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What can we do to make webOSRadio better?

By: David Baxter, 7/30/2010 4:18 pm | 66 comments

So today we published #9 of webOSRadio and we have been very humbled by the response. We have gotten a lot of very positive feedback, and we appreciate it all very much.

But as kind as you all have been, we know darn well that we are still very wet behind the ears when it comes to the podcast game, so we would like to pose this question to everyone:

What can we do to make webOSRadio better?

What do you like about the podcast, and what do you loathe?
What would you change, or not change?

Any feedback, both good and bad are greatly appreciated. In fact, we appreciate them so much, that if you leave some feedback in the comments or twitter (just be sure to include the hashtag #webOSRadio so we can find you) we will enter you in a random drawing for one of our awesome t-shirts.

We will leave the contest open throughout the weekend. You can enter as many times as you want as long as each piece of feedback is helpful (and constructive) and not the same thing over and over.

The end goal is to make the best webOS podcast on the planet, and we can’t do it without you guys.

Thanks and good luck!

About David Baxter

David is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of webOSroundup. When not toiling away at WOR he is usually with his family, at church, building a website of some kind or another, or playing a video game. @davidbbaxter

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oil

I gotta be honest, It could use some more cowbell…

http://intensedebate.com/people/webOSroundup David Baxter

I put my pants on one leg at a time. But after my pants are on, I make gold records.
http://twitter.com/groovdafied @groovdafied

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oil

I gotta be honest, It could use some more cowbell…
oil

I gotta be honest, It could use some more cowbell…

http://intensedebate.com/people/webOSroundup David Baxter

I put my pants on one leg at a time. But after my pants are on, I make gold records.
http://twitter.com/groovdafied @groovdafied

I have a feva, and THIS is the only prescription…

http://twitter.com/Mechanical_Mind @Mechanical_Mind

I'd definitely like to hear some more noise about homebrew stuff, apps, patches. Seems like it only gets a small portion at present. Maybe a homebrew special once a month?
http://twitter.com/Mechanical_Mind @Mechanical_Mind

I'd definitely like to hear some more noise about homebrew stuff, apps, patches. Seems like it only gets a small portion at present. Maybe a homebrew special once a month?
BJ

I like the guest appearances. Loved that J Rob was on dev cast #2. Oh, btw, dev cast is awesome! Love all the app reviews.
BJ

I like the guest appearances. Loved that J Rob was on dev cast #2. Oh, btw, dev cast is awesome! Love all the app reviews.
@leejcj

However you choose to create your podcast, keep it consistent.
I believe that although introductions are unnecessary as listeners grow accustomed to your voices, it's important to make the delineation between identities consistently. You provide some great insight and discussion into webOS, but I say "you" instead of your names because there are no personalities that pop out at me. Voices mix in together, and it becomes less of a conversation and more of a monologue.
What might be the underlying problem is volume, which is lower than all the other podcasts I follow, and the occasionally low quality mic pickup.

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

Don't the low quality mics help distinguish voices? lol

I do agree with you on this, though. Maybe we all need to change our voices a bit. :P

@leejcj

if they all have to be bad, then have somebody add an echo… and have somebody else autotune the whole podcast :D
@leejcj

if they all have to be bad, then have somebody add an echo… and have somebody else autotune the whole podcast :D

@leejcj

However you choose to create your podcast, keep it consistent.
I believe that although introductions are unnecessary as listeners grow accustomed to your voices, it's important to make the delineation between identities consistently. You provide some great insight and discussion into webOS, but I say "you" instead of your names because there are no personalities that pop out at me. Voices mix in together, and it becomes less of a conversation and more of a monologue.
What might be the underlying problem is volume, which is lower than all the other podcasts I follow, and the occasionally low quality mic pickup.

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

Don't the low quality mics help distinguish voices? lol

I do agree with you on this, though. Maybe we all need to change our voices a bit. :P

@leejcj

if they all have to be bad, then have somebody add an echo… and have somebody else autotune the whole podcast :D

Andrew

I love the podcast, but I think it's pretty heavy on app reviews.

I know, I know, it's ironic, I come to your podcast to hear about apps, and I want less app talk, but it's true. If you could diversify your subject matter to not only reviews, but some dev talk, talk about ares, talk about tips and tricks, speculation on the next palm phone, debates about general smartphone functionality, even talk about your personal lives, I generally like podcasts where the hosts talk about their lives.

Just so I'm clear, I want you to review apps, but I also want less reviews, and more life.

