Re:Spotify patent would suggest songs based on users' emotions
by TaylorAlexander on Sunday January 31, 2021 @11:30PM
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I assume they believe exclusive podcasts will gain them paying subscribers. Of course by fracturing the open ecosystem they may find themselves unable to acquire some podcasts, but given that they are a large player they are well positioned to out bid the competition.
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Re:Spotify patent would suggest songs based on users' emotions
by nitrogen on Monday February 01, 2021 @04:30AM
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They might also make a cut off of dynamic sponsorship/ad segments within podcasts.
Re:Spotify patent would suggest songs based on users' emotions
by squeaky-clean on Monday February 01, 2021 @06:31AM
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These were quite eery the first time I heard them. I was listening to an episode of Conan O'Brien's podcast from early 2019 and in the middle was an ad (read by Conan) for enjoying Miller lite at home during the covid quarantine.
I spent a good 10 minutes trying to figure out what the hell had just happened until I found a page promoting Spotify's dynamic ad insertion for podcasts.