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Spotify really wants people to listen to podcasts... it's oh so much easier to wedge some advertising into podcasts.
by sk5t 6y ago
Spotify really wants people to listen to podcasts... it's oh so much easier to wedge some advertising into podcasts.
- BostonEnginerd 6y agoI’m really bummed at the amount of effort which is going into building walled gardens for podcasts. Yet another amazing thing on the open web which is dying. I keep hoping that someone will crack the micropayment idea and kill advertising on the web.
- smichel17 6y ago> I keep hoping that someone will crack the micropayment idea and kill advertising on the web. Trying! https://wiki.snowdrift.coop https://wiki.snowdrift.coop Ok -- technically not micropayments and technically killing advertising is not a goal. But many of us are personally against advertising, and a viable alternative for funding free/libre/open works would certainly put a dent in advertising coffers.
- thr0w__4w4y 6y agoYou're right, but I'm grateful anyway. I used to listen to Joe Rogan's podcast sometimes (on Overcast, which is awesome)... since he moved to the vastly inferior Spotify platform, I don't listen to him at all. The platform is pure shit for podcasts, so I've cut Rogan out of my life, and saved many hours per week in the process. Not that his $100M is going to notice my absence!