Podcasts or Netcasts (or something else)

Leo Laporte in his speech at the PODCAST Expo 2006 has suggested podcastors change the name from "PODCAST" to "NETCAST" in beliefs this is a more accurate name than Podcasting.

I listen to just about all of Leo's "podcasts", or "downloadable audio/video shows", or whatever you want to call them. I have tried to spread the news about podcasts, and I get the same response that Leo has: "I don't have an iPod, so I can't listen to podcasts."

It is unfortunate that the term "podcast" has become the common term for downloadable audio/video shows that have an RSS feed. It implies the use of an iPod, but you can listen on any computer, burn them to CDs or DVDs, or use just about any portable music player. I don't like the term "netcast" either, but I don't know of anything better.

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