Who Says Microsoft Isn’t Podcasting?
Posted on 7:47 pm by Paul ColliganAlways funny, those guys from Redmond.
Nick Saalfeld from Wells Park, of whom I had the pleasure of getting to know at the Podcast Summit, pointed me to this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/forefront.aspx?tab=podcasts
Good: Microsoft has Podcasts - “You can stream or download these audio podcasts on your favorite podcast software or mobile device, and quickly and easily access content with RSS feeds.”
Bad: Not quite sure what the second statement means and … the only RSS I can find on that page is the mention of RSS on that page.
Am I the only one who doesn’t see any RSS on this page of Podcasts?
Technorati Tags: microsoft, redmond, microsoft podcasting, microsoft rss
6 Comments »
March 29, 2007
Dan Dashnaw said:
Nope Paul - you’re not the only one. There’s no RSS feed published on that page that I can find either. I second the semi-confusing motion. =]
Dan@audioexpansion
March 29, 2007
Ed Roberts said:
I really can’t stand it when people use the word “podcast” for ANY recorded audio. If there is no RSS feed, there is no podcast. It’s just an MP3 file.
March 29, 2007
Jason said:
They do have RSS feeds on this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/podcasts/default.mspx
March 29, 2007
Paul Colligan said:
Well there we go.
It’s not a “we don’t really know what Podcasting is” kinda thing - “it’s a we don’t really know where to put the RSS” kinda thing?
Why isn’t it on the page called Podcasting?
Paul
March 29, 2007
Cali said:
If you click on any of the titles (TechNet Webcast:….), it opens up a new page. There are bullet points for how you can watch, including:
# Download this podcast (audio only): WMA | MP3 (right click and ‘save target as’ to download)
# Subscribe to an RSS feed for the podcast series: WMA | MP3
Took a bit of looking…
March 29, 2007
Mike said:
Here is another great example of Microsoft not quite getting it right. I’ll be waiting for them to release service pack 1 for their podcasting efforts and see if they get it right that time. But we may have to wait for service pack 2 and a few monthly updates.
I wonder if they can put software patches into an RSS feed? Wouldn’t that be convenient? I can see it now, “Subscribe to our RSS feed and keep your PC updated with the latest security patches.” I just hope they make it easier to find the feed. Oh well, nobody’s perfect.