In your podcast you remind us that podcasting is not free to the author who has to purchase bandwidth and equipment to maintain an RSS feed. I just want to remind you, it isn't free for a consumer either. We spend hunderds of dollars to own computers, and spend $50 or more a month for the connection to our ISP's. This is overlooked in other media as well. The advertising on 'free' television did not buy my TV, pay my cablebill or provide the electricity. There is a definite difference between free and hidden costs. I appreciate your choice of Google adsense because it is clear what your business model is doing. Doubleclick, spyware, and spammers are much less forthcoming in their strategy to gain "eyeballs" to produce ad revenue.
In your podcast you remind us that podcasting is not free to the author who has to purchase bandwidth and equipment to maintain an RSS feed. I just want to remind you, it isn't free for a consumer either. We spend hunderds of dollars to own computers, and spend $50 or more a month for the connection to our ISP's. This is overlooked in other media as well. The advertising on 'free' television did not buy my TV, pay my cablebill or provide the electricity. There is a definite difference between free and hidden costs. I appreciate your choice of Google adsense because it is clear what your business model is doing. Doubleclick, spyware, and spammers are much less forthcoming in their strategy to gain "eyeballs" to produce ad revenue.
Posted by: Dave at August 25, 2005 9:00 PM