linearity of podcasts — Tarik Yildirim

I can not stand podcasts. Linearity of the medium is intolerable.

Talking is OK since it is at least a two-way interaction.
Watching is OK since each time slice is enriched with an image. (Images allow fast and non-linear transfer of information.)
Reading is best since one can scan a text in any direction and at any (varying) speed.

Of course, the reason behind my impatience is that most information is either trivia or noise.