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The Tongue Can Paint: Understanding Popularity in Podcasting Societies

Year: 2020

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Podcast listeners have tripled over the past 5 years to over 100 million subscribers inside the US alone. Yet, no research study has focused on obtaining insights into the growth and popularity of contents among the subscribers. In this paper, we investigate the main factors that contribute to the popularity of podcasts. Our study helps content producers, service providers, and investors to better understand the rationales behind the popularity of podcasts.

Source: International World Wide Web Conference (WWW)

DOI: 10.1145/3366424.3382712

Authors: Hossein Shafiei, Ahmad Khonsari, Sina Kashipazha, Aresh Dadlani

Institutions: Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, University of Tehran, Nazarbayev University

Language: English

Topic: Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W3021130830

FWCI: 1.738

Cites: 6

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10