I especially dislike audio and video that starts playing before I have the option to choose whether I want to see it or hear it.

I don’t mind video or audio, I would just prefer a link to the source rather than an embedded flash player. Then I can choose to follow the link if I feel there is a compelling reason.

I agree also that I don’t want to wait for an entire 4 minute or 45 minute segment to play. If you could “deep link” to get right to the salient bits, that would be really cool.

My experience with audio and video is largely this: If it’s flash or if it streams I will tend to skip it. Still too many drop-outs and issues with the quality of the stream. Digital cable even suffers from this. If I can download it, I do. But then the download gets filed somewhere until some imaginary time in the future when I can watch or listen to the entire thing–which never seems to arrive because I’m downloading new stuff continually.

Well, obviously I’m not quite with you there – I think that the only superiority of any medium lies in its ability to get the message across. And there is certainly some visceral enjoyment in hearing or seeing someone rather than simply reading them – though perhaps the most fun is someone like Violet Blue, who combines all three.

I would have to disagree with the “linear” comment, especially in regard to podcasts. POD stands for “Portable On-Demand”: in other words, I listen to it when I want. Kind of like skipping around your site, I can skip from Fetish Flame to Left, Right, and Center depending on my mood, and come back to or leave it as may be. The audio is my companion as I do dishes, cook, ride my bike…and saying that it’s only linear, but text isn’t, is kind of like saying that matter order words doesn’t in what your.

And besides, we all like flattery. I had one Master tell me that he used my podcast to put his sub to sleep every night…what higher praise could I ask for?

It was so great to watch it and see what nice things they said about Sexoteric! It made me quite happy.

But, I giggled, Bacchus, at your comment about wearing headphones while commuting and not being able to hear the announcements over the loudspeaker. In NYC, it’s so hit or miss if you can hear them anyway, most riders never take their headphones off and listen.

Eve

Sure; there are exceptions. But as a rule, text is simply better.

I have little patience for video, though, because of the reasons you mention. Unless it’s a really compelling topic or by fascinating people, meh, I let my short attention span take over.