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Post by ethbro »

embolalia wrote: post #108
VikingCoder wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The vast majority No, it doesn't. From what I can see, it's more like 17%. http://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances

17% from corporations, but also count foundations if you're looking for underwriters overall, not just corporate interests. Probably also universities and "other" for 41.6% That's still not even remotely close to a vast majority, of course. And I think there's a qualitative difference between getting funding from an organization that wants to increase its bottom line and one that wants to create a more just, verdant,…

"a more just, verdant, and peaceful world"

Well that sponsorship was obviously well-spent!

Re: NPR One

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Post by covati »

ejfox wrote: post #102

I scrolled through this whole thread looking for a mention of Swell who have been my go-to app for this purpose for the past couple of months (feels like it's been forever though, can't imagine life without it). I pretty much get NPR hourly news updates, Fresh Air, interspersed with episodes of Marc Maron's WTF and some random stuff like A16Z and stuff from the BBC. It's pretty much ideal. I love NPR, and before Swel…

well, now that swell is shutting down it might make sense. But I'll miss the variety that I get from swell :(

http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/28/apple-to-buy-swell-for-30-m...

Re: NPR One

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Post by Nicholas_C »

kbenson wrote: post #97

I'm relieved they have an android app. From listening to NPR, one could almost think andoid was some niche player, based on the amount of free press the iphone gets. That may have eased up some recently, but for a while it felt like they had some meeting where they decided to replace "smartphone" with "iphone" in everything they said.

On the website for my local NPR station (91.7 KXT, Dallas/Fort Worth) they have a playlist that shows recently played songs and the only option to "Buy Song" takes you to iTunes. I'm assuming they get a share of the revenues from songs purchased and I wish they would link to Amazon or Google Play instead so I could help support. They've introduced me to a lot of good bands and I buy a couple songs I hear on the station a week.

Re: NPR One

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Post by dublinben »

mmanfrin wrote: post #85

I really appreciate NPR. They truly try to embetter their offerings. It's nice that we have a source of news that is not beholden to advertisers or corporate interests (although the number of 'This content was made possible by donations from...' I hear at the end of the larger shows is a bit worrying). I just wish Says You would release their episodes as a podcast.

Says You is an independently produced program. They sell individual episodes on their website for a very modest $0.95. You can always listen for free each week on your local station, or through the WGBH stream.

http://www.saysyou.net/zencart/

Re: NPR One

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Post by dublinben »

giarc wrote: post #86
CapitalistCartr wrote: post #69

Every corporate/large organization Web site wants me to use their app. I already have an app! It's the Web browser. It already plays video and audio.

Can a mobile browser continue to play audio when your phone is in your pocket? For example, YouTube stops playing when I put my iPhone to sleep.

That's a function of Youtube primarily delivering video content. A website designed to deliver audio content (e.g. Soundcloud) can keep playing just fine with the screen off.

Re: NPR One

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Post by tdicola »

minivan wrote: post #27

Cool, hopefully it will replace the All Songs Considered audio stream (which is great). Side note: Is it just me, or this "scroll to reveal stuff in steps" is a bit frustrating? It seems to be used more and more often and I am sometimes puzzled by the fact that I'm missing the scrolling step. I try scrolling and get either too far (which shows half an image coming from above) or don't get anywhere (which makes me scr…

Yeah this scrolling seemed kind of bad to me, I got halfway down and had to use a lot of force to proceed. I'm looking forward to this gimmick going away.

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Post by Aloha »

minivan wrote: post #27

Cool, hopefully it will replace the All Songs Considered audio stream (which is great). Side note: Is it just me, or this "scroll to reveal stuff in steps" is a bit frustrating? It seems to be used more and more often and I am sometimes puzzled by the fact that I'm missing the scrolling step. I try scrolling and get either too far (which shows half an image coming from above) or don't get anywhere (which makes me scr…

I didnt realize there was more at first, till I read the comments.

Re: NPR One

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Post by tsunamifury »

ruytlm wrote: post #43

This is all well and good, but why does everyone need to have their own damn app? This is the biggest problem with audio apps these days - you get everyone trying to make a similar thing, and because they're all competing they all try and lock each other out of their own products. What would be so much better is a content-agnostic platform, that'll let you play whatever the hell you want - whether it's music, talk ra…

Because almost anyone who eventually "owns the platform", eventually squeezes the content producers out of all the profit.

Why would I cooperate with a central platform, when once its achieves market dominance, it uses that position to dictate my profit margins?

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Post by mbesto »

stronglikedan wrote: post #32
minivan wrote: post #27

Cool, hopefully it will replace the All Songs Considered audio stream (which is great). Side note: Is it just me, or this "scroll to reveal stuff in steps" is a bit frustrating? It seems to be used more and more often and I am sometimes puzzled by the fact that I'm missing the scrolling step. I try scrolling and get either too far (which shows half an image coming from above) or don't get anywhere (which makes me scr…

It's not just you. It's an annoying trend. Perhaps it's good for phones and tablets (that's arguable), but I don't think it's good for mouse input. At least this landing page (NPR) has optional buttons on the right side, unlike most pages I've seen like this (Spendee). It's turning "mobile first" into "mobile only", and I am being dragged kicking and screaming into it.

As always, the general rule of the desktop is "don't break my browser functionality". Browser functionality = scroll bar, back/forward button, refresh, bookmark, etc.

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Post by brianbreslin »

My first thought was "I hope this is paid like pandora." I would love to be able to purchase content in app, or at least contribute through the app. Maybe split the proceeds with my local npr station so we can end those annoying fund raising drives.
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