Wisdom

Sloppy dynamic ads hurt listeners, and the apps get blamed

Quote

And that second part of what he said ended up becoming the entire story within podcasting.

Episode 109: 4 Gigs of Knitting (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:37:50 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Dave recalls Marco Arment's point that cheap, sloppy dynamic ad insertion degrades the listening experience, and that listeners blame the podcast apps for it. That second half became the whole story in podcasting.

Not in the audio. Marco Arment's tweet is quoted secondhand by Dave; exact tweet wording not verified.