Amazon Radio?

The convergence of corporate branding and information media is accelerating, albeit largely un-noticed by most of us. Don’t believe me?

Check out Amazon’s recently launched Amazonwire (amazon.com/podcast) – a monthly audio podcast about music, books and movies, featuring interviews with the creators. You can catch recent shows free at Amazon’s website, then subscribe to receive future instalments via RSS, email or have it delivered directly through iTunes. Sorta reminds me of my comment about convergence in a recent podcasting post. (link to the April 12 post on podcasting)

Need more proof? You can also enjoy your rum and coke with some background music courtesy of Bacardi’s B Live radio – that is, as long as you’re of legal drinking age. Are the tunes any good? Dunno – I couldn’t get the audio feed to play on my laptop.