I am a podcast listener and have been for the last two years. For the last two years, I have been waiting for podshow to do something amazing in the podcast space, and been VERY disappointed. So the first time the "suck less" spot played I checked it out, thinking that I could help make things better. Instead I found a e-poll survey.
I once signed up to take an e-poll survey and regretted it because they spam you and share your user data on other sites that make deals with e-poll.
Having watched Podshow operate for the last few years I am guessing they care less about your opinion and more about the users they will get from the e-poll system.
So, what was I going to say in my survey?
Want to suck less?
1. Make a site that people can use. It looks pretty but it feels like it was designed by two flashy guys that have no idea (or care) what the user wants. This brings up a question I have had for a while... who at podshow is leading the design? Is it Adam and Ron Bloom? If so, maybe it's time to hire someone that knows, or at least listens to what users want. What you have now is a bloated social network that tries to be everything for everyone. Here's a newsflash: there are social networks that are much better then you will ever be. How about a focus on podcasts and work within social networks?
2. Listen to your users. We know what we want. Don't think you know better about what we want.
3. Support your networks. I loved Podcast alley and the idea of the music network when they were started. But what has happened to them? I don't see many updates of either (hell, you can still rip off music from the music network - how do they expect to sell music? And how are they getting labels to buy into the broken system?)
4. Someone tell Ron Bloom he is a aging owner of a tech company and he may want to act like it. I saw a google video of him giving a speech. News flash Mr. Bloom... you are like 50 years old and own a tech company, time to stop your lame "I am so cool" act. You are not in hollywood, you can take off the cbgb's t-shirt and the ripped jeans and act your age. IT'S NOT COOL, it is sad.
I would not bring up number four except for the fact that I think this is one of the issues of podshow, they are delusional. They believe they are SO cool that they can do what they want and know what a 18 year old listener wants. This effects the product and how they treat their customers, and it makes fans like me stop listening (watching).
Here is what is truly sad... I am using a comment on a blog to tell podshow what is wrong with the system because I don't feel like anyone is listening at podshow.
Eric Rice
· 2 years ago
How I found this post: I searched for 'podshow sucks' in Google. Theory: if calling it "Podshow Sucks Less" was a game to make sure they dominated the top results in Google for "Podshow Sucks", which apparently doesn't see to be the case.
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I once signed up to take an e-poll survey and regretted it because they spam you and share your user data on other sites that make deals with e-poll.
Having watched Podshow operate for the last few years I am guessing they care less about your opinion and more about the users they will get from the e-poll system.
So, what was I going to say in my survey?
Want to suck less?
1. Make a site that people can use. It looks pretty but it feels like it was designed by two flashy guys that have no idea (or care) what the user wants. This brings up a question I have had for a while... who at podshow is leading the design? Is it Adam and Ron Bloom? If so, maybe it's time to hire someone that knows, or at least listens to what users want. What you have now is a bloated social network that tries to be everything for everyone. Here's a newsflash: there are social networks that are much better then you will ever be. How about a focus on podcasts and work within social networks?
2. Listen to your users. We know what we want. Don't think you know better about what we want.
3. Support your networks. I loved Podcast alley and the idea of the music network when they were started. But what has happened to them? I don't see many updates of either (hell, you can still rip off music from the music network - how do they expect to sell music? And how are they getting labels to buy into the broken system?)
4. Someone tell Ron Bloom he is a aging owner of a tech company and he may want to act like it. I saw a google video of him giving a speech. News flash Mr. Bloom... you are like 50 years old and own a tech company, time to stop your lame "I am so cool" act. You are not in hollywood, you can take off the cbgb's t-shirt and the ripped jeans and act your age. IT'S NOT COOL, it is sad.
I would not bring up number four except for the fact that I think this is one of the issues of podshow, they are delusional. They believe they are SO cool that they can do what they want and know what a 18 year old listener wants. This effects the product and how they treat their customers, and it makes fans like me stop listening (watching).
Here is what is truly sad... I am using a comment on a blog to tell podshow what is wrong with the system because I don't feel like anyone is listening at podshow.
Also, JT I think I love you, heh.