BriarRosie
<font color=blue>Creator of Tag Fairy Haiku:<br>Cl
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2002
Let's put things into perspective.
If you sample some of the biggest Disney podcasts out there right now, you'll find that the majority of them will have a travel sponsor, plugged at least once during their shows.
Many shows also ask for donations outright to cover costs of running their shows. Some ask via Paypal; others will ask you to use "click through" ads if you're buying from Amazon, for example.
Do I feel that these sponsorship plugs are the majority of these shows as well as the DIS podcast? Absolutely not. Every podcast I listen to does have decent show content. There's a variety of podcasts out there that suit almost every niche. That's why I don't just listen to one podcast, but several that suit my interests.
And for what it's worth, since travel agents don't charge clients for their services, I don't see what the big deal is. There's no fleecing going on. No snake oil. If anything, the travel relationships benefit those who wish to participate in fun things as a community.
And if I don't want to use the travel services, I can still participate by doing what I'm doing now....expressing my thoughts in a forum. DIS meets don't necessarily have to include travel, either. I've done a few Chicago area meets, which didn't provide the podcast team with any monetary benefit.
If you sample some of the biggest Disney podcasts out there right now, you'll find that the majority of them will have a travel sponsor, plugged at least once during their shows.
Many shows also ask for donations outright to cover costs of running their shows. Some ask via Paypal; others will ask you to use "click through" ads if you're buying from Amazon, for example.
Do I feel that these sponsorship plugs are the majority of these shows as well as the DIS podcast? Absolutely not. Every podcast I listen to does have decent show content. There's a variety of podcasts out there that suit almost every niche. That's why I don't just listen to one podcast, but several that suit my interests.
And for what it's worth, since travel agents don't charge clients for their services, I don't see what the big deal is. There's no fleecing going on. No snake oil. If anything, the travel relationships benefit those who wish to participate in fun things as a community.
And if I don't want to use the travel services, I can still participate by doing what I'm doing now....expressing my thoughts in a forum. DIS meets don't necessarily have to include travel, either. I've done a few Chicago area meets, which didn't provide the podcast team with any monetary benefit.