I'm flabbergasted. My little podcast has been featured on the iTunes (Australia) front page as a featured podcast. To say I'm surprised is putting it mildly - I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw it!
(I'm assuming it's different for the ITMS in different countries)
I've been featured in the "new" section in the ribbon on the top within the Science & Medicine category, but never on the overall front page for podcasts.
Congratulations!! I know you've been really upset about the feed fiasco.
A question I've always meant to ask the more famous podcasters among us--how exactly do you find these things out anyway? Does Apple email you? The reason I ask is that for the longest time my podcast partner Sean excitedly checked iTunes every day to see if Rockypod was listed. I felt really bad for him but knew it probably would never happen because we just didn't have the rapidly growing listenership that iTunes notices--it's always been kind of large but stagnant as the Rocky community is sort of stable.
Laura
On 7/26/07, Brains Matter <brainsmat...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> I'm flabbergasted. My little podcast has been featured on the iTunes > (Australia) front page as a featured podcast. To say I'm surprised is > putting it mildly - I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw it!
> (I'm assuming it's different for the ITMS in different countries)
> I've been featured in the "new" section in the ribbon on the top within > the Science & Medicine category, but never on the overall front page > for podcasts.
Well, I'm not proud of this, but I check to see how far up or down I've moved in relation to certain other things. For instance, one of the world's most famous DJs, Tiesto, debuted a podcast a few weeks ago, and I watched it slowly move up to #2, taking over my spot in iTunes Music. But then it started moving down again and I felt a most ignoble satisfaction.
Plus, it's reality-testing: if I'm featured somewhere on iTunes, my stats ought to be reflecting it, and sometimes they don't. (Thank you, libsyn.) Conversely, sometimes I look around iTunes or Google trying to account for stat spikes to see if there's any basis in reality.
From: Flyswatter [mailto:luara....@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:58 PM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
Congratulations!! I know you've been really upset about the feed fiasco.
A question I've always meant to ask the more famous podcasters among us--how exactly do you find these things out anyway? Does Apple email you? The reason I ask is that for the longest time my podcast partner Sean excitedly checked iTunes every day to see if Rockypod was listed. I felt really bad for him but knew it probably would never happen because we just didn't have the rapidly growing listenership that iTunes notices--it's always been kind of large but stagnant as the Rocky community is sort of stable.
> I'm flabbergasted. My little podcast has been featured on the iTunes > (Australia) front page as a featured podcast. To say I'm surprised is > putting it mildly - I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw it!
> (I'm assuming it's different for the ITMS in different countries)
> I've been featured in the "new" section in the ribbon on the top within > the Science & Medicine category, but never on the overall front page > for podcasts.
> -- > Brains Matter Podcast > Melbourne, Australia > email: mail@brainsmatter. <mailto:mail%40brainsmatter.com> com
The Coffee And Tea Show podcast http://coffeeandtea <http://coffeeandteashow.com> show.com Listener hotline: 206-338-6194 coffeeandteashow@ <mailto:coffeeandteashow%40gmail.com> gmail.com
I've just always been curious about how people found out they were the proud owners of a featured podcast. See, neither of my podcasts have ever been featured and I'd be really surprised if they ever will be--I don't look at iTunes very often nor do I check my stats, because in my experience that way leads to madness. So I'd never know anyway unless one of my listeners told me or Apple sent notice. I don't push my listeners to vote for either show for any awards or request that they get all their friends to subscribe because I hate the way that sounds. It's worse than any GoDaddy pre-roll!
(One of my shows got a lot of votes on Podcast Alley because a listener asked about 150 people to vote and they all did and the only way I found out was because somebody wrote a nasty note accusing me of cheating to my blog. I was very embarrassed. That's the only brush with being internet famous I have ever had.)
On 7/26/07, Steven R. Boyett <st...@steveboy.com> wrote:
> Well, I'm not proud of this, but I check to see how far up or down I've > moved in relation to certain other things. For instance, one of the > world's > most famous DJs, Tiesto, debuted a podcast a few weeks ago, and I watched > it > slowly move up to #2, taking over my spot in iTunes Music. But then it > started moving down again and I felt a most ignoble satisfaction.
