Spotify expands into audiobooks - and becomes the home of everything audio entertainment. 300,000 titles will be available for purchase, and this is the most obvious extension for Spotify one could think of. We knew this was coming since at least November 2021 when they acquired an audiobook platform- Findaway.
Exciting times ahead for audio.
In other news, piracy is back, and this time people are uploading movies as video podcasts on Spotify.
I tried out BeReal several weeks ago - it got boring really quick. Things have apparently gone south, real fast after I stopped paying attention.
This incredible Guardian long read/podcast on audio memes that we see on Instagram/TikTok and the likes.
BYE!