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@_will_archer It’s a good question!

A few thoughts:

1. The “new model” (Anchor’s ad marketplace) has yet to prove that it can attract those advertisers.

2. Do podcasters want those kinds of ads on their shows?

3. Do listeners want those types of ads on the podcasts they listen to?

@stew_hillhouse Work it in what way?

@danielstedman @hnshah Thanks!

@JeffDauler Thanks!

@billbarol saw your podcasting tweet. Happy to help if you need it!

I originally self-hosted everything, and found that it ended up being:

a) more expensive
b) more difficult

than an all-in-one solution. (Especially when I needed to ad statistics to my stack)

@HelenZaltzman That's what I'm hoping we can stand against.

RT @mijustin: Many successful bootstrapped startups saw the gaps in existing categories and made something better:

- @usefathom (Google An…

@kvnstrttn @joinClubhouse Sorry, I gave the rest of my invites out yesterday to a bunch of @megamaker members. 😅

RT @purpledocket: Over at @NewYorker, I wrote about Bernie, mittens, and the increasingly tense semiotics of visual meme culture in contemp…

@BraydenGirard @TransistorFM Unfortunately, no.

We’re only on Stripe.

@gonedark @adamwathan 😲

@JoshConstine I’m still not convinced that the majority of indie podcasters need “better analytics so we can have the AdWords for podcasts.” https://twitter.com/ashleyrcarman/status/1352254785861386245

@kdlafrance @TransistorFM Love what you're doing!

(DM/email anytime – I have a few more ideas for the show as well)

@ajcwebdev @swyx @ablecoder @FSJamorg @AWSAmplify @BurnedChris Yup, you’re on Spotify.

Their index/search is still not super great:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2EgyDpBJlSE8nFZKNDrxzk

RT @mijustin: "Giving a damn" about your customers is a huge competitive advantage.

@TheGoodNewsPod the artificial heart that “beats” the competition 😄

@dvassallo Where is this being done, effectively, currently?

I’m curious to investigate more.

@olliehorntweets @jbrcpod 🙌 so much to love here.

Who does your art? It’s fantastic.

@FerraroOnAir thanks!

@NoahPrail @dvassallo @chamath Full article here: https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1lw211ts92n62/The-Unusual-Ambitions-of-Chamath-Palihapitiya

@NoahPrail @dvassallo What's better is a "tide that lifts all boats" as shown by @chamath's experience in 🇨🇦:

"I am a by-product of progressive ideals: universal health care, almost-free basic education, social welfare that helps the lowest rungs of society and gives them a path of upward mobility."

@MichaelDBrant Oops. Typo.

@dvassallo What do you mean by "locally?"

State-level?
City-level?

RT @leahculver: Really great review of @TwitterSpaces from @mijustin who joined the Space I hosted yesterday. Much to think about.

@worthylg Beauty. 🙌

@andreas_codered @buildyoursaas Oh interesting!

I learned something new today:
https://youtu.be/JxzZdoYOQ_U

It must have been adopted by Commonwealth countries.

@trevor_ewen @buildyoursaas @jonbuda Thanks for sharing it!

@r00k @nathanbarry @BarrettABrooks @charliprangley @HaleyJanicek Yeah, we need to add that.

Here's the direct link:
https://overcast.fm/itunes1506329209/the-future-belongs-to-creators

@SloanCam @tnorthcutt @siddharthkp @TransistorFM Still getting 94 in incognito.

(@jonbuda is getting 93)

@tnorthcutt @siddharthkp @TransistorFM Weird. I just tested it again on desktop. I consistently get 94 on mobile, 100 on desktop.

@siddharthkp @TransistorFM

@ryanswanstrom Thanks for reading + sharing it!

@eddieaich @SaraSoueidan I did!

The thrust of the whole piece is that he feels that Tailwind isn’t the future (and by extension, shouldn’t have a future?)

Most of his rationale comes down to stylistic preferences.

I think it has a bright future; and my guess is adoption will continue to increase.

@brent_bellamy @sontek I didn’t say I worked from home. 😉

“Remote work” = flexible work

Remote work allowed me to move from Stony Plain, AB (where I had 2 hours of commuting every day) to Vernon, BC where I started a coworking office downtown (5 minute bike ride from my house).