> Plus, it's reality-testing: if I'm featured somewhere on iTunes, my stats > ought to be reflecting it, and sometimes they don't. (Thank you, libsyn.) > Conversely, sometimes I look around iTunes or Google trying to account for > stat spikes to see if there's any basis in reality.
No, I don't ask listeners to vote for me for anything, either. The world has enough people vying for yearbook superlatives without me adding my snowflake to the avalanche, I think. Podcasting has become a magnet for self-promoting poster children, the internet equivalent of Open Mic Night at a coffee house, and I want nothing to do with any of that. I'm in the position of having a show that speaks for itself without me having to, and I like it like that. But in a cult-of-celebrity world, it means you can be on top and be virtually unknown. I often compare Podrunner to the work of Rene Magritte: everyone knows it, and no one knows who he is.
From: Flyswatter [mailto:luara....@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:08 PM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
I've just always been curious about how people found out they were the proud owners of a featured podcast. See, neither of my podcasts have ever been featured and I'd be really surprised if they ever will be--I don't look at iTunes very often nor do I check my stats, because in my experience that way leads to madness. So I'd never know anyway unless one of my listeners told me or Apple sent notice. I don't push my listeners to vote for either show for any awards or request that they get all their friends to subscribe because I hate the way that sounds. It's worse than any GoDaddy pre-roll!
(One of my shows got a lot of votes on Podcast Alley because a listener asked about 150 people to vote and they all did and the only way I found out was because somebody wrote a nasty note accusing me of cheating to my blog. I was very embarrassed. That's the only brush with being internet famous I have ever had.)
On 7/26/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve%40steveboy.com>
> Well, I'm not proud of this, but I check to see how far up or down I've > moved in relation to certain other things. For instance, one of the > world's > most famous DJs, Tiesto, debuted a podcast a few weeks ago, and I watched > it > slowly move up to #2, taking over my spot in iTunes Music. But then it > started moving down again and I felt a most ignoble satisfaction.
> Plus, it's reality-testing: if I'm featured somewhere on iTunes, my stats > ought to be reflecting it, and sometimes they don't. (Thank you, libsyn.) > Conversely, sometimes I look around iTunes or Google trying to account for > stat spikes to see if there's any basis in reality.
The Coffee And Tea Show podcast http://coffeeandtea <http://coffeeandteashow.com> show.com Listener hotline: 206-338-6194 coffeeandteashow@ <mailto:coffeeandteashow%40gmail.com> gmail.com
> No, I don't ask listeners to vote for me for anything, either. The world > has > enough people vying for yearbook superlatives without me adding my > snowflake > to the avalanche, I think. Podcasting has become a magnet for > self-promoting > poster children, the internet equivalent of Open Mic Night at a coffee > house, and I want nothing to do with any of that. I'm in the position of > having a show that speaks for itself without me having to, and I like it > like that. But in a cult-of-celebrity world, it means you can be on top > and > be virtually unknown. I often compare Podrunner to the work of Rene > Magritte: everyone knows it, and no one knows who he is.
> I've just always been curious about how people found out they were the > proud > owners of a featured podcast. See, neither of my podcasts have ever been > featured and I'd be really surprised if they ever will be--I don't look at > iTunes very often nor do I check my stats, because in my experience that > way > leads to madness. So I'd never know anyway unless one of my listeners told > me or Apple sent notice. I don't push my listeners to vote for either show > for any awards or request that they get all their friends to subscribe > because I hate the way that sounds. It's worse than any GoDaddy pre-roll!
> (One of my shows got a lot of votes on Podcast Alley because a listener > asked about 150 people to vote and they all did and the only way I found > out > was because somebody wrote a nasty note accusing me of cheating to my > blog. > I was very embarrassed. That's the only brush with being internet famous I > have ever had.)
