Podcasting Growth Exponential

Feedburner has just released figures on the growth of 'podcasting' - the practice of making downloadable broadcasts for the iPod (or other mp3 players).

The growth this month alone is eye-catching. At the end of 2004 FeedBurner managed 750 podcasts via SmartCast. Today the figure is 1,750.

Some of those podcasts have over 3,000 subscribers/listeners. At the beginning of February FeedBurner-managed podcasts had about 24,000 listeners.

Is this a home-based business opportunity for you?

Podcasting pioneer Adam Curry says podcasting's most distinctive quality lies in the capacity to time-shift the consumption of digital content.

"Users can grab and tote their favorite shows, then listen while commuting, exercising or doing chores. It's the Internet penetrating into the rest of your life, when you're not connected," he says.

It's a niche few have yet even contemplated exploiting. Is it yours?