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Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads

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Post by criddell »

mumblemumble wrote: post #216
criddell wrote: post #185

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Right now, they're a long way from doing sophisiticated tracking. My podcast app just downloads an mp3 file from a feed; it's not executing any JavaScript, or otherwise doing anything they can use to do the kind of tracking that happens on the Web. That regime has been stable for decades, and I can't imagine it will change unless something changes to make it stop working for podcasters. Because moving their distribut…

Some of the big podcast apps have recently been sold and it only makes sense that they plan on adding telemetry.

The MP3 file might not change, but there's a chance that they are going to start watching you play it.

A lot of investments have been made in the podcast world recently and VCs usually don't make things better.

Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads

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Post by notatoad »

pan69 wrote: post #43
nickthegreek wrote: post #21

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So its ethical to manually skip the ads but not to automate the process?

Is it ethical not to look at a billboard when you're walking down the street? Is it ethical to mute the TV when commercials come up? I think it's just your choice, right?

it's ethical to not look at a billboard.

it's probably not ethical to vandalize a billboard so other people can't see the ad on it.

it's definitely not ethical to sell billboard vandalism as a service, or to patronize a service that does that.

Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads

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Post by slenk »

criddell wrote: post #214
slenk wrote: post #206

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I fear more and more podcasts are going to start locking you into a podcast app. It's turning into the video streaming scene

I think that's exactly what some of these companies think they are building - Netflix for podcasts. Unfortunately for them, there isn't a lot of value in podcasts for most people and I can't see that changing.

Exactly. My limit is $5/month and a lot of smaller podcasters seem to agree that it is an adequate amount for bonus content/no ads.

Hell, I know a few that for $1 or $2 they get the full ad-free podcast

Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads

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Post by ortusdux »

0xffff2 wrote: post #118
ortusdux wrote: post #31

I'm still shocked that Google has not made a podcast platform wherein they manage the ads and subscriptions. Host the audio, inject ads at the breaks, allow paid subscriptions that remove the ads, have a monthly payment option, etc. Basically half YouTube half Audible. I do listen to one podcast that has an ad-free feed for patreon supporters. It works rather well and they have add a surprising amount of bonus conten…

How is the ad-free feed hosted? I'd love for this to be a widespread thing, but I listen to podcasts almost entirely during long drives, so I worry that paid content will fragment distribution.

https://www.patreon.com/law

You get a unique RSS feed for the commercial free episodes and bonus content.

Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads

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Post by slenk »

adskipprod wrote: post #187
ajayyy wrote: post #175

Cool 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.

By just looking for the music that plays at the beginning of some ads?

Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads

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Post by aliveupstairs »

moltar wrote: post #228

I was thinking something like this should exist, but podcasts should be paid for skipped ads. I don’t mind paying a small fee for ad free podcasts. I also want some system that fast forwards all the intro stuff straight to the meat and potatoes.

I think you can do that with Pocketcast (free on android, paid on the web) and set a unique time for each podcast.

Re: Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads

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Post by bilekas »

adskipprod wrote: post #192
bilekas wrote: post #124

Edit your title : "I built and app that skips over other peoples add and puts mine in"

Perhaps you misunderstood what the app does?

I'm really happy you respond to the harsh criticism given, but do you think its cool to say : "Hey, no adds in this paid app........ But the money doesn't go to the guy who made the content"

I get why you might have done it, hey a nice adblock feature. But you are asking for money for it.. Did I miss something ?

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