{"id":24343,"date":"2021-05-16T05:41:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T05:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/spotify-adds-timestamped-podcast-sharing-and-other-social-features.html"},"modified":"2021-05-16T05:41:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T05:41:22","slug":"spotify-adds-timestamped-podcast-sharing-and-other-social-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/spotify-adds-timestamped-podcast-sharing-and-other-social-features.html","title":{"rendered":"Spotify adds timestamped podcast sharing and other social features"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the heels of its expanded partnership with Facebook<\/a>, Spotify this morning announced<\/a> new sharing features that broaden the way Spotify content, including both music and podcasts, can be shared across social media. As part of this, Spotify\u2019s Canvas feature, which adds a looping, visual art experience to songs<\/a>, is being improved. Spotify will also now allow users to share a timestamped link to a podcast, which allows users to tune into a particular moment of the podcast episode.<\/p>\n

Previously, if you wanted to share a podcast episode, you could only post the link to the entire episode. But many times, people want to comment on or discuss a particular part of an episode. Now, they\u2019ll be able to do so by using the \u201cswitch to share\u201d feature at the current playtime, after tapping the \u201cshare\u201d button while listening to the show.<\/p>\n

This is a toggle switch that lets you share from the timestamp where you\u2019ve paused the show. After turning this on, you\u2019re able to choose where you want to share to \u2014 like Instagram, Facebook (Stories or Feed), Snapchat, Twitter, WhatsApp, SMS and more.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits:<\/strong> Spotify<\/p>\n

The feature also could potentially be used for podcast marketing purposes. Typically, creators post an interesting clip from their latest episode that includes a link to the episode. But Spotify\u2019s new feature could entice someone to tune in at a particular part, then continue listening. They may even choose to follow the podcast after doing so, as they\u2019ll have already found themselves in the Spotify app. While it may not replace other marketing \u2014 not everyone uses Spotify, after all \u2014 it could serve as a handy supplement to the creator\u2019s existing promotional activity.<\/p>\n

The update to Spotify\u2019s Canvas, meanwhile, is a smaller improvement. Now, users are able to preview their social share across Instagram Stories and now Snapchat, to see how it will appear. Before today, Canvas art could only be shared to Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n

Spotify notes that social sharing features had become a more important aspect of using its service during the pandemic<\/a>, as in-person concerts and fan events had been shut down. Artists and creators still want to engage with their fans, but have had to do so remotely and digitally. And fans want to support their favorites by posting their content to social networks where others can discover them, too.<\/p>\n

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Facebook introduces a new miniplayer that streams Spotify from the Facebook app<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The new sharing features are a part of Spotify\u2019s larger investment in expanded social media distribution, which recently led to its partnership with Facebook on something the social network called \u201cProject Boombox.<\/a>\u201d Facebook in April introduced a new miniplayer that streams Spotify\u2019s music and podcasts from the Facebook app. That way, users can listen while they scroll, with Spotify playing in the background. But Spotify\u2019s deal with Facebook doesn\u2019t limit it from making it easier to share to other platforms, as well, as these new features indicate.<\/p>\n

Spotify says the new features are rolling out now to global users on both iOS and Android.<\/p>\n

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These 3 factors are holding back podcast monetization<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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