Podcast Studies Are All Over The Place With Results

Lately there have been a number of studies published saying contradictory things. One says most people are watching or listening to podcast on YouTube. Another says that Gen Z, especially, prefers audio and is using Spotify as their primary player.

Honestly, if you have the capabilities to do a video podcast do it. But also publish the audio to and RSS feed. This will cover both sides of this debate.

It seems as though humans have an innate ability to rank things and also call one piece of tech or way of doing things DEAD when it really isn't.

It's frustrating, because with all this bickering on what way is the best, we're missing the point. People are consuming more and more content that isn't produced by necessarily professional video/audio personalities.

To me that's the big thing. The over all democratization of media is happening. People are more empowered now more than ever to start their content journey and build a personal brand. This is fantastic.

What is concerning to me is that in one study, it shows that Spotify is the dominant place where people listen to shows. They are a walled garden and that is upsetting. But, I get why more people listen there than elsewhere. They are already in the ecosystem for their music, so why not stay there for the podcasts.

Source: Transistor.fm report

This is also why people are listening/watching quite a bit on YouTube. YouTube Music has podcasts in their player, so I'm sure that's skewing the numbers in that study.

Overall, regardless of how you listen to your favorite shows, support the creators. Share the episodes, contribute to their Patreon (or similar) accounts.

What do you think about the future of podcasting and where people are listening/watching? Do you even care?

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Web Jawn

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem …

Freedom of the Press •Freedom of the Press Foundation

This is a great move on the part of Wired! I agree other outlets should do the same.

iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other | TechCrunch

Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE).…

TechCrunch •Paul Sawers

This is great news. Though I can see the UK government not liking this. 😵‍💫

Google Opens Gemini Deep Research To Free Users (With Limits)

Google expands Gemini with free limited access to Deep Research, improved Flash Thinking 2.0, and new personalization f…

Search Engine Journal •Matt G. Southern

I wonder how accurate it is. Probably less than 50%. Check those sources!

Google Search History Can Now Power Gemini AI Answers

Google Gemini adds experimental personalization feature that uses Search history, blurring the line between organic Sea…

Search Engine Journal •Roger Montti

This was bound to happen. Google knows so much about our browsing habits.

How to use ChatGPT Tasks for SEO

Stop doing busy work and start optimizing smarter. This new ChatGPT feature automates SEO tasks and boosts efficiency.…

Search Engine Land •Andrew Holland

Good "how-to" for using ChatGPT for SEO tasks. If you can't beat AI, use it to your advantage.

YouTube gives brands and creators new linking tools

YouTube introduces creator-initiated requests and API automation to simplify sponsored content management.…

Search Engine Land •Anu Adegbola

This looks promising!

Meta Launches Community Notes on Facebook and Instagram

Meta’s launching the first stage of its Community Notes program with users in the U.S.

Social Media Today •Andrew Hutchinson

How long until Meta ignores what people are saying? I give it a month. 😜

Oracle is reportedly in the lead to save TikTok from US ban

Déjà vu.

The Verge •Emma Roth

Or course! Oracle is already hosting the TikTok date for US users stateside. Make sense. Plus, Larry Ellison is buddies with the current US president.

LinkedIn Shares Insights Into How Marketers Can Connect With SMBs

New insights on how to maximize your opportunities with SMBs.

Social Media Today •Andrew Hutchinson

LinkedIn is the go to source for this kind of data, the data is quite interesting.

Music labels will regret coming for the Internet Archive, sound historian says

Labels push to spike cost of Internet Archive fight over old 78s.

Ars Technica •Ashley Belanger

This is insane. Leave the Internet Archive alone!

Google Being Forced To Sell Chrome is Not Good for the Web

You’ve got a monopoly on lemonade because you pay all the grocery stores to be the default lemonade. So we’re going to …

Chris Coyier •Name *

Interesting take from Chris on this one. I tend, shockingly, to agree.

Your opt-innie wants to talk to your opt-outtie.

Scrapers gonna scrape.

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents •L. Jeffrey Zeldman

Great points made by a Web legend.

Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out

Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+,…

WIRED •Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

Well this is terrifying and disheartening. Buyers beware!

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Big Math! LOL

Truth!

Marco

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MakerTube

Absolutely incredible.

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A New Classic From XKCD! I swear!

Lego Pokémon are coming, first sets due in 2026

Lego and Pokémon use Steal All Your Disposable Income. It’s super effective!

Polygon •Michael McWhertor

This is fun

That's It For This Week! Keep Rocking It!

-Seth

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