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Which is a lie. Podcasts are played directly from the source, meaning they have the stats already. The only thing they may not know are subscription rates.
by driverdan 8y ago
Which is a lie. Podcasts are played directly from the source, meaning they have the stats already. The only thing they may not know are subscription rates.
- kwhitefoot 8y agoI use Podcast Addict on my Moto and gpodder on Linux. In both cases I have a massive subscription list that downloads episodes daily. The server that supplies them knows only that I downloaded it, not whether or not I actually listened or that I listened to a few minutes and then abandoned the episode. The purpose is to have a wide variety of material to listen to in my car (via Bluetooth) in which I do not have a data connection.
- pessimizer 8y agoSo probably volume of downloads is an excellent, but somewhat ambiguous indicator of audience. Unless you continue to download podcasts that you listen to for a few minutes then abandon - but that would probably make you as much of an outlier as someone who downloads once, but copies the episode for someone else.
- eddieroger 8y agoPodcasts are downloaded from source, but may also be downloaded and played locally. Knowing download data isn't the same as knowing it was actually played (I regularly delete podcasts from my feed, but my client still downloads them), let along if I'm pausing for periods at a time, or fast forwarding, or any other habits that may be useful.