Amazon Buys Wondery as Podcasting Race Continues

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/business/dealbook/wondery-amazon-podcasts.html

by sornars • 6 years ago

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sornars• 6 years ago

Direct announcement from Amazon: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/wondery-to-joi...

I’m a apprehensive about the loss of (future) open podcasts to walled gardens but that looks to be the most popular route to improving the monetisation of the format.

webmobdev2• 6 years ago

I've always been surprised at the growth and interest in podcasts, as they don't appeal to me - I prefer reading and feel it helps me better concentrate on a subject than listening to a recorded voice. Maybe "neuro linguistic programming" got that part right - some people prefer visual sensory input and some auditory.

mrkramer• 6 years ago

I'm so glad you brought up "neuro linguistic programming" because I never heard of it.

I think majority of people prefer both (visual sensory and audio input) hence movies, TV shows, sitcoms etc. being so popular. When I read something I'm bored so I want to listen something as well at the same time on the other hand when I listen something I want to look at something as well then I end up listening and looking/reading at the same time.

This Wikipedia excerpt about Silent Film proves my assumption:

"The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the intertitle cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. The term is also frequently used to describe sound-era films that have a recorded music-only soundtrack without dialogue, such as City Lights and The Artist." [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_film

webmobdev2• 6 years ago

Good points. To add to it:

I think majority of people prefer both (visual sensory and audio input)

That's kind of true. I phrased it poorly - NLP says all of us cognitively process visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, or kinesthetic information but some of it are more dominant than others - like a person being right- or left-handed.

Amazon Buys Wondery as Podcasting Race Continues

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