Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video]
by ghaff on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:24PM
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10-25 minutes or so seems like the sweet spot for a lot of podcasts, informational videos, presentations, and the like when they're genuinely trying to inform/entertain. It's hard to really communicate a lot of information or have a meaningful discussion in a shorter period of time unless it's very focused (how to...) and a lot of those would better be text and a photo. And a lot of hour long interviews etc. tend to feel like they go on too long.
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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video]
by jrootabega on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:31PM
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Feels right to me. You can sink that amount of time into something without really feeling like it's a large commitment of time or energy, while also feeling satisfied if you liked it. It's just a shame that on youtube, the advertising pressure erodes such content away.
Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video]
by ghaff on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:42PM
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While there are logistical issues with shorter presentations at multi-track physical events, I've come to think that 25-30 minutes is a better sweet spot for conference presentations than 45-50 minutes. (With the exception of workshops/tutorials in most cases.)
And it's where I've ended up with my podcasts. Less than 12 or so feels like you're barely getting started and get past about 30 and, as a listener, I'm generally losing interest. It's no coincidence that longer professionally produced podcasts almost always have segments or otherwise break up the content.