> On 7/26/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve% <steve%25> > 40steveboy.com> > com> wrote:
> > Well, I'm not proud of this, but I check to see how far up or down I've > > moved in relation to certain other things. For instance, one of the > > world's > > most famous DJs, Tiesto, debuted a podcast a few weeks ago, and I > watched > > it > > slowly move up to #2, taking over my spot in iTunes Music. But then it > > started moving down again and I felt a most ignoble satisfaction.
> > Plus, it's reality-testing: if I'm featured somewhere on iTunes, my > stats > > ought to be reflecting it, and sometimes they don't. (Thank you, > libsyn.) > > Conversely, sometimes I look around iTunes or Google trying to account > for > > stat spikes to see if there's any basis in reality.
Oh, no, I didn't think so at all! I fully admit to keeping tabs on my podcasts, and I'm aware that they're unusual in that I can promote them without having to promote me (as, fairly rarely in podcasting, the the podcast and I are very separate, wiith the exception of a two-minute intro). Believe me, I want everybody to listen to them, but I am absolutely the world's worst gladhander (big surprise there, huh?).
I was just responding to your posts with what I do about keeping tabs, and why, and also with recognition for not wanting to participate in the whole voting thang. I'm really tired of running into people who talk to me as if they're trying to sell me something, and with podcasters I often can't escape the feeling that I'm Oprah and they've got four minutes on my public couch to sell their new book. I think the word "monetize" should be buried at the bottom of a uranium disposal unit in Utah and the ground sown with salt.
--steve boyett
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From: Flyswatter [mailto:luara....@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:20 PM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
I hope you didn't think I was pointing fingers at you! Your content speaks for itself.
On 7/27/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve%40steveboy.com>
> No, I don't ask listeners to vote for me for anything, either. The world > has > enough people vying for yearbook superlatives without me adding my > snowflake > to the avalanche, I think. Podcasting has become a magnet for > self-promoting > poster children, the internet equivalent of Open Mic Night at a coffee > house, and I want nothing to do with any of that. I'm in the position of > having a show that speaks for itself without me having to, and I like it > like that. But in a cult-of-celebrity world, it means you can be on top > and > be virtually unknown. I often compare Podrunner to the work of Rene > Magritte: everyone knows it, and no one knows who he is.
> I've just always been curious about how people found out they were the > proud > owners of a featured podcast. See, neither of my podcasts have ever been > featured and I'd be really surprised if they ever will be--I don't look at > iTunes very often nor do I check my stats, because in my experience that > way > leads to madness. So I'd never know anyway unless one of my listeners told > me or Apple sent notice. I don't push my listeners to vote for either show > for any awards or request that they get all their friends to subscribe > because I hate the way that sounds. It's worse than any GoDaddy pre-roll!
> (One of my shows got a lot of votes on Podcast Alley because a listener > asked about 150 people to vote and they all did and the only way I found > out > was because somebody wrote a nasty note accusing me of cheating to my > blog. > I was very embarrassed. That's the only brush with being internet famous I > have ever had.)
> On 7/26/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve% <steve%25> > 40steveboy.com> > com> wrote:
> > Well, I'm not proud of this, but I check to see how far up or down I've > > moved in relation to certain other things. For instance, one of the > > world's > > most famous DJs, Tiesto, debuted a podcast a few weeks ago, and I > watched > > it > > slowly move up to #2, taking over my spot in iTunes Music. But then it > > started moving down again and I felt a most ignoble satisfaction.
> > Plus, it's reality-testing: if I'm featured somewhere on iTunes, my > stats > > ought to be reflecting it, and sometimes they don't. (Thank you, > libsyn.) > > Conversely, sometimes I look around iTunes or Google trying to account > for > > stat spikes to see if there's any basis in reality.