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

We did create the webOS DevCast to hit on some of those points, and it's been a bit dry in the news area lately. But maybe we can work some more topics in there. If you think we need more of it, then it's worth consideration.

Thanks.

Sean

I love hearing about apps and all, and I know that is the main point, but I would also like to see topics branch out a little and talk about more news and opinion on hp/palm/webos. I know you guys do that now some and its great stuff. I listen to engadget sometimes to hear about rumors and new stuff across the board, but I don't like some of the guys, but you guys are great together and funny.

also, I would have thought Radio would be more about general webOS topic and banter, like over the air styles, and DevCast being the more app related heh. but yea, love the show!
Sean

I love hearing about apps and all, and I know that is the main point, but I would also like to see topics branch out a little and talk about more news and opinion on hp/palm/webos. I know you guys do that now some and its great stuff. I listen to engadget sometimes to hear about rumors and new stuff across the board, but I don't like some of the guys, but you guys are great together and funny.

also, I would have thought Radio would be more about general webOS topic and banter, like over the air styles, and DevCast being the more app related heh. but yea, love the show!

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

We did create the webOS DevCast to hit on some of those points, and it's been a bit dry in the news area lately. But maybe we can work some more topics in there. If you think we need more of it, then it's worth consideration.

Thanks.

Andrew

I love the podcast, but I think it's pretty heavy on app reviews.

I know, I know, it's ironic, I come to your podcast to hear about apps, and I want less app talk, but it's true. If you could diversify your subject matter to not only reviews, but some dev talk, talk about ares, talk about tips and tricks, speculation on the next palm phone, debates about general smartphone functionality, even talk about your personal lives, I generally like podcasts where the hosts talk about their lives.

Just so I'm clear, I want you to review apps, but I also want less reviews, and more life.
Andrew

I love the podcast, but I think it's pretty heavy on app reviews.

I know, I know, it's ironic, I come to your podcast to hear about apps, and I want less app talk, but it's true. If you could diversify your subject matter to not only reviews, but some dev talk, talk about ares, talk about tips and tricks, speculation on the next palm phone, debates about general smartphone functionality, even talk about your personal lives, I generally like podcasts where the hosts talk about their lives.

Just so I'm clear, I want you to review apps, but I also want less reviews, and more life.

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

We did create the webOS DevCast to hit on some of those points, and it's been a bit dry in the news area lately. But maybe we can work some more topics in there. If you think we need more of it, then it's worth consideration.

Thanks.

Sean

I love hearing about apps and all, and I know that is the main point, but I would also like to see topics branch out a little and talk about more news and opinion on hp/palm/webos. I know you guys do that now some and its great stuff. I listen to engadget sometimes to hear about rumors and new stuff across the board, but I don't like some of the guys, but you guys are great together and funny.

also, I would have thought Radio would be more about general webOS topic and banter, like over the air styles, and DevCast being the more app related heh. but yea, love the show!

spare

You could try having a fan submitted roll call question every week. Plain introductions are kinda boring in podcasts. I like the rest of the show as it is though.

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

I LOVE this idea. David, let's do this. Start up the show with a question and everyone goes around to answer. Good times.
http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

I LOVE this idea. David, let's do this. Start up the show with a question and everyone goes around to answer. Good times.

spare

You could try having a fan submitted roll call question every week. Plain introductions are kinda boring in podcasts. I like the rest of the show as it is though.

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

I LOVE this idea. David, let's do this. Start up the show with a question and everyone goes around to answer. Good times.

http://twitter.com/errade @errade

Hi guys,

I was reading leejcj's comment and there is a pretty cheap/easy solution to the problem of all your voices mixing in together. Designate your primary speaker to the centre channel – and your secondary speakers to the Left and Right channels – that way even if your voices sound the same, the listener can distinguish personalities based on where they are in their aural space.

Would that be useful?
http://twitter.com/errade @errade

Hi guys,

I was reading leejcj's comment and there is a pretty cheap/easy solution to the problem of all your voices mixing in together. Designate your primary speaker to the centre channel – and your secondary speakers to the Left and Right channels – that way even if your voices sound the same, the listener can distinguish personalities based on where they are in their aural space.

Would that be useful?

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

That sounds like an awesome idea, but I wonder how feasible that is given our current setup.
http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

That sounds like an awesome idea, but I wonder how feasible that is given our current setup.

http://twitter.com/errade @errade

Hi guys,

I was reading leejcj's comment and there is a pretty cheap/easy solution to the problem of all your voices mixing in together. Designate your primary speaker to the centre channel – and your secondary speakers to the Left and Right channels – that way even if your voices sound the same, the listener can distinguish personalities based on where they are in their aural space.

