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  Big Business Vs The Indy Underground in the Podcast Ring In this corner.... We have Corporations, Big Business Ventures, Commercial Joint Ventures and Product Pimps... This side has joined the Podverse (yes, another made up Podcast Empire word - Podcast + Universe = Podverse... Shakespeare made up hundreds of words and I can too!) late in 2005, coming late to the game only after they were convinced there was money to be made and young audiences to saturate... This group is in it for the money, either directly or indirectly, because of this they have some money to put into their shows, giving them a veil of shiny, polished content, but at the end of the day, they are all trying to sell you something...

And in this corner... We have The Indy Underground, the Diehards, and the people that are in it for the love of the game... This side has never joined the Podverse... they created it. While making a few bucks off their Podcast would be great few of them are in it for the money. This group does what they can with what they have and are interesting because, if nothing else, each and every one has a unique perspective expressing a unique topic...

Which side are you on? Which side are you most interested in? Who are you rooting for? Don't underestimate your power... The Podverse was created by people just like you, and people just like you will determine the future direction the medium takes. It is easy to get pulled in by the Big Business types who have the money and knowledge (or money to buy the knowledge) to put together a good show that, at least on the surface, gives you what you want... but if Big Business wins out and becomes the dominant force in the Podverse, eventually they can stop giving us what we want and will start giving us what THEY want... just cause they can...

Your vote counts...


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Michael   ¶ 09:20