> odshow.libsyn.com > Listener hotline: 206-888-4991 (note new number) > rockypod@aim. <mailto:rockypod% <rockypod%25>40aim.com> com
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-- -- Laura Ross
The Coffee And Tea Show podcast http://coffeeandtea <http://coffeeandteashow.com> show.com Listener hotline: 206-338-6194 coffeeandteashow@ <mailto:coffeeandteashow%40gmail.com> gmail.com
> Congratulations!! I know you've been really upset about the feed fiasco.
> A question I've always meant to ask the more famous podcasters among > us--how > exactly do you find these things out anyway? Does Apple email you? The > reason I ask is that for the longest time my podcast partner Sean > excitedly > checked iTunes every day to see if Rockypod was listed. I felt really bad > for him but knew it probably would never happen because we just didn't > have > the rapidly growing listenership that iTunes notices--it's always been > kind > of large but stagnant as the Rocky community is sort of stable.
> Laura
> -- > Laura Ross
> The Coffee And Tea Show podcast > http://coffeeandteashow.com > Listener hotline: 206-338-6194 > coffeeandteas...@gmail.com <coffeeandteashow%40gmail.com>
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> .
None of my listings in iTunes have ever been featured. So, I can't say this for certain. But I think the only way to find out for sure if you've been featured is to check for yourself. I've never heard of Apple sending out e-mail notices to the producers of featured 'casts.
Naw, any time I've been featured on iTunes or in Apple's podcast newsletter, it's because I found it myself. Apple remains largely opaque about anything having to do with process at iTunes. That's why I was asking Eley about EscapePod being featured on the main page rotating banners -- he had no idea it was there, and until that point I'd been certain those spots were paid for. What's a curmudgeon to do?
--steve boyett
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From: Shawn Thorpe [mailto:shawnogo...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:47 PM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
On 7/26/07, Flyswatter <luara.mom@gmail. <mailto:luara.mom%40gmail.com> com> wrote:
> Congratulations!! I know you've been really upset about the feed fiasco.
> A question I've always meant to ask the more famous podcasters among > us--how > exactly do you find these things out anyway? Does Apple email you? The > reason I ask is that for the longest time my podcast partner Sean > excitedly > checked iTunes every day to see if Rockypod was listed. I felt really bad > for him but knew it probably would never happen because we just didn't > have > the rapidly growing listenership that iTunes notices--it's always been > kind > of large but stagnant as the Rocky community is sort of stable.
> Laura
> -- > Laura Ross
> The Coffee And Tea Show podcast > http://coffeeandtea <http://coffeeandteashow.com> show.com > Listener hotline: 206-338-6194 > coffeeandteashow@ <mailto:coffeeandteashow%40gmail.com> gmail.com
<coffeeandteashow%40gmail.com>
> Rocky Horror Pod Show > http://rockyhorrorp <http://rockyhorrorpodshow.libsyn.com> odshow.libsyn.com > Listener hotline: 206-888-4991 (note new number) > rockypod@aim. <mailto:rockypod%40aim.com> com <rockypod%40aim.com>
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None of my listings in iTunes have ever been featured. So, I can't say this for certain. But I think the only way to find out for sure if you've been featured is to check for yourself. I've never heard of Apple sending out e-mail notices to the producers of featured 'casts.
And no, Apple don't email you. I found it by random chance when looking up Podcasts to see if there were any new ones that I wanted to add to my list. I have no idea how long it had been there, or how long it will continue to be there for.
> Congratulations!! I know you've been really upset about the feed > fiasco.
> A question I've always meant to ask the more famous podcasters among > us--how > exactly do you find these things out anyway? Does Apple email you? The > reason I ask is that for the longest time my podcast partner Sean > excitedly > checked iTunes every day to see if Rockypod was listed. I felt really > bad > for him but knew it probably would never happen because we just > didn't have > the rapidly growing listenership that iTunes notices--it's always > been kind > of large but stagnant as the Rocky community is sort of stable.
> Laura
> On 7/26/07, Brains Matter <brainsmat...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> > I'm flabbergasted. My little podcast has been featured on the iTunes > > (Australia) front page as a featured podcast. To say I'm surprised > is > > putting it mildly - I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw it!
