Not Impressed with November’s Issue As a Blogger

The November issue of Blogger and Podcaster is here, and I’m about to go through it. As I flipped through the first couple of pages, there was an ad with a audio message. Tricky, this time you can’t turn it off at the top, and if you flip to the next page it DOESN’T stop. You still have to listen to it, or go back and find that “off” button. Don’t like that…don’t make me FIND an Off button…not cool.

Okay, onto the Editor’s Note…it’s about the name of Podcasting. Yawn…lots of words to say something that could be said in about 2 paragraphs. Let me count how many we’ve stretched it out to…ELEVEN. Yeah, not much more to say on this. I guess Podcasters may find this more intriguing, but you lost me about 1/3 of the way into it. Not reading the rest, I get the gist of it.

Shelly Brisbin does write an interesting piece about the news of two groups who are looking to grow, and people are going to be divided between which way to go. Interesting reading here.

You’ll catch some news blurbs about Yahoo and Podcasting, Technorati changes, and some Jaiku news as well on page 8. A gripe about Techmeme’s leaderboard and a few more news stories are dotted on page 9.

Hey! I see a full page ad for Ted Murphy’s Izea on page 12. Way to get the word out Ted. He’s an interesting guy, who knows how to buzz. Some more pod news, products, podcast expo and Zune stuff hits page 13.

Page 15 talks about expanding your reach and syndication, about podcasting that is. Not sure if this is the podcasting and podcasting magazine this month. I’m hoping the blogger isn’t overlooked in this issue. I’m going to keep flipping through it, but so far, I’m feeling like this is totally targeting podcasters, and I’m feeling pretty left out.

Shel Israel always puts up a solid piece and is always a worthy read. This month is no exception, so if you’re looking for a good article, this one may interest you on page 17.

Hey, what a surprise, another podcasting article on page 19. I don’t podcast, and so far, a good portion of this magazine hasn’t held any interest for me this month. Sorry to say guys, but I’ll keep reading. What’s this, another podcasting article on page 21. I feel like I’ve been taken on a podcasting ride, someone whispering to me, yeah, ummm, we’ll talk about blogging too, just stick around.

What’s this? They thought of me, oh my gosh, on page 23, I’ve finally hit a blogging article. Life is good, and yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

I get one more article starting on page 28, then it’s back to the podcasters ladies and gentleman. Look, if your magazine is called Blogger and Podcaster, don’t you want to include me too? I feel like an afterthought, and that sucks. I was excited for a magazine to target my area of interest. I feel like I’d be pretty pissed off about now if I paid for the print subscription fee thinking I’d found a blogging magazine, because this month my friends, it’s a podcasting magazine in disguise, with the cover saying blogger, but let’s be honest…I got crumbs this month, and that just sucks. Glad it’s free….or you’d have just lost a subscriber.

We get a few blog rankings on page 36 and 37 where they look at Milblogs (millitary), food blogs and travel blogs. Then turn the page and we’re back to the podcasting world. Surprise, surprise.

Lastly you can read 10 questions with Airanna Huffington of The Huffington Post.

Oh yeah, don’t forget you get to see Podcast Expo pics on page 46. Why not, it’s Podcast and Podcast magazine…but as Shelly says in the editor’s piece, podcasting is dead…well, maybe the name. It’s alive and well in November’s issue of Blogger and Podcaster. I got 7 pages of blogging, out of a 47 page magazine. Yeah…