Apps that refuse to sell stats might join an open standard
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If a private company comes to you and says, Hey, we want to pay you for stats, that feels a little gross. But then if there was an open standard that said, Okay, here is how we're going to deliver listener behavior stats.
Episode 18: Episode 18 02:32:05 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Developers like Marco have refused countless requests for listener stats. A private company offering money for stats feels gross. Dave thinks an open, transparent listener-behavior standard with privacy built in might win them over, because it helps the podcasting they love rather than a backroom deal.
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this would be a way for those guys not to open up their stats, but still give meaningful intelligence to other podcasters. They don't have to open up anything at all. They just tack that string on the end. It's completely anonymized.
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