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Re: NPR One

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Post by harshreality »

unclebucknasty wrote: post #135
stronglikedan wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

> It's turning "mobile first" into "mobile only" Yeah, it is definitely whacked for desktops, and I know it's supposed to be somehow good for mobile, but I don't get that either. What's the theory behind it improving the mobile experience? Is it supposed to save bandwidth or something? Because I'm not sure if it's loading the content on scroll or preloading all and merely animating on scroll. Either way, bandwidth is…

Maybe most people have difficulty scrolling accurately, and without pgdn it's more usable this way.

That said, I hate it too. I want to scroll normally.

Re: NPR One

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Post by jim-greer »

arcticfox wrote: post #30

I was hoping that I could say: "Yes, I like Radiolab" and "No, I don't like Wait Wait Don't Tell Me", but that doesn't seem to be a feature. This would be perfect if they added it!

Hopefully they'll factor in what you skip and mark as "interesting"...

Re: NPR One

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Post by jim-greer »

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…

I listened for about 20 minutes at lunch, and they did play a story from the archives...

Re: NPR One

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Post by fred_durst »

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 there's only so many icons on your home screen and everyone wants as many of those as they can get.

Re: NPR One

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Post by fred_durst »

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.

I do it all the time, so yes.

Re: NPR One

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Post by kasey_junk »

mikeash wrote: post #139
ethbro wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"a more just, verdant, and peaceful world" Well that sponsorship was obviously well-spent!

I recognize the phrase and can even hear the hosts speaking it in my head... but I couldn't tell you the name of the sponsor. I'm sure it'll come to me.

Macarthur foundation. Most famous as being givers of the "genius grants". Founded by the people that owned Bankers Life Insurance.

Re: NPR One

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Post by JetSpiegel »

drewblaisdell wrote: post #134
mbesto wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

A better rule is that these browser functions should do what the user expects. I don't think this page violates that rule (and it might not even violate yours: the scrollbar's movement has not been altered on this page like on Apple's product pages).

No, because what the user expects can be customizable, app developers can't just guess it.

Re: NPR One

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Post by JetSpiegel »

tsunamifury wrote: post #118
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?

If it's a standard nobody "owns" the plaform.

Nobody "owns" RSS for example.

Re: NPR One

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Post by mtinkerhess »

anigbrowl wrote: post #125

Good stuff, but your feed will be 'hadcrafted'? No it won't. That specifically means a human being involved in structuring your feed at the other end I seriously doubt that's the case. Words have meanings beyond their emotional marketing value, subverting them for commercial ends will eventually erode the trust of your audience.

You don't know that there's not a human being at the other end curating the list, do you? It's plausible that there's manual selection involved in each day's playlist.

Re: NPR One

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Post by marineboudeau »

Shameless plug: WNYC is experimenting in this space as well with Discover [http://www.wnyc.org/mobile] - contains our local, national content but also others': NPR, PRX, etc. It works on the subway, while you're offline.

We're really excited about NPR One, too and glad to be part of it as well.

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