Source: tallskinnykiwi
"PODCASTING. I was just thinking how different technologies connect with different denominations and church streams.
2004 - WORDS
Although the emerging church people were well into blogging by
2004, there was a huge upsurge of blog publishing that year which
attracted the Reformed folk who love to write and
read words. Creating your own RSS feeds and aggregating others was the
rage. Blogging became respectable. The PDF file became a stable form of
publishing. Technology for layered PDF's with multimedia (including
movies) was available but no one in the church really used it.
2005 - SOUNDS
By the end of this year, Podcasting may have won over the Baptists
and others who love preaching and sermons. If the podcasting movement
goes from word based sermons to music based tracks and experiences,
then the Charasmatics might kick in. The emerging
PodJockeys might not necessarily be the most famous preachers. Maybe a
few conference speakers will sell their "enhanced podcasts" with
chapter breaks (now enabled in iTunes 4.9) as audio versions of their
books. Or replacements for their books.
Here's an interesting convergence: The DJ's have been adding words
to their sounds. Now the Podcasters will be adding music to their
audio. Somehow, the two will meet in the middle.
2006 - MOVING IMAGES
Maybe I am stereotyping here (forgive me) but Video Blogging might take off with the Pentecostals
and others who already do a lot with video. Or maybe the podcasters
will want to add some visuals to their audio feed. Or even better,
maybe the underground movement of Video Jockeys (VJ's) will have a
wider audience to show their creations. Either way, as broadband
becomes standard and digital cameras accept video as well as still
shots, video blogging or its new forms will be popular.
Now if only I can get some better lighting and a can of Jimmy Swaggart hairspray . . ."
Further:
Jonny Baker has more about podcasting.
Or read my "Podcasting and Godcasting"
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