Would that be useful?

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

That sounds like an awesome idea, but I wonder how feasible that is given our current setup.

@leejcj

Also, from a totally different perspective, there are some podcasts I leave for listening at night when I need to fall asleep (androidcentral, gdgt), there are others I want to be awake for due to content and interest (precentral, engadgetmobile), and then there are those that I listen to with the expectation of being entertained (engadget). Anybody can follow a script and have a funny moment now and again, but the world has too many straight talking podcasts already. There needs to be back and forth, not just in discussion, but in opinion. Where do you want to fit in?

Also other things i'd throw out… just because it'd be cool to see in your podcast: live podcast audience –> live questions segment, move apps to the middle or back in deference to news, a section for "how my webOS device made life easier today", mirror app debate with two hosts who use different apps for the same function.

http://intensedebate.com/people/RoySutton RoySutton

I'd love to have live audience participation but we'll need to upgrade our tools some. You didn't say which category of podcasts we fell into right now. I will also note I agree with your earlier comment: The sound level in our podcast is way too low. I was trying to listen to the one I missed in the car and it was very difficult!

@leejcj

I'm going to hold off on categorizing you until you have a couple more under your belt. Guests and the devcast have made yall somewhat unique. I just hope it doesn't become an androidcentral style, because I almost fell asleep in the shower today. For now, I love that there's another informed and involved webOS opinion in the podcast medium.
@leejcj

I'm going to hold off on categorizing you until you have a couple more under your belt. Guests and the devcast have made yall somewhat unique. I just hope it doesn't become an androidcentral style, because I almost fell asleep in the shower today. For now, I love that there's another informed and involved webOS opinion in the podcast medium.

http://intensedebate.com/people/RoySutton RoySutton

I'd love to have live audience participation but we'll need to upgrade our tools some. You didn't say which category of podcasts we fell into right now. I will also note I agree with your earlier comment: The sound level in our podcast is way too low. I was trying to listen to the one I missed in the car and it was very difficult!

@leejcj

Also, from a totally different perspective, there are some podcasts I leave for listening at night when I need to fall asleep (androidcentral, gdgt), there are others I want to be awake for due to content and interest (precentral, engadgetmobile), and then there are those that I listen to with the expectation of being entertained (engadget). Anybody can follow a script and have a funny moment now and again, but the world has too many straight talking podcasts already. There needs to be back and forth, not just in discussion, but in opinion. Where do you want to fit in?

Also other things i'd throw out… just because it'd be cool to see in your podcast: live podcast audience –> live questions segment, move apps to the middle or back in deference to news, a section for "how my webOS device made life easier today", mirror app debate with two hosts who use different apps for the same function.
@leejcj

Also, from a totally different perspective, there are some podcasts I leave for listening at night when I need to fall asleep (androidcentral, gdgt), there are others I want to be awake for due to content and interest (precentral, engadgetmobile), and then there are those that I listen to with the expectation of being entertained (engadget). Anybody can follow a script and have a funny moment now and again, but the world has too many straight talking podcasts already. There needs to be back and forth, not just in discussion, but in opinion. Where do you want to fit in?

Also other things i'd throw out… just because it'd be cool to see in your podcast: live podcast audience –> live questions segment, move apps to the middle or back in deference to news, a section for "how my webOS device made life easier today", mirror app debate with two hosts who use different apps for the same function.

http://intensedebate.com/people/RoySutton RoySutton

I'd love to have live audience participation but we'll need to upgrade our tools some. You didn't say which category of podcasts we fell into right now. I will also note I agree with your earlier comment: The sound level in our podcast is way too low. I was trying to listen to the one I missed in the car and it was very difficult!

@leejcj

I'm going to hold off on categorizing you until you have a couple more under your belt. Guests and the devcast have made yall somewhat unique. I just hope it doesn't become an androidcentral style, because I almost fell asleep in the shower today. For now, I love that there's another informed and involved webOS opinion in the podcast medium.

http://intensedebate.com/people/webOSroundup David Baxter

The feedback is awesome so far! Keep it comin'

David
http://intensedebate.com/people/webOSroundup David Baxter

The feedback is awesome so far! Keep it comin'

David
http://intensedebate.com/people/webOSroundup David Baxter

The feedback is awesome so far! Keep it comin'

David
Andrew

It would be great too if every podcast you pick one topic to debate. I like lively discussion. It doesn't even have to directly relate to Palm or WebOS. It could be, 'Is the desktop going to be replaced by the tablet', or 'the future of mobile gaming' those topics can be applied to webos and palm devices, but they are not specifically about Palm or WebOS.

