Does anyone care whether we call it a “podcast” or an “mp3″ of something? I’m currently browsing the Zune Marketplace looking for some new podcasts, but I realized its mostly short versions of traditional media (The Today Show Podcast), and the usual, mass distributed webisodes like Ask A Ninja.

My question….does the “buzzword” get in the way of peope’s understanding of the medium? People are asking about widgets without knowing what they are or how to measure their success. Seems a little “horse before the cart” to me. And now looking at all the podcasts available from Zune Marketplace and iTunes, are people really confused by their nomenclature? Or do they get the fact that anyone can make an audio recording of video interview available for download to be viewed on multiple devices? I’m not actually planning on watching HBO’s “In Treatment” on my Zune. I plan on watching on my PC, but Ill grab it through the Zune Marketplace….for free.

Not sure why this is bugging me, other than the fact that I need different settings for downloading and syncing my podcasts than my regular music. PITA.

Same with widgets. Will someone please bring a little thought into the process? Or just admit they want to dabble with a new medium.

What are you using to tag your audio files these days, anyway? I’ve spent most of this weekend updating and standardizing album art and setlists so they play in chronological order while maintaining my preferred file naming convention (artist/album/song - artist.mp3).

End holiday rant.