> > (I'm assuming it's different for the ITMS in different countries)
> > I've been featured in the "new" section in the ribbon on the top > within > > the Science & Medicine category, but never on the overall front page > > for podcasts.
It's usually up there for about two weeks at the outside, in my experience. They just featured "Groovelectric" under a "Two Turntables and a Microphone" section. Earlier this year I had both podcasts featured on the main page at once. Oh, that was nice.
--steve boyett
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From: Brains Matter [mailto:brainsmat...@yahoo.com.au] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:03 PM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
Thanks Laura!
And no, Apple don't email you. I found it by random chance when looking up Podcasts to see if there were any new ones that I wanted to add to my list. I have no idea how long it had been there, or how long it will continue to be there for.
> Congratulations!! I know you've been really upset about the feed > fiasco.
> A question I've always meant to ask the more famous podcasters among > us--how > exactly do you find these things out anyway? Does Apple email you? The > reason I ask is that for the longest time my podcast partner Sean > excitedly > checked iTunes every day to see if Rockypod was listed. I felt really > bad > for him but knew it probably would never happen because we just > didn't have > the rapidly growing listenership that iTunes notices--it's always > been kind > of large but stagnant as the Rocky community is sort of stable.
> Laura
> On 7/26/07, Brains Matter <brainsmatter@ <mailto:brainsmatter%40yahoo.com.au> yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> > I'm flabbergasted. My little podcast has been featured on the iTunes > > (Australia) front page as a featured podcast. To say I'm surprised > is > > putting it mildly - I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw it!
> > (I'm assuming it's different for the ITMS in different countries)
> > I've been featured in the "new" section in the ribbon on the top > within > > the Science & Medicine category, but never on the overall front page > > for podcasts.
> > -- > > Brains Matter Podcast > > Melbourne, Australia > > email: mail@brainsmatter. <mailto:mail%40brainsmatter.com> com
> On 7/27/07, Flyswatter <luara....@gmail.com <luara.mom%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > I've just always been curious about how people found out they were the > proud > > owners of a featured podcast.
> I usually find out when somebody e-mails me to say "Congratulations! > How did you do that?"
> To which my invariant response is, "Do what? ...Oh really? Cool!"
> -- > Have Fun, > Steve Eley (sfe...@gmail.com <sfeley%40gmail.com>) > ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine > http://www.escapepod.org
The Coffee And Tea Show podcast http://coffeeandtea <http://coffeeandteashow.com> show.com Listener hotline: 206-338-6194 coffeeandteashow@ <mailto:coffeeandteashow%40gmail.com> gmail.com
On 7/27/07, Flyswatter <luara....@gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess the moral of the story is, I should obsessively check each day and > then deal with the resultant bereavement. Sounds like a plan!
No, the moral is that community works. I DON'T have to check each day because scores (or more likely hundreds) of people know me and how to contact me; and if there's good news about my podcast or anything else important, someone else will stumble over it and let me know. I do the same for them when I see good stuff about them.
-- Have Fun, Steve Eley (sfe...@gmail.com) ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine http://www.escapepod.org
On 7/27/07, Steven R. Boyett <st...@steveboy.com> wrote:
> A couple times a week is good for me.
FYI, if this is specifically the iTunes directory we're talking about and not other features, there's no point in checking that often. The feature pages always update sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday, and features remain for a week.
-- Have Fun, Steve Eley (sfe...@gmail.com) ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine http://www.escapepod.org
Back in the early days of podcasting getting a bandwidth over the limit notification from our hosting company was how we found out we had been featured.
> I guess the moral of the story is, I should obsessively check each > day and > then deal with the resultant bereavement. Sounds like a plan!
> On 7/27/07, Stephen Eley <SFE...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 7/27/07, Flyswatter <luara....@gmail.com <luara.mom%40gmail.com>> > > wrote: > > > I've just always been curious about how people found out they > were the > > proud > > > owners of a featured podcast.
