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>What is clubhouse doing that makes it easier to access or produce high word count content in audio form? How is clubhouse helping creators I'm not sure there

by jasode 5y ago

>What is clubhouse doing that makes it easier to access or produce high word count content in audio form? How is clubhouse helping creators I'm not sure there's an exact parallel of "creator" in the Clubhouse paradigm. I'm not a Clubhouse user so my info is 2nd-hand based on how others describe it but this is my understanding of its original differentiation from podcast platforms and Youtube. Consider the scenario of: - Interesting Person A is not a podcast host or content producer. Person A also does not write text articles and opinion pieces in magazines or newspapers. - Interesting Person B is also not a podcast producer. - Person A and Person B can talk to each other in a public performance setting on an adhoc basis with audience interaction. Yes, Youtube livestream can also have multiple talking heads but that's video. With Clubhouse being audio, it lowers the barrier for participants who are ok with speaking but don't want to be seen. - this means "interesting" people who are not podcasters like CEO Tesla Elon Musk can talk to CEO Robinhood Vladimir Tenev in a public forum which attracts an audience. Neither are of them are the "host" or the "guest" in a traditional sense. Neither have to set up a podcast or "upload" their conversation. That was the original hype with it. The exclusive "invite-only" of famous people created buzz. Maybe the COVID lockdown and bored consumers looking for new entertainment helped boost its initial audience count. However, that doesn't mean the idea of scaling that up by "letting everybody in" ... a.k.a. "The Eternal September" makes Clubhouse more valuable. It seems to have the opposite effect.

johannes1234321 5y ago
> Neither are of them are the "host" or the "guest" in a traditional sense. This can be entertaining for a bit, but after a while turns into an unstructured dialog ... nice for a fan base and their star, but not for people who want to consume information or entertainment as content. A good moderator can ensure a conversation works and serves the audience. > Neither have to set up a podcast or "upload" their conversation. That's the job of specialists. Like radio or podcast producers. Those also ensure that the audio is of usable quality. There certainly is a room for adhoc conversations, both with famous people as well as within peer groups, though.

by jasode 5y ago

johannes1234321 5y ago

> Neither are of them are the "host" or the "guest" in a traditional sense. This can be entertaining for a bit, but after a while turns into an unstructured dialog ... nice for a fan base and their star, but not for people who want to consume information or entertainment as content. A good moderator can ensure a conversation works and serves the audience. > Neither have to set up a podcast or "upload" their conversation. That's the job of specialists. Like radio or podcast producers. Those also ensure that the audio is of usable quality. There certainly is a room for adhoc conversations, both with famous people as well as within peer groups, though.