Irritating Podcasting faults

No, this is not the name of a podcast show, this is just me ranting about things that have started to irritate me tremendously in these last weeks.

1. Podcasts that are shorter than 4 minutes - I mean.. what is the point? 2 minute interviews and somebody reading short snippets of information. This is the equivalent of podcast telegrams, short and irritating.

2. Podcasts that have stopped broadcasting with out informing anyone about their demise. People, its ok to quit but don´t just slink away. That stinks of slacking and is very very annoying.

3. Please stop snickering excessively into the mike! There is nothing worse than having to listen to 4 minute introductions to a mediocre show, interrupted by constant giggling and snorting. At least try to do this professionally.

May think of more irritations in the coming days but will try to focus more on the new phenomenon of Video Podcasts. Those are video shows available as podcasts, professional as well as amateur. We are rapidly approaching the video on demand age and I wish to keep well abreast of this development.