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Because at some point independents won't be able to compete for ad dollars, etc. and will sign up with one of the few companies.
by chooseaname 7y ago
Because at some point independents won't be able to compete for ad dollars, etc. and will sign up with one of the few companies.
- TheRealDunkirk 7y agoI was around for the birth of the internet. There was a time when motivated people produced things they were passionate about, and put them on the internet without ANY consideration of "monetization," and it was glorious. Now that everything gets gobbled up by FAANG, it's much more difficult to find people who are still doing awesome things outside of those walled gardens. And, given that hosting is SO commoditized, cheap, and easy these days, it's doubly disappointing. I've never gotten into podcasts, but I REALLY hope this attempt by Spotify to wall-up the art fails miserably.
- yoz-y 7y agoI think the majority of podcasts (in numbers, not in the listener count) don't have any ads at all and are just produced by fans of some topic. Those podcasts will live forever (well, as long as hosting is paid for) as will personal blogs. Podcasts that live off patreon and similar schemes will be fine as well.