We want your opinions on lots of things. And a lively debate is good. If you want to defend Done! versus Classic Tasks, then GO FOR IT. Don't give in. Have a good healthy debate about the pros and cons of things.

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

I like this comment the most. ;)

You all know I'm up for a healthy debate, right? Pull out your gloves, cause I'm ready to rumble!!
http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

I like this comment the most. ;)

You all know I'm up for a healthy debate, right? Pull out your gloves, cause I'm ready to rumble!!

Andrew

It would be great too if every podcast you pick one topic to debate. I like lively discussion. It doesn't even have to directly relate to Palm or WebOS. It could be, 'Is the desktop going to be replaced by the tablet', or 'the future of mobile gaming' those topics can be applied to webos and palm devices, but they are not specifically about Palm or WebOS.

We want your opinions on lots of things. And a lively debate is good. If you want to defend Done! versus Classic Tasks, then GO FOR IT. Don't give in. Have a good healthy debate about the pros and cons of things.
Andrew

It would be great too if every podcast you pick one topic to debate. I like lively discussion. It doesn't even have to directly relate to Palm or WebOS. It could be, 'Is the desktop going to be replaced by the tablet', or 'the future of mobile gaming' those topics can be applied to webos and palm devices, but they are not specifically about Palm or WebOS.

We want your opinions on lots of things. And a lively debate is good. If you want to defend Done! versus Classic Tasks, then GO FOR IT. Don't give in. Have a good healthy debate about the pros and cons of things.

http://intensedebate.com/people/anotherstiffler Tim Stiffler-Dean

I like this comment the most. ;)

You all know I'm up for a healthy debate, right? Pull out your gloves, cause I'm ready to rumble!!

Greg M

off topic, but i think you could have a weekend poll, every Friday come up with a question for the community to take a poll on over the weekend, since the weekend there normally isn't as much to write about and i'm sure you all have lives to live, that would give us something to debate over the weekend, then on money you could write an article about the poll or something.

Thanks guys.

can't wait till i can post stuff right thru the app and i will be on this site more often forsure.
Greg M

off topic, but i think you could have a weekend poll, every Friday come up with a question for the community to take a poll on over the weekend, since the weekend there normally isn't as much to write about and i'm sure you all have lives to live, that would give us something to debate over the weekend, then on money you could write an article about the poll or something.

Thanks guys.

can't wait till i can post stuff right thru the app and i will be on this site more often forsure.
Greg M

off topic, but i think you could have a weekend poll, every Friday come up with a question for the community to take a poll on over the weekend, since the weekend there normally isn't as much to write about and i'm sure you all have lives to live, that would give us something to debate over the weekend, then on money you could write an article about the poll or something.

Thanks guys.

can't wait till i can post stuff right thru the app and i will be on this site more often forsure.
http://twitter.com/IcerC @IcerC

Higher quality mics.

* future prediction minute* (could be fun)
*palm sightings* (number of pres and pixis you saw that week)
*app showdowns* (say, morestocks vs topstocks – notes, vs Tapnote- Two good apps vs each other.)
*competion repore* (android apple windows.. news of the week of the competition from palms guys)

:)

http://intensedebate.com/people/webOSroundup David Baxter

Funny…everyone, at this point, does have a high end mic.

Guess that just means I suck as the editor of the podcast :)
http://intensedebate.com/people/webOSroundup David Baxter

Funny…everyone, at this point, does have a high end mic.

Guess that just means I suck as the editor of the podcast :)

http://twitter.com/IcerC @IcerC

Higher quality mics.

* future prediction minute* (could be fun)
*palm sightings* (number of pres and pixis you saw that week)
*app showdowns* (say, morestocks vs topstocks – notes, vs Tapnote- Two good apps vs each other.)
*competion repore* (android apple windows.. news of the week of the competition from palms guys)

:)
http://twitter.com/IcerC @IcerC

Higher quality mics.

* future prediction minute* (could be fun)
*palm sightings* (number of pres and pixis you saw that week)
*app showdowns* (say, morestocks vs topstocks – notes, vs Tapnote- Two good apps vs each other.)
*competion repore* (android apple windows.. news of the week of the competition from palms guys)

:)

http://intensedebate.com/people/webOSroundup David Baxter

Funny…everyone, at this point, does have a high end mic.

Guess that just means I suck as the editor of the podcast :)

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