Scout.fm turns podcasts into personalized talk radio

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Scout.fm wants to change the way people listen to podcasts
a few questions to find out what you like, then create a podcast station customized to you
Android applications.The company was founded just over a year ago by Cara Meverden (CEO), previously of Google, Twitter, Indiegogo, and
Medium; along with Saul Carlin (president and COO), previously head of publisher development at Medium, and before that, Politico; and
creating great written content; but now those publishers had begun to create great audio content, as well.But unlike on Medium, which helps
to guide readers to topics they like, people today have to seek out new podcasts for themselves
The goal was to test what worked, what topics and formats drew listeners, and gain feedback through calls-to-action to participate in user
questions as part of this setup process to find out what other subjects appeal to you by having you respond, on a scale of one to ten, how
If you say no, you can try one of the other options.However, once the setup process is over, the experience becomes very much like listening
Your listening can go on for hours, offering you a hands-free means of switching podcasts and discovering new favorites.The app will also
says
Wall St
Journal, The New York Times, ESPN, and podcast networks like Gimlet, Wondery, Parcast and others.The same curated selection of podcasts is
The Alexa user base listened for twice as long as mobile users.Currently, the service is not generating revenue, but, in the future, the
team envisions call-to-action ads that could work with the Alexa app to share more information about the products, as well as ways it could
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