Turn It Up: The Hottest Trend in Audio + Social Media 🎧

I’m taking a break between seasons 4 and 5 of The Edutainer podcast right now (April 2021) — which allows me the opportunity to grab some popcorn and get a front-row seat of all the drama at the intersection of audio and social media right now.

If you haven’t been paying attention, here are a few things going on in the land of audio + social media:

1. Apple is going to start charging creators for podcasts — 👎🏼
2. Spotify will also have a podcast subscription service — 👍
3. Clubhouse: Bascially, everyone is there now — 👍
4. Are you or have you been invited to Racket yet? — 👍
5. The coolest way to send someone a private message on LinkedIn — 👍
6. Is LinkedIn working on a Clubhouse? — 👍
7. Best. Gift. Ever: Cameo — 👍 (Yes, this is video too. BTW — have you ever purchased a Cameo? It’s the poll of the week 4/25/21.)
8. The future of social networks might be audio? — 👍
9. Digital reading explodes during pandemic — 👍
10. The future of social media is all talk — 👍
11. How to use your voice to be a thought leader — 👍

As someone who prefers audio over video, I’m a fan of this trend (except charging creators…looking at you, Apple.)

If you want to be in on the next story of social, it’s audio — just turn it up! 🎧

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Erin L. Albert is a podcaster, author, pharmacist, and content creator. The opinions above are her own.