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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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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Yeah, I think the standard view is that crowdsourced / community-driven content is usually dominated by power users (StackOverflow, Wikipedia)
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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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Also (hypothetically) a different angle on this same tech could be creating “best of” highlight reels of sorts. Those in turn might actually improve discovery/subscription rates and lead to increasing ad revenue
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Personally we’re hoping to push for something even more radical. Something like a BAT for audio. Why shouldn’t you be rewarded for listening to ads? As a podcast listener you’re nearly a captive audience.
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secondly, John is good at many things, why doesn’t John get rewarded for curated clips from all the stuff he listens to?
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