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I think the “live podcasting” is a post-hoc rationalisation. In my experience it’s much closer to a conference call than a podcast. Specifically, lack of scrip

I think the “live podcasting” is a post-hoc rationalisation. In my experience it’s much closer to a conference call than a podcast. Specifically, lack of script, lack of direction, low audio quality, “am I muted?”, and people talking over each other. Twitter in the early days was known for celebrities turning up and replying to or even following non-celebrities. Then Quora was known for this. Both outgrew this quickly - celebrities may still do these things, but proportionally less so and it’s not the draw to the platform. I think Clubhouse needs to figure out what it’s draw is after this phase because right now it’s just a conference call with a celebrity.

astrange 6y ago
Clubhouse's advantage over Twitter is that it's not recorded and you can't get reply guys. I know minor bluechecks on Twitter who are pretty annoyed by the platform because someone always yells at them or quotes them a month later no matter what they say. It's nice to have things disappear. …It's really not fun to listen to, though, it is just a WebEx meeting with even worse audio.
- danpalmer 6y ago
  Yeah that's a good point about reply-guys. As much as I think that sort of moderation is great to have, I wonder how much it will limit their growth (which might be ok). It's also a balance because if there is no interaction, if it's really not a chat room and is just a live show then I'd much rather just listen to a podcast on my time, at my convenience, with better audio quality and "is my mic on" edited out.