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Transaction? I asked for an MP3 and you sent it. Transaction over.
Exactly. And if you don't like what's in the MP3, you have the option of not listening to it.
... or just parts of it.
Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
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Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
#182Cool idea? Yes. Good idea? No. If we do stuff like this, the podcast industry will switch to a closed system which would require you to install proprietary apps to listen to stuff. Likely several different apps for different shows and companies. As it exists today, it's a very open system, with publicly accessible feeds and the ability to use any app. Don't ruin it. It's not hard to press the "skip forward 30 seconds…
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Can you elaborate please? Apple's own Podcasts app lets you skip the ads with a button. This app does it automatically.
Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
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Exactly. Because the podcaster is saying the script (normally), we may actually listen (pay attention) to it. That's what they hope for. If there isn't even a chance in hell that we would even START to hear it, then there's no more ad spending. Which means there's less content because not everyone can do the stuff for free at high quality.
Even if you skips 90% of a 90 second ad, the advertiser still has 9 seconds to get a pitch in. Sometimes in advertising, just reminding the users you exist is enough. If you hear "Dave's Pizza" twelve times before going to the grocery store, then you're much more likely to subconsciously grab one if you see them one in the freezer. Podcast advertisers often fall into a category of product where name recognition is im…
I will say I do agree for the most part. I did try out square space for 2 months when I had a business idea. The idea was flawed to begin with... mainly because I came up with it when really drunk... but hey, I wasn't displeased with them (their ads are pretty honest) and I never would have tried them out if they didn't slap checks in a bunch of youtuber faces.
Actually... now that I think about it... I think I do respond better to podcast ads. There's 5 or 6 instances, this past year, that I checked out companies because of them. I've only done that once for a tv commercial in my lifetime and... I don't think I ever clicked on a banner ad before... on purpose. Never on purpose. Accident, yes.
I think it's because they're not, "OH MY SHIT LOOK AT ME! PAY ATTENTION TO ME!" types of ads.
Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
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"I want people to spend the equivalent of a full-time job researching content, writing shows, organizing guest appearances, producing high-quality audio, and marketing/distributing it to me. I'm prepared to pay exactly $0 for this, and I can't not be entertained for a 30-second sponsor spot."
The absence of content while the ad plays is obviously not the issue. It's the presence of other, malicious content.
What's the current state of the art on embedding malware in audio files?
Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
#185A good percentage of the ad-supported podcasts I listen to also have an ad-free feed for their Patreon subscribers. I'd say look there first if you're looking to spend money to avoid ads. We messed this up 20 years ago when online print media tried doing the same, and the result has been an endless and wasteful arms race. Let's not mess this up again.
The arms race is inevitable. Podcast companies haven't been receiving investments because of that sweet SquareSpace money. They want to track everything there is about how a podcast is listened to and by whom and then monetize that every way they can.
Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
#186This is why we can't have nice things. Podcasts rely on advertising for revenue, and given the static nature of pre-recorded ads, they are the least intrusive in this era of AI driven hyper real-time ad-targeting. Reminiscent of print ads on newspapers. So respect the effort of the creator and stop automating ad skipping. Heck, I even implore you to listen to the ads that make your favorite shows available for free,…
NPR inserts targeted ads when you download an episode.
Isn't it only geo-based though? Of the IP you are downloading from? Fine. Do that. That is still very unobtrusive
Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
#187Cool project, interesting decision to monetize something like this though. I made SponsorBlock ( https://sponsor.ajay.app/ ), which is a similar premise for YouTube videos except free, open source, and with a publicly downloadable database. I posted about it on HN back in August. I'd be curious if you'd be willing to do what I've done here and make it more open. When you are dealing with things like this (ad blocking…
It's not a reporting system. I believe that idea has been tried and did not work. This uses all-new technology to find the ads and skip over.
Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
#188I was thinking about making exactly this today while listening to 99PI. Decided that I would rather support the makers. I wish that the various apps allowed subscriptions to avoid ads in a given podcast. 99PI is doing a fundraising drive right now. As part of it, they share that 1/10,000 listeners donates. I would be happy to pay 99PI $1 a month for their podcasts if I could skip ads.
This is why I like supporting podcasts on Patreon. They get money each month (yes, Patreon takes a cut), but when you subscribe you get a normal podcast URL you can use in any client.
I wish more would do that.
Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
#189Cool project, interesting decision to monetize something like this though. I made SponsorBlock ( https://sponsor.ajay.app/ ), which is a similar premise for YouTube videos except free, open source, and with a publicly downloadable database. I posted about it on HN back in August. I'd be curious if you'd be willing to do what I've done here and make it more open. When you are dealing with things like this (ad blocking…
It's not a reporting system. I believe that idea has been tried and did not work. This uses all-new technology to find the ads and skip over.
Interesting.
I mean, I am using it and it is working :)
But yea, it's good that you made your own idea instead.
Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
#190Earlier quoted context omitted.
NPR inserts targeted ads when you download an episode.
Isn't it only geo-based though? Of the IP you are downloading from? Fine. Do that. That is still very unobtrusive
It isn't clear exactly what they are doing nor have they said what their plans are.
I think NPR bought Pocket Casts and I doubt they spent all that money with no plans for a return on that investment.