I’ve lost 15 lbs.

@sontek @brent_bellamy I agree that remote school isn’t ideal (here in Vernon, our kids have continued to be able to attend public school).

But many parents I talk to have said they’ve enjoyed *homeschooling* (teaching their kids themselves).

@sontek @brent_bellamy Agreed that face to face isn’t going anywhere (see the following tweets in that thread).

But, yes: many people (including me!) enjoy many of these things. I’ve been working remote since 2012 and love it.

Brent: I’m way more physically active since ditching my commute.

@brent_bellamy Seriously? Why?

RT @mijustin: The categories we saw accelerate in 2020 will continue to gain steam:

- Homeschool
- Remote work
- Home fitness
- Remote eve…

@rtupper781 🙌 yes!

@patrick_h_lauke @jaredcwhite @tnylea @tailwindcss @mozilla @algolia @tuple @savvycal_ @TransistorFM @usefathom Let’s revisit this in 5 years. 📆😄

@keirdubois @punchlinecopy @MyBandRocksPod Nice!

Is the domain configured properly?

@kdlafrance Yes!

@dr @couriermedia @DenseDiscovery @KaiBrach @podcaststartup thx luv u ❤️

@stympy Washington is really just British Columbia, but a bit more south.

@ashleyrcarman What happens if Spotify decides “it doesn’t need podcasts after all” and just leaves the ecosystem?

@JFin9 @KeliWestgate

@KeliWestgate Yup! I got one in my mailbox

@heycpj apparently only 3 people can join? 😢

@robgreenlee Did you join as a Speaker or Listener?

RT @bargava: The casual audio-listening wars have begun.

A good overview of Clubhouse Vs Twitter Spaces by @mijustin

https://t.co/5izfti…

@tnorthcutt @sagalbot @sambreed @TransistorFM I just tested it earlier today and it was 95. Hmm

@sagalbot @sambreed @TransistorFM Try it again. Sometimes the results aren’t right.

@MattGiovanisci @TwitterSpaces Nobody really has it yet (except for Twitter employees I think)

@scottmathson I'm not running ads though?

@J_Schiff Yes! Can you DM me?

@scottmathson @TransistorFM @googlesearchc where do I see domain penalities? I’m not seeing any errors or warnings.

@danmostudco @TransistorFM so, am I just SOL?

@danielplomp Silver Start Mountain (@SilverStarMR).

About ~25 minutes from my house.

@tranhelen The market pulls the product.
The product pulls the marketing.

(I think)

@asmartbear 💯

RT @SimpsonDaniK: When I was young, a man told me he believed that girls can do anything that boys can do. As I grew, this man continued to…

@codyantunez @thenineclub Sure, I’m just saying it’s definitely not deck sales!

If you compare is video game earnings vs profit from decks there’s no way deck sales earns more.

@erwblo Another article here:

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-much-more-money-artists-earn-from-bandcamp-compared-to-spotify-apple-music-youtube/

@erwblo The artists I know and talk to are indies (no record label contracts).

They did best with CDs.
Pretty good with iTunes.
Worst with Spotify.

(And now are doing “ok” with vinyl sales)

@erwblo I’m comparing monthly volume x unit earnings:

- “I used to sell 1,000 tracks a month on iTunes.”
- “Now I’m getting 100,000 streams a month on Spotify, but making less money.”

@asmartbear 🎯

@chair6 hahaha.

not talking about ❤️ (that's gotta be there too), and conceivably the 🎮 couldn't have happened without the 🛹...

but the unit economics + volumes are interesting

@zerohash By almost every measure, regular "middle class" artists seem to be making less.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1348777368479940608

@erwblo By almost every measure, regular "middle class" artists seem to be making less.

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1348777368479940608

@smithtimmytim I agree with a lot of what you’re saying here. ✌️

One nit: “Basically every other country has the pandemic under control.”

That’s not true. This second wave is hammering tons of countries (including Canada!)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html?referringSource=articleShare

@dbchhbr Yup, I like a lot of what @matthewstoller is saying here.

It sounds like the FTC’s mandate and influence would need to be expanded somewhat to accomplish this.

https://www.wileyconnect.com/home/2020/6/15/how-will-the-ftc-respond-to-pressures-to-regulate-social-media

@eclectitech @kwestin @TransistorFM My favorite is Descript:

https://app.descript.com/r/HkLbabKnG

@nickbona A landlord doesn’t have to rent to Nazis.

