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Apple wants to stitch it all up

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AppleInsider this week presented some speculation of Apple placing more control of podcast content in the hands of the consumer/audience.
iTunes will enable you to stitch together a series of podcasts into a single assembled episode containing only the content of your choice:
A 20-minute customized podcast, for instance, could consist of [...]

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A little bitty gift

I have been thinking about an iPod Shuffle for a while. The full-size fifth generation iPod I have is excellent, but cumbersome when commuting. What? A little thing like that cumbersome?

Well, yes. I have to walk, train, walk some more, tube - and depending on the challenge the tube network presents potentially tube-walk-tube-walk-tube some more [...]

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PersistentSpirit in iTunes

So it’s not exactly top billing, but it’s a start! iTunes UK podcast directory under New Releases.

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iTunes podcast logo and link generator

I have been asked a few times: How do you podcast something on itunes? Here is an easy way to give your podcast audience with a straightforward, one-click link to enable them to regularly and automatically receive your podcast in iTunes - without all that messing around in iTunes itself.
Over at the Apple website, I [...]

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Is iTunes losing its podcast audience-generating crown?

Part of my work in recent months has been learning the dynamics of on and off network promotions for PodShow’s in-house produced shows.
Using whatever existing online tools are at our disposal, and little more than grim determination and effort, the UK production team is starting to grasp an understanding of how to actively grow [...]

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Daily podcast pain

It is only recently with my now common commute into the London office, that I’ve started using the iPod as it was designed to be used: sync and go. Problem is, it is yet another thing I have to think about during my morning zombie stupor prior to leaving home*.
This morning was typical. Just before [...]

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iTunes has problems with feed URL redirects

Tech/geek post alert!
I’ve now moved my files across to the PodshowPDN (Podcast Distribution Network), which means that for free, I get unlimited hosting and bandwidth, very good stats (despite lacking geographical info) and benefits of audience growing on the social network stuff at Podshow.com - all for the price of a brief ad at the [...]

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