Twitter sets up for high traffic Spaces

#SocialAudio #TwitterSpaces #Spotify

The TwitterSpaces account sprang into life this week with the news maintenance was being carried out to ensure Spaces could handle high traffic. It came ahead of Elon hosting Robert Kennedy Jnr in the latest Space bring US politics to the fore. There's also news of more job cuts at Spotify impacting the podcast division and the discovery of a new social audio app Blaze Radio that invites creators to invest in audio equipment before they broadcast on the app.

Links mentioned during the show...

Two years of the Twitter Spaces tab h/t @morqon
https://twitter.com/morqon/status/1665046464660226053
https://twitter.com/isajorsergio/status/1665054264882782208

The first tweet from @TwitterSpaces account in a while
https://twitter.com/TwitterSpaces/status/1664768907972956160

Elon alerts users to a system upgrade ahead of Robert Kennedy Jnr Space
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1664798923293184007

Robert Kennedy Jnr Space ‘cancelled’
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1665368017125900288

Robert Kennedy Jnr Space replay
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1665784889008873476

Rudy Giuliani takes to Spaces
https://twitter.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1666233894062964736

Job cuts at Spotify’s podcast division
https://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1665694850904207360

Clubhouse show snapped up by iHeartMedia
https://twitter.com/BigTentSocial/status/1666480548074643456

Blast Radio is the new social audio kid in town - you can broadcast if you invest in their kit
https://twitter.com/BigTentSocial/status/1666481134715166731
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Last week we spoke about Elon's gltchy Space with Ron DeSantis. Check out that episode here https://www.spreaker.com/episode/54077398
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