A printing press doesn’t have to print Mein Kampf.

The scale of companies like Amazon is a problem, which needs to be addressed (perhaps by breaking them up).

But we need to give private businesses the choice to not serve hate groups.

@dvassallo I agree that we need regulation!

But “public utility” doesn’t seem like the right form.

If you want governments to control and regulate big media platforms as “public utilities,” how big is “big?”

Should the NYT be the next public utility? (They allow public comments, just like Twitter)

@dvassallo What rules would you propose they should enact for Twitter’s moderation?

@dvassallo What regulations should the government enact on Twitter if it became a public utility?

@dbchhbr “Maybe, maybe not?”

Care to expand on that? (hardly sounds like a solid policy recommendation)

@dbchhbr I’m not opposed to some regulation, but “public utility” doesn’t seem to be the right solution.

https://www.mercatus.org/system/files/Perils-of-Classifying-Social-Media-Platforms-Public-Utilities.pdf

@dbchhbr Fine: “government controlled utility.”

So, you want to fight censorship by giving a central government control over the big social media platforms?

(Personally, I’m more afraid of citizens being censored by the government)

@dbchhbr If Twitter became a state-owned utility, wouldn’t the government then control it?

@dbchhbr I’m worried.

If we get a demagogue as president, and they then also have control of the world’s most powerful social media platforms...

Making Twitter a “Government controlled utility” seems awfully close to “authoritarian state-controlled media.”

@smithtimmytim There’s a reverse danger here: if a totalitarian government were to also control the word’s most powerful communication platforms... is that not also a huge risk to democracy?

(Agree there needs to be more regulation... but, what exactly?)

@smithtimmytim I think, by that logic, lots of internet products would have to become government controlled?

(Google, Amazon, iOS, etc)

@dbchhbr I think, by that logic, lots of internet products would have to become government controlled?

(Google, Amazon, iOS, etc)

@dbchhbr Ah. Gotcha. So you want Twitter turned into a government entity?

@smithtimmytim Curious:

If I’m a private book publisher in 1925, should I have to publish and distribute Mein Kampf?

If I’m MailChimp, should I have to let David Duke use my platform?

@johnnytong @dvassallo @JesperBylund @dr If I’m MailChimp and I know you’ve been a bad actor on ConvertKit and ActiveCampaign, you better believe I’m not letting you sign up on my app either.

@rskopecek Agreed... but my point is that a Twitter ban hardly limits Trump’s ability for “speech.”

@dbchhbr But... isn’t there a difference between censorship instituted by a government, and censorship by a private company?

If someone is using MailChimp to incite riots and violence, should MailChimp have the right to kick them off?

@jamesdensmore Thanks for sharing it James!

@johnnytong It’s not the US government that’s pushing any of these actions.

Private companies are not government-states.

The government (that Trump currently leads!) has way more power (military, executive, etc)

@dbchhbr Sorry, why did you send me the original tweet? What was your point?

@johnnytong @dvassallo @JesperBylund @dr If you’re using MailChimp to incite riots and violence and hate crimes, MailChimp has the right to kick you off.

If I’m a private book publisher in 1925, I don’t have to publish and distribute Mein Kampf.

@dbchhbr Russia and China don’t have the 1st Amendment. https://twitter.com/evan_greer/status/1347965784363032577

@francomunizar @chrismessina @joshmanders @dvassallo @dr I think if the President wanted to send an email from the Whitehouse that would “be received by as many citizens as possible” they’d find a way.

Pretty sure they’re not using MailChimp. 😜

@johnnytong 1. I think you’re misunderstanding “Orwellian.” That refers to censorship by a totalitarian state.

2. Pretty sure Twitter has not “erased Trump’s existence online.” 😜

A search for “Trump” on Google reveals billions of results.

Last time I checked, his website is still up.

RT @evan_greer: And finally, I know that whether you think web platforms should be doing more aggressive moderation or think that they shou…

@SweatingCommas I think if the President wanted to send an email from the Whitehouse that would “be received by as many citizens as possible” they’d find a way.

Pretty sure they’re not using MailChimp. 😜