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No To Netcasts

No To Netcasts

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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 10 months ago
We the undersigned object to Leo Laporte\'s campaign to rename podcasts to netcasts. By launching this action without properly understanding the case of \"Podcast Ready\" and its \"MyPodder\" software, Leo Laporte has managed to fragment the podcasting community. By introducing another term into the fray, the market will become confused, with multiple terms to explain the same medium. Podcasting has become well established across the world, with organisations such as The BBC, ABC, NPR, XFM, BSkyB, Fox News, MTV & RTL using the term podcast to describe their RSS distributed audio. For another term to come into the market will only confuse the situation. So, this petition asks Leo Laporte to back down from using the name netcasts and return to podcasts.

Updates

October 20, 2006

The confusion this unnecessary rebranding creates for new listeners is precisely why I started this. I am still hearing from people across the industry who feel just as frustrated by this push to replace a term that already works perfectly.

October 20, 2006

Seeing this level of support confirms that I am not the only one frustrated by the unnecessary confusion being forced upon our community. This momentum proves that we value the history of the medium more than a rebranding attempt that ignores the reality of the industry.

6 Comments

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Emma Sharpe
19 years ago Featured

Confusing for new users and totally unnecessary. Just let it go.

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Sarah Murray
19 years ago Featured

Ridiculous to try and rebrand a whole industry just cuz you want to feel special. Stop the netcast nonsense

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Brian Riley
19 years ago Featured

I have been listening for years and this is just vanity. No one asked for a new name.

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Jason Weber
19 years ago Featured

Leo needs to get over himself. He is just making it harder for people to find content by confusing the terms. We are sticking with podcasts.

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Dave Morgan
19 years ago Featured

Podcast is the standard. Everyone already knows what it means. Dont try to fix what isnt broken

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Mark Brooks
19 years ago Featured

PODCAST. Keep it simple.

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