Introduction

Brian Greene
Einstein's definition of insanity "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." As I begin this project I wonder how true this is in this case. Not that I doubt Einstein but perhaps some input variables are not constant. Have I been doing the same thing?…
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About Qued.tv

Brian Greene
Qued.tv is a chaptering web tool that allows users to chapter media. The basic idea is: The best things in media do not always happen at the start point 00:00. Often the most salient points in media happen deep into the piece. The core take away point, the best quote,…
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Measurement

Brian Greene
To measure the effectiveness of chaptered podcasts versus non chaptered podcasts adverts were placed on social media posts with embedded podcasts that were cued and not cued to measure the engagement levels with the media and advertisements. Test 1: $5 spent on Facebook advert to get expected reach of 240-640. The…
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Listener Podcast Survey

Brian Greene
A study into the podcasting habits of a mainly Irish audience was conducted. The survey is to gauge the interest level in on demand radio listening and radio programming from and independent source. The survey also examines how listeners currently share memes within podcasts. The sample size was 36 respondents.…
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Radio Station Survey

Brian Greene
An exhaustive list of radio stations in Ireland was assembled. The radio stations were National Local Community Special Interest & Online. The total was 70 stations. The survey was open for 2 weeks and extended for 1 week. Stations were emailed 4 times with request to take part in the…
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Featured Media

Brian Greene
why ask audience to advance to 34:17 in a recording when you can share the link Video Classification with chapters http://qued.tv/e/?m=161758 Full Screen Wrap full screen examples Terry Wogan tribute - Mixcloud Radio Nova 1st hour - Mixcloud 8radio - music show - Mixcloud Shortwave Sound Art - HTML5 audio…
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Conclusion

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Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford If there was a formula for success then failure would only occur by choice. In this project I set out to discover if a collaboration of radio and its listeners will annotate an archive of…
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Further reading

Brian Greene
Below are some links to further reading material. These sources were used as references in the making of this research. BBC Internet Blog: Chapters within programmes: finding the bit you want Making czech historical radio archive accessible and searchable for wide public
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