Remember when live audio suddenly became ubiquitous in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? The trend became popular in a short period of time The clubhouse was copying this feature for themselves before every online platform appeared.
Since then, live audio has become a staple of a strange time when we’re all stuck at home at the same time with nothing to do, and it’s fun to listen to streams of strangers talking to each other for hours. LinkedIn, which is now a bit late to the live audio party chose to get rid of independent live audio events.
In the company said it will no longer support local audio events starting next month. Users will not be able to create new events from December 2, and previously scheduled events will no longer work after December 31. Instead, the company “merges” audio events with its live streaming feature, LinkedIn Live. LinkedIn Live, however, requires creators third-party tools for building streams. So while audio-only streams may still be available on LinkedIn, they’ll take a few extra steps.
LinkedIn isn’t the only company changing course in live audio. , , and all have shut down their live audio products during the pandemic. Even the Clubhouse (yes, it still exists) from last year’s format. The feature is strong on the X, despite a few technical .
