"Commitment to the bit"

Wouldn't it be funny, I thought, if I mocked up what Podnews would look like if I changed its name to the new shorthand definition of a podcast - "if it works with your eyes closed".

And then realised that this would mean a new domain name.

Sigh.

https://ifitworkswithyoureyesclosednews.net

The "AMP Accords" - invasive, bad-for-privacy consumption standards for podcasting. Want to read the document itself? Gated content, behind a registration wall. Fuck. That.

Podcasting is a weirdly unique industry.

* "We want more usage data!" - that has to come from the podcast app
* "We want better discovery!" - that has to come from the podcast app
* "We want better ways to listen!" - that has to come from the podcast app

Everything we want to grow the industry comes from the podcast app. Better metrics and better consumption all starts in a podcast app.

Yet, the podcast app earns nothing from the industry.

That has to change.

https://podnews.net/article/podcast-app-revenue

Sad to report on the death of John C Dvorak today. I remember fondly his appearances on @nprofile1q... with @nprofile1q... and I enjoyed CrankyGeeks (had totally forgotten about that!). Rest in peace, with your spam-free inbox. https://podnews.net/update/acast-q2-financials

Delighted with my new t-shirt, all the more so since nobody will understand it in Australia.

Just checking this piece correctly has the Fediverse metadata in it...

https://podnews.net/article/why-to-use-podcast-chapters