> > I usually find out when somebody e-mails me to say "Congratulations! > > How did you do that?"
> > To which my invariant response is, "Do what? ...Oh really? Cool!"
> > -- > > Have Fun, > > Steve Eley (sfe...@gmail.com <sfeley%40gmail.com>) > > ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine > > http://www.escapepod.org
> -- > -- > Laura Ross
> The Coffee And Tea Show podcast > http://coffeeandteashow.com > Listener hotline: 206-338-6194 > coffeeandteas...@gmail.com
I've had 'em up for two weeks. I hardly ever check the directories, just the "top downloads" pages to see where (or if) I've moved.
--steve boyett
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From: Stephen Eley [mailto:SFE...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:19 AM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
On 7/27/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve%40steveboy.com>
com> wrote: > A couple times a week is good for me.
FYI, if this is specifically the iTunes directory we're talking about and not other features, there's no point in checking that often. The feature pages always update sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday, and features remain for a week.
-- Have Fun, Steve Eley (sfeley@gmail. <mailto:sfeley%40gmail.com> com) ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine http://www.escapepo <http://www.escapepod.org> d.org
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Does anyone have any ideas on how to get a podcast onto a certain category? My show was listed before but with all of the changes it doesn't come up any more and I have made changes in Feedburner to include this keyword and have not been successful at all.
On 7/27/07, Steven R. Boyett <st...@steveboy.com> wrote:
> I've had 'em up for two weeks. I hardly ever check the directories, just the > "top downloads" pages to see where (or if) I've moved.
> --steve boyett
> _____
> From: Stephen Eley [mailto:SFE...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:19 AM > To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
> On 7/27/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve%40steveboy.com> > com> wrote: > > A couple times a week is good for me.
> FYI, if this is specifically the iTunes directory we're talking about > and not other features, there's no point in checking that often. The > feature pages always update sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday, > and features remain for a week.
> -- > Have Fun, > Steve Eley (sfeley@gmail. <mailto:sfeley%40gmail.com> com) > ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine > http://www.escapepo <http://www.escapepod.org> d.org
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Steve: Just grabbed your latest show (House on Fire) and am listening to it now.
It is truly awesome!! Better than anything I have ever heard commercially anywhere
I tell you, I have never heard such great stuff as I have on podcasts. Once the mainstream market gets into them in a huge way, the head media better watch out. One of these days we will be out performing everyone. thanks..chris chris future (kalaboukis) thinkfuture: news, politics & libertarian rants by chris future --- http://thinkfuture.com <http://thinkfuture.com/>
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From: podcast...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:podcast...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steven R. Boyett Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:24 AM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [podcasters] iTunes
I've had 'em up for two weeks. I hardly ever check the directories, just the "top downloads" pages to see where (or if) I've moved.
--steve boyett
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From: Stephen Eley [mailto:SFE...@gmail.com <mailto:SFEley%40gmail.com> ] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:19 AM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
On 7/27/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve%40steveboy.com>
com> wrote: > A couple times a week is good for me.
FYI, if this is specifically the iTunes directory we're talking about and not other features, there's no point in checking that often. The feature pages always update sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday, and features remain for a week.
<<Once the mainstream market gets into them in a huge way, the head media better watch out>> I think one of the things that may be podcasting's salvation is producer and listener dissatisfaction with the pablum squeezed out by a machinery that's completely out of touch and grasping desperately (to cuisinart my metaphors). Unfortunately, I also think that about twenty minutes after podcasting is seen to have Arrived, traditional media will point at it, declare it the Next New Thing, smell money, and begin to pillage. Anyone remember when MTV was a revolutionary new art-form outlet? But one of podcasting's greatest assets is its niche accessibility -- a show with a potential audience of tens costs the same to produce as a show with a potential audience of millions. So those fish that are too small for the Big Media companies to pursue will flourish.
From: Chris Kalaboukis [mailto:c...@yahoo-inc.com] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:52 AM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [podcasters] iTunes
Steve: Just grabbed your latest show (House on Fire) and am listening to it now.
