August in the Know

Rogue Creators

Shownotes

(1:20) What are you obsessed with?

(5:29) Apple Podcasting Bug

(11:11) Spotify Podcast Ad Revenue Skyrockets 627%

(14:53) Twitter Testing New Shopping Feature

(19:46) Rapid Fire

Links

Bryan Fittin

Loren Lewis

Vulture on Apple Podcasts

TechCrunch on Spotify's Ad Revenue

JCK on Twitter's New Shopping Feature

Quotes

“The big news is that Apple [is fixing] this [automatic download] issue. So, if you are a podcast out there, you should be able to see your downloads increase again, as long as people are interacting with your show.” (10:13)

“Spotify is stepping up its podcasting game, and they have made that pretty clear. They’re not holding back.” (12:25)

“So if you’re a podcaster and you don’t have your podcast on Spotify, you really need to, because a lot of people are making decisions...on what player is the best. And obviously, as we’ve been describing, Apple and Spotify have been battling it out, but Spotify has really been working hard to improve that podcasting experience.” (12:57)

“It is really cool to see how people...are trying to make your shopping experience not just like shopping on Amazon, but a lot more engaging, a lot more social. And so Twitter is trying its hand at this. It’s something to definitely pay attention to, especially if you’re in the eCommerce space.” (17:19)