The Audio Edition: Clubhouse Craze Cooling? Podcasters Sceptical of Apple Podcast Sub Service

April 22, 2021

I've in the Clubhouse, which has been 2021's hottest social media app. I've not engaged much simply due to lack of time, but my read has been that the attraction is influence and exclusivity. Who wouldn't want to listen in as high-profile venture capitalists like Marc Andreessen talk about the future of technology? Other questions remain. Will it scale? Will it be effective at building audiences for people who don't have high profiles?

Ben Thompson of Stratechery casts a sceptical gaze over Apple's new premium podcast subscription service. And as Thomas Baekdal says, he doesn't want anyone coming between him and his customers.

Also, research shows that newspapers still have value. Fins use them to start the fires in their saunas. No, I am not joking.

Press Gazette: Clubhouse Craze is Cooling

Press Gazette has been reporting on British journalism without fear or favour since 1965. Our mission is to provide a news and information service which helps the UK journalism.

The Press Gazette says that the Clubhouse craze of early 2021 is already over.

Non-news Uses for Print Newspaper Products

"Appropriating the newspaper is tied to non-news practices which are meaningful to the actors, although they might seem trivial to some scholars."

RT @NiemanLab: By shifting attention away from content and technology features and looking at the broader experiences and understandings of people, we can pick up on cues that media-centric research may have missed about the essential features of media in everyday life.

Google and Facebook Global Legal Issues

Publishers of 125 newspapers in 11 states filed or announced lawsuits against Google and Facebook claiming the tech giants have unlawfully monopolized the digital advertising market and engaged in an illegal secretive deal, nicknamed “Jedi Blue,” to thwart competition.

Google and Facebook are not only facing more regulation but also are facing an increasing tempo of lawsuits.

And the duopoly's issues aren't just in the US or Europe. Legal and regulatory issues are increasing in India as well.

During the hearing the CCI told the Court the issue is around the creation of a monopolistic market due to sharing of excessive data.

Now the Competition Commission of India investigation can proceed.

Concerns From Podcasters About Apple's Cut

Apple’s new Podcast Subscription service is what the App Store should be: a great Apple experience competing for customers.

Local NYC Newsletter Helps People Get Vaccinated

Many people are still struggling to get covid shots in New York, so one local newsletter has been acting as a vaccine matchmaker

The Dangers of Advertising on Social Media

TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest and Twitter also submit insights about harmful content in a closely-watched industry study on brand safety.

The Power of Networked Journalism

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) began to research this story after a simple question: If the data tells us more people are living homeless, are more people dying homeless?

RT @gijn In the UK, a collaborative network of 1,426 journalists, community-minded citizens, and specialist contributors helped track down missing data to change the conversation on homelessness. Our latest piece tells the story of the Dying Homeless Project.