Last year was the podcast debut. This year things are coming together. LiveOffice offer corporate users the ability to turn conference calls into podcasts. (You ask them to fix the issue.  Hand over some money. They tape the call. Tag it. RSS it. Post it.)

A yawn? Nope. Think about all the sales calls, analysts discussions, academic conferences, minutiae; where participants make useful contributions. Then think time and place transference so others can listen.

Think Sarbanes Oxley or continuous disclosure where the full market can keep tabs, even when they can't be part of the conference call. This marches podcast another step forward integrating them more fully into the work arena. And as well creating another viable business model.