Podcasting overflow: need better producer/listener tools!

Check this out: this is the list of outstanding shows I just loaded into WMP 10 from Odeo (the OdeoSyncr had a bit of an indigestion following the celebration of their funding, and had not been working since last Friday). Almost 20 hours of listening…

We’re going to need tools to easily tag portions of shows according per topics, and add functionality to players and devices so that we can play portions of interest – based on the topic (venture capital, social media, pr, etc.).

My current approach is to listen to a podcast for a few minutes, and move to the next one if it is not engaging. The only ones I go through systematically are Gillmor Gang and Gillmor Daily, For Immediate Release and WebTalkRadio (all part of my 5pods). Bit brute force, but kind of works.

Any suggestions or pointers to tools in development will be most appreciated.

Comments

[John Furier]

Jeff,
I'm working on the metadata for PodTech.net. I agree with you on the tools as a producer myself it's a huge issue.. nothing like being a user to find out the opportunities.

[Lee Wilkins]

Jeff,

What if you had such tools, would make your life easier, and probably around 10m people globally as well?

[Mack D. Male]

Hi Jeff - I can't believe I didn't see your post before! My company is working on a complete suite of tools and services. We are currently planning to release bits over the next two months. If you want to more, feel free to get in touch.