So as many of you know, Digg released a new podcasting section into the world this week. In beta, and only available to Digg members, the podcasting area gives people the chance to digg their favorite shows (you can digg the show itself, as well as individual episodes) and make comments. This is a great way to discover new podcasts, and it also makes a lot of sense considering the Digg community is so tech-oriented.

However, there’s an issue. A lot of shows out there are lucky enough to be sponsored, and so they have a way to cover their expenses (or even make a living off the show). But as far as I’m aware, there are still many podcasts that make some of their money with ads on their site. If a listener can find, stream, and comment on the show without ever leaving the Digg page, then those listeners are never going to click on any advertising or links from the podcast’s homepage. Thus, the podcaster can’t support his craft.

So, Digg’s podcasting aggregation: good for the big guy, bad for the little guy? I’m not sure. What do you think?

> Turns out there is a game of Blog-Tag going around the blogosphere
> in which bloggers are sharing five things about themselves that
> relatively few people know, and then tagging five other bloggers to
> be “it.”

Sorry, guys, I couldn’t resist!

Five Things about Veronica that relatively few people know:

1. I am completely unable to watch anything I think might even be remotely scary. The movie is PG-13? Doesn’t matter. There’s a small child in the room telling me that this part “isn’t scary?” I don’t give a crap. I will hide behind a pillow, cry, and then finally escape in a blur of terrified panic.

2. I like pie. I really, really like pie (especially the fruit kind). I drove across the country once, and it was basically a Tour of Pie. You know, Denny’s has really decent lemon meringue. Who knew?

3. Secretly, I like it when it’s raining during the weekend. This is because it gives me an excuse to stay inside and play video games, and I don’t feel guilty for missing a nice day off.

4. When I was in college, I had almost crippling social anxiety. I couldn’t meet new people or go out very many places. I had such bad panic attacks that I would almost black out. Good times! Oh, I also have a phobia of belly buttons, but that’s unrelated.

5. When I was little, I collected tiny ceramic dogs. I had a little shelf full of them. Later, I got bored with dogs,and moved on to pigs.

Now that you think I’m a paranoid, pie-loving recluse, it’s your turn:
Ryan Block, Niall Kennedy, Eric Lin, Nicole Lee, Irina Slutsky

For the record, I was tagged by Drew.

According to my Wikipediapage, Devo is no longer with us.

Ryan Block and Veronica Belmont share a cat called Mr. Littlejeans who Ryan Block wanted to to call TiVo after their previous cat Devo.

I haven’t told her yet, but I can only assume that when she finds out she’s dead, she’ll be crushed. Devo is survived by Mr. Littlejeans and herself. Cause of death is unknown. Donations in her memory can be made out to Veronica Belmont. Thank you.

At SF Tech Sessions this past week, I learned about Kaboodle. I look at them like a mashup of del.icio.us, Froogle, and maybe a Myspace-like site. The best part? It’s all centered around shopping! Say I find a bag online, and I want to keep the link to look at later. The Kaboodle add-on for Firefox automatically scans the page for information about the product, and adds that info (including the graphic) to your page. You can then make lists and pages of various kinds of products or things you like. Of course, everything can be tagged, sorted, shared, and reviewed.

Some other great features for the shopping-minded include the ability to import Amazon Wish Lists, and to link to live eBay auctions. Kaboodle would be a great way to handle and manage a lot of your online buying transactions. Trust me, it’s not all cute sweaters and girlie things - there are pages for snowblowers, magazine subscriptions, Halloween costumes, etc. Anything you can think of.

And while I’m speaking of joining things, I bit the bullet today and joined Facebook. I’m sure you already know much more about it than I do, so I won’t bother explaining the features. But it does seem to have a lot more neat stuff than Myspace!