It is truly awesome!! Better than anything I have ever heard commercially anywhere
I tell you, I have never heard such great stuff as I have on podcasts. Once the mainstream market gets into them in a huge way, the head media better watch out. One of these days we will be out performing everyone. thanks..chris chris future (kalaboukis) thinkfuture: news, politics & libertarian rants by chris future --- http://thinkfuture. <http://thinkfuture.com> com <http://thinkfuture. <http://thinkfuture.com/> com/>
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From: podcasters@yahoogro <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com [mailto:podcasters@yahoogro <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com] On Behalf Of Steven R. Boyett Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:24 AM To: podcasters@yahoogro <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com Subject: RE: [podcasters] iTunes
I've had 'em up for two weeks. I hardly ever check the directories, just the "top downloads" pages to see where (or if) I've moved.
--steve boyett
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From: Stephen Eley [mailto:SFEley@gmail. <mailto:SFEley%40gmail.com> com <mailto:SFEley%40gmail.com> ] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:19 AM To: podcasters@yahoogro <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
On 7/27/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve%40steveboy.com>
com> wrote: > A couple times a week is good for me.
FYI, if this is specifically the iTunes directory we're talking about and not other features, there's no point in checking that often. The feature pages always update sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday, and features remain for a week.
For sure. This is why I've been pushing for some way to draw people to podcasting who are sick of the pablum. Apple has the tools and the means to do it - its just not really worth it to point people to podcasts when they make money off selling tracks. For example, why isnt there a pointer to your show from thier trance track section? If you like these, maybe you'll like this show? Lest we forget, Apple is "head" too. Many times, head uses us to drive more people to the head. If you like this podcast, maybe you'll like (and buy) this track.
Ah well. Great show. I'm a subscriber and will push your show on mine. Great stuff...
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From: podcast...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:podcast...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steven R. Boyett Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:11 AM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [podcasters] iTunes
Wow, thank you very much!
<<Once the mainstream market gets into them in a huge way, the head media better watch out>> I think one of the things that may be podcasting's salvation is producer and listener dissatisfaction with the pablum squeezed out by a machinery that's completely out of touch and grasping desperately (to cuisinart my metaphors). Unfortunately, I also think that about twenty minutes after podcasting is seen to have Arrived, traditional media will point at it, declare it the Next New Thing, smell money, and begin to pillage. Anyone remember when MTV was a revolutionary new art-form outlet? But one of podcasting's greatest assets is its niche accessibility -- a show with a potential audience of tens costs the same to produce as a show with a potential audience of millions. So those fish that are too small for the Big Media companies to pursue will flourish.
From: Chris Kalaboukis [mailto:c...@yahoo-inc.com <mailto:ck%40yahoo-inc.com> ] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:52 AM To: podcast...@yahoogroups.com <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE: [podcasters] iTunes
Steve: Just grabbed your latest show (House on Fire) and am listening to it now.
It is truly awesome!! Better than anything I have ever heard commercially anywhere
From: podcasters@yahoogro <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com [mailto:podcasters@yahoogro <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com] On Behalf Of Steven R. Boyett Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:24 AM To: podcasters@yahoogro <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com Subject: RE: [podcasters] iTunes
I've had 'em up for two weeks. I hardly ever check the directories, just the "top downloads" pages to see where (or if) I've moved.
--steve boyett
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From: Stephen Eley [mailto:SFEley@gmail. <mailto:SFEley%40gmail.com> com <mailto:SFEley%40gmail.com> ] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:19 AM To: podcasters@yahoogro <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com <mailto:podcasters%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [podcasters] iTunes
On 7/27/07, Steven R. Boyett <steve@steveboy. <mailto:steve%40steveboy.com>
com> wrote: > A couple times a week is good for me.
FYI, if this is specifically the iTunes directory we're talking about and not other features, there's no point in checking that often. The feature pages always update sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday, and features remain for a week.
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