TechCrunch
Amazon launches a Polly WordPress plugin that turns blog posts into audio, including podcasts
5 min · · Amazon today is launching a new Amazon Polly WordPress plugin that gives your blog a voice by creating audio versions of your posts. The resulting audio can.. · Shared by 143, including Essaadi, AJ Ghergich, Thomas Power, Ward Plunet, Christian Müller, Mark Kaigwa, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Damien Van Achter, Kim Schläpfer, Mike Taylor, Simone Corsi 💻🚀
startupschool.org
Nine Business Models and the Metrics Investors Want
· YC Continuity Partner Anu Hariharan breaks down the important metrics we look for when we’re evaluating a startup’s business model and common mistakes to avoid when measuring them. · Shared by 134, including Dominik Grolimund, Quim, shishir das, Thomas Power, Gustaf Alströmer 🇺🇦, Jonathan Kogan
The New York Times
With Big Stars and Paid Subscriptions, Luminary Aims to Be the Netflix of Podcasts
6 min · · Luminary is unveiling nearly $100 million in funding and a subscription-based business model that it hopes will push podcasting into a new phase of growth. · Shared by 94, including Dayyan Smith, Alexandra Wong, Tac Anderson, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Klaus Eck, Khoi Vinh, Jeremiah Owyang, Mathew Ingram, Justin Jackson
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Marco.org
· August 10, 2017 ∞https://marco.org/2017/08/10/removed-send-to-watch I’ve spent many months of development on Overcast’s Apple Watch app, especially implementing standalone “Send to Watch” playback.… · Shared by 88, including Simon 🚀, OM, Jeremy Caplan, Kaspar Manz, Kim Dik, Helmut Adam, Manuele Capacci, Neil Lee, Thomas Pleil, George M 🇪🇺, Michael Gisiger, Faizal Ardiansyah, Remo Uherek, Glyn Britton, Sachin Rekhi, David Hellmann
Digiday
‘We’re pivoting to words’: Slate says podcasts are now 25 percent of revenue
4 min · · The online politics and culture magazine is betting big on text and audio this year, with plans to double its podcasting staff. · Shared by 49, including 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, ludobos, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, Thomas Power, Vincenzo Tremonte, Damien Van Achter, Kevan Lee 👋, JAMESSS, Melanie Deziel (she/her)
The Verge
Spotify’s big bet on podcasts is starting to pay off
1 min · · Its podcast audience has doubled since last year · Shared by 47, including Warren Whitlock, Mark Little, Thomas Power, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing
soundtrap.com
Soundtrap - Make music online
1 min · · Make music online by recording vocals, guitars and more. Invite friends to collaborate. It’s free and no download is required. Works on Mac, Windows, iPad, Android tablets and phones, Linux and ChromeBooks. · Shared by 42, including Chris Messina, Tyler Tringas, Davo ⚡, Brian Roemmele, Chris {he, they} , Mark Kaigwa, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Clive Thompson
Nieman Lab
Pushing to the future of journalism
Summary · 2 min · · Shared by 35, including Nieman Foundation, Joshua Benton, Jay Rosen, getAbstract
Nieman Lab
Six months into 2019, what new do we know about the state of podcasting? » Nieman Journalism Lab
15+ min · · Plus: The role of star power in launching shows, the news peg that arrives after the show is done, and Netflix adds a podcast audio track. · Shared by 16, including Steve Rayson
The Guardian
Why online radio is booming
7 min · · Online radio is booming thanks to iPods, cheap audio software and weblogs, reports Ben Hammersley. · Shared by 16, including Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Paul Kedrosky, luis antónio santos, Nathan Baschez 📧, Ajit Pai
Nieman Lab
How do exclusive podcasts fit into the forever war between Apple and Spotify? » Nieman Journalism Lab
12+ min · · Plus: Anger at Amazon, a Q&A with Rose Eveleth, and we may have reached Peak "Peak Podcast." · Shared by 9
Digiday
In the UK, podcast measurement challenges stall advertiser investment
3 min · · Rapid growth in podcast listening, coupled with the multitude of publisher podcasts, is slowly attracting larger advertisers with bigger budgets in the U.K. · Shared by 7, including Ste Davies
CBS News
CBS News poll: The jump in popularity in podcasts
2 min · · Two-thirds of Americans listen to podcasts, with a quarter doing so a few times a week · Shared by 7, including luis antónio santos
Nieman Lab
Radio giant Entercom buys podcasters Pineapple Street Media and Cadence13 » Nieman Journalism Lab
4 min · · Shared by 6