8 Best Articles on Social Audio
The most useful articles on social audio from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Social Audio Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on social audio by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on social audio—all under 10 minutes.
The next big social network trend? Shortform audio
Voice notes with viral dreams
Passive audio: Is it time for a new user experience?
Your loud is becoming my loud. If I want to opt out of your audio, what’s a socially acceptable user experience for both of us?
TikTok and the Vibes Revival
Increasingly, what we’re after on social media is not narrative or personality but moments of audiovisual eloquence.
«The vibes are all around us, for the taking. You don’t have to be a poet or philosopher, don’t even have to post anything online. All you have to do is notice.»
Meta and Spotify are shifting resources away from their Clubhouse competitors
Meta is moving resources away from its Live Audio Rooms, and Spotify has killed the Creator Fund for its Clubhouse competitor Greenroom.
The Future of Social Audio: Startups, Roadmap, Business Models, and a Forecast
This market analysis includes a trend analysis and forecast of the rapidly growing social audio market. I have been a technology industry analyst in relevant markets for over a decade at tech research…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on social audio.
Clubhouse’s Inevitability
Clubhouse will do for audio what Twitter, Instagram Stories, and TikTok did for text, images, and video.
«Electrification of personal vehicles would have happened at some point; it seems fair to argue that Musk accelerated the timeline significantly.»
Cashing in on Clubhouse
Hustle Culture Takes Center Stage on the Audio Social App
«There’s a well-known Clubhouse rule: the longer a room is open, the probability of discussing Clubhouse approaches one.»
The Next Phase of Social? Listen Closely
We’re on the cusp of a wave of audio innovation that will rival the explosion of video apps. Now new social + audio startups are stretching beyond podcasts.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Social Audio, including:
a16z
we invest in software eating the world http://a16z.com/portfolio/ http://a16z.com/podcasts/
Jeremiah Owyang
Tech + Business: Entrepreneur, Speaker, Investor | Airstreams, CrossFit, Spartan Races
Stratechery
Free Articles from http://stratechery.com. For Daily Updates, follow @StratecheryMO. For the author, follow @benthompson.
Platformer
Big tech and democracy, from @CaseyNewton and @ZoeSchiffer.
Every 📧
We publish smart, thoughtful essays on business and personal development. Our mission is to feed the minds and hearts of the people who build the internet.
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