But many of the "vodcasts" are just talking heads--the video really adds nothing to the content, so you can sort your socks while "watching" Heather Cox Richardson or Adam Schiff or the US Naval Institute.
Just wanted to say that American Patriarch was really good, Bill. My plan for summer vacation is to finish reading through your unofficial America: Its Lives and Times series, as well as some of your other biographies
I still listen to podcasts. There is only one voice that is not clear to me. (Am losing some hearing in one ear.) For that person, I need to watch the podcast with closed caption turned on. Even slowing down the speech does not help. It's usually an interview, and I need to hear the questions clearly.
Beyond the discussion of video and audio, there is an argument to be made that we humans have a tendency to value what we see rather than what we hear. The preservation of America’s National Parks certainly might not have relied on vision alone, but I don’t think anyone would doubt their visual beauty played a role.
The data on what’s being consumed certainly is what it is but, anecdotally as an individual who mostly listens even to video podcasts, I wonder what percentage of video podcasts are are being listened to only or primarily as compared to being fully watched?
The claim that video podcasts are growing relative to audio podcast may also be explained by an alternative explanation: audio podcasts aren’t losing listeners, but video podcasts are growing from television viewers who are turning from network and cable shows to videos. Video podcasts are growing primarily by absorbing former cable TV viewers migrating to YouTube on their televisions, while audio podcast audiences continue to grow in parallel. The two are expanding different audience pools more than they are cannibalizing each other.
I think the proliferation of virtual meeting options have changed people’s expectations of video options. My kids would die if they had to call somebody, but they conduct group video chats with their friends daily. I think this translates to consuming media.
And ironically, the discussion of video vs audio is taking place in written form - which for many concepts is still the best format for understanding and absorbing information.
But many of the "vodcasts" are just talking heads--the video really adds nothing to the content, so you can sort your socks while "watching" Heather Cox Richardson or Adam Schiff or the US Naval Institute.
Just wanted to say that American Patriarch was really good, Bill. My plan for summer vacation is to finish reading through your unofficial America: Its Lives and Times series, as well as some of your other biographies
I still listen to podcasts. There is only one voice that is not clear to me. (Am losing some hearing in one ear.) For that person, I need to watch the podcast with closed caption turned on. Even slowing down the speech does not help. It's usually an interview, and I need to hear the questions clearly.
I’m an avid radio listener and still love podcasts. I guess I’m in the minority….. again.
I love reading books, but I also love audiobooks. I like listening to old movies, too.
Beyond the discussion of video and audio, there is an argument to be made that we humans have a tendency to value what we see rather than what we hear. The preservation of America’s National Parks certainly might not have relied on vision alone, but I don’t think anyone would doubt their visual beauty played a role.
The data on what’s being consumed certainly is what it is but, anecdotally as an individual who mostly listens even to video podcasts, I wonder what percentage of video podcasts are are being listened to only or primarily as compared to being fully watched?
The claim that video podcasts are growing relative to audio podcast may also be explained by an alternative explanation: audio podcasts aren’t losing listeners, but video podcasts are growing from television viewers who are turning from network and cable shows to videos. Video podcasts are growing primarily by absorbing former cable TV viewers migrating to YouTube on their televisions, while audio podcast audiences continue to grow in parallel. The two are expanding different audience pools more than they are cannibalizing each other.
I disagree. I often find something on Youtube - I sent it to a portable speaker and often listen to the bulk of it.
I think the proliferation of virtual meeting options have changed people’s expectations of video options. My kids would die if they had to call somebody, but they conduct group video chats with their friends daily. I think this translates to consuming media.
And ironically, the discussion of video vs audio is taking place in written form - which for many concepts is still the best format for understanding and absorbing information.