Hype builds, backlash sets in… all before podcasts gain any mass traction

So Charlie Cooper reacts (negatively) to the podcast hype, welcomes a tip, and exchanges views with Dan Bricklin. Then I get home and see that Vin Crosbie offers a new business model for podcasting, tongue firmly in cheek. I know the news cycle is accelerating, but now we have the backlash almost before the phenomenon even has some noticeable growth. To stay on target in a world of naysayers takes some serious focus.

Of course, I’m not much of a podcast fan myself, but I’m not much of an audio person anyway (too slow!), so I’m not the customer.