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How does Lutz compare Clubhouse to the early internet and talk radio?

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Drawn from Lutz Finger's Forbes column, LinkedIn writing, and Cornell teaching. Sources are cited inline so you can read the originals.

Clubhouse mirrors talk radio but doesn’t exploit digital advantages.

Clubhouse is Internet 1.0 of Talk Radio. Ten years before the internet browser was invented, Talk Radio became popular for similar reasons: ease in distribution and proliferation of content. AM Bands allowed for more bandwidth to distribute content. Four decades later, the internet brought the same two effects. Clubhouse follows the rules of Internet 1.0, meaning it is not using the properties of digital to their full advantage. This is why it faces challenges in helping users find content and enable engagement.

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