajesh.
----- Original Message -----
From: "khurana" <anilkhurana@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:34 PM
Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
> True, but the compiler would make sure that only the relevant material is
> included, whereas the website would have a lot of irrelevant stuff as
well.
> In fact a lot of time gets wasted on most newspaper websites looking for
the
> material one is really searching for. Business Standard website though, is
> an exception.
> Anil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rajesh asudani" <rajeshasudani@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 21 March, 2006 12:17 AM
> Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
>
>
> > Hi Geetha, the method of compiling newspapers and sending them by e mail
> is
> > good, however, I can not see the point of it, as, anybody who has got
> > connectivity--prerequisite for receiving e mail-- may as well go to the
> > concerned website him/herself and browse the paper according to their
> > liking.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Rajesh.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Geetha Shamanna" <geetha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:34 AM
> > Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
> >
> >
> > > As far as distribution of newspapers in accessible format is
concerned,
> a
> > > gentleman in the U.S., Will Smith, follows a simple but highly
> effective
> > > method. As most of you on the list may already know, he sends out
> several
> > of
> > > the popular newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post,
> etc.,
> > > published in America to interested readers by mail daily. He pastes
the
> > text
> > > of the newspaper in the body of the message, and the messages are
> usually
> > > not larger than 500KB. It would be enormously helpful if an
organization
> > for
> > > the blind here in India can take up the task of compiling and
> distributing
> > > two or three of the newspapers published here in a similar manner.
This
> > may
> > > require employing a person fulltime to compile the text, but the
> benefits
> > > readers would derive from having leading newspapers in accessible
format
> > > would be huge.
> > >
> > > Geetha
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Dipendra Manocha" <dipendra.manocha@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:07 AM
> > > Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
> > >
> > >
> > > > That indeed is an interesting service. Another 100 miles added in
the
> > > > journey.
> > > >
> > > > The service is by subscription. If you have it then could you please
> > send
> > > > a
> > > > sample paper or a magazine by attachment on my personal e-mail
> address?
> > > >
> > > > My point was to use podcasting for distribution mechanism such as
> centre
> > > > to
> > > > regional centres. From regional centres the content would be
> distributed
> > > > in
> > > > treditional ways. How ever, the real services would certainly need
> some
> > > > thing more than just podcasting. Podcasting could only be a part of
> such
> > > > mechanism.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Dipendra
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:19 AM
> > > > To: accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
> > > >
> > > > Hi Dipendra,
> > > >
> > > > I take your point about easy distribution. However, electronic text
is
> > > > still
> > > > preferable. A lot of people published scripts of their podcasts so
you
> > > > could
> > > > look at implementing a similar mechanism.
> > > >
> > > > As for newspapers, they already have their web sites. You could
> perhaps
> > > > find
> > > > a way to simplify the presentation of the articles on the web site.
> For
> > > > example, you could put all the articles in a single text file. This
is
> > > > already being done in the UK. See the following link for more
> > information.
> > > > http://www.tnauk.org.uk/index.html
> > > > Pranav
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dipendra
> Manocha
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:49 PM
> > > > To: accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
> > > >
> > > > Hello
> > > > I was thinking of distribution of materials of our interest. It has
> good
> > > > potential such as:
> > > >
> > > > Audio books in series.
> > > > Sound tracks of movies
> > > > Indian news papers read out and delivered as an podcast Or audio
> > recording
> > > > of some magazines
> > > >
> > > > This could become as a good mechanism of delivery of content. Many
> > > > organisations around the country could easily collaborate to bring
out
> > > > good
> > > > content, share it among themselves for local distributions and I see
a
> > > > good
> > > > potential of getting some thing like a audio news paper using
> > podcasting
> > > > which is well directed to select custommers.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Dipendra
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kiran Kaja
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24 PM
> > > > To: accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
> > > >
> > > > This can be a great way to do site tours though. But I agree that
> people
> > > > tend to talk too much. I still prefer blogs over podcasts.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Kiran.
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geetha
Shamanna
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:03 PM
> > > > To: accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > My experience has been similar. Navigating through a podcast and
> > skipping
> > > > sections in it is still way too cumbersome when compared to the ease
> > with
> > > > which one can browse through a document. Besides, unlike in written
> > > > articles, people tend to ramble on a lot in podcasts. When I first
> > > > discovered podcasts a few months ago, I downloaded Ipodder (the
> software
> > > >
> > > > that can be configured to automatically download fresh versions of
> > > > selected
> > > > podcasts as and when they become available). However, the podcasts
> piled
> > > > up
> > > > a lot faster than I could listen to, and very soon I had several
> > hundreds
> > > > of
> > > > MB's of podcasts for which I had no time. I finally gave up and
> > > > uninstalled
> > > > Ipodder.
> > > >
> > > > Geetha
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:50 PM
> > > > Subject: [AI] Re: What is a podcast?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Hi Dipendra,
> > > >>
> > > >> I use podcasts and rss regularly. However, I prefer electronic text
> to
> > > >
> > > >> podcasts since reading is significantly faster.
> > > >>
> > > >> Pranav
> > > >>
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