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Re:Call it a comeback: Turntable.fm raises $7.5M by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Friday May 28, 2021 @01:36PM (#27318274)
In the same sense that a smartphone is just a small computer and dropbox is just a file folder.

If you strip all the interesting parts of a concept (here curation, the dj personality, easy instant access, centralization, community, ...) it's going to sound lackluster.

Though personally I'd enforce synchronous listening if I ran that kind of service myself. Lots of radios have talk shows and listeners do just fine joining in the middle of a conversation.

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Re:Call it a comeback: Turntable.fm raises $7.5M by kgwgk on Friday May 28, 2021 @03:58PM (#27319778)
All those interesting aspects which are not about synchronous listening are not stripped out when you have a personality-curated centralized list with a community and instant access. The problematic part is the “tune in and see what’s on”. Which is why many radio talk shows are also available as podcasts!
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