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Seeking alternative compression. Hopefully wrong on average. Shameless. Started @getcognito and @bloom

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    1. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 5

      A podcast app that crowdsources listener timestamp annotations like • 32:15 to 34:00 is ads • Hosts spend 12 minutes talking about their lives • The last 20min is a promotion for a different podcast then supports per-show settings like "skip ads and off topic chitchat"

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    2. Justin Duke‏ @justinmduke Sep 5
      Replying to @backus

      do you worry that the institutionalization of skipping podcast ads would result in lower CPMs, thus hurting the ecosystem altogether?

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      John Backus‏ @backus Sep 5
      Replying to @justinmduke

      If ad block plus is allowed to be the internet mafia (“it’d be a shame if something happened to this ad placement...”) then it’s only a matter of time until the same happens for podcasts

      8:53 PM - 5 Sep 2018
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        2. Justin Duke‏ @justinmduke Sep 5
          Replying to @backus

          agreed, but I guess i mean from a moral perspective, not a predictive one — i kind of like the pleasant early-Internet economics of the podcasting world right now and would be bummed to see its demise hastened

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        3. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 5
          Replying to @justinmduke

          Yea, I like the aesthetic now. I’d also say that slicing and dicing content on my own device according to my own rules fits a certain early-internet hacker aesthetic. Not really opinions over here though, just horsing around

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        4. Jonathan Howard but spooky  👻‏ @staringispolite Sep 6
          Replying to @backus @justinmduke

          I could also see this being a feature that almost no one uses, but a small percent of power users like John get something without impacting “normals” who just want to laugh or learn from passively during their commute (thereby not impacting $$ much)

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        5. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 6
          Replying to @staringispolite @justinmduke

          Yeah, I think the standard view is that crowdsourced / community-driven content is usually dominated by power users (StackOverflow, Wikipedia)

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        6. Jonathan Howard but spooky  👻‏ @staringispolite Sep 6
          Replying to @backus @justinmduke

          Agree, though I was making a slightly different point: -In Wikipedia, Stackoverlfow et al, super users create content that both super users and regular users consume. -I think skip ads/skip banter features would be created *and* consumed by mostly just power users.

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        2. Stian Pedersen‏ @stianchrister Sep 5
          Replying to @backus @justinmduke

          Ads on podcasts are not automated, so advertisers use more care when creating them. Care means relevancy is higher. People accept relevant podcast ads more than they accept automated banner ads. Many podcast ads are even enjoyable and offer value. Lower incentive to skip.

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        3. John Backus‏ @backus Sep 5
          Replying to @stianchrister @justinmduke

          Maybe, but they’re still ads

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        4. Stian Pedersen‏ @stianchrister Sep 5
          Replying to @backus @justinmduke

          Ads aren't inherently evil, my guy. The software you suggest might be developed, but adoption likely won't be as widespread. Why? There is no "pop-up" for podcasts. If Rogan stopped his interviews every 5 minutes to pitch gold (@benshapiro 👀), I'd be of a different opinion.

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