056 iTunes Coming Down On Author and Title Spammers, Patreon Got Hacked, and Software Updates

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Quick Episode Summary:

  • Intro :12
  • Promo 1: How You Can Save The World 1:46
  • On the Libsyn Blog! 2:26
  • Promo 2: The Jock and Nerd Podcast 3:43
  • How we feature YOU 4:13
  • Promo 3: Odd Man Out 5:19
  • Rob & Elsie Conversation 5:46
    • What we did for International Podcast Day
    • iTunes is finally showing your last 300 episodes! Yipee for all
    • What happened to independent podcast apps after iOS 9
    • iOS 9.0.2 is out and it’s solved the Podcasts App issue
    • El Capitan was released! Some advice for you podcasters that wanna update
    • Let’s talk about iTunes and spamming the title and author fields – SOAPBOX TIME!
    • Destinations are a great plus for podcasting and a little more about searching for podcasts. Feedback from Jeff 24:44
    • A reminder of what is needed for you to have your show on Spotify!
    • Skype went down and podcasters were sad
    • Holy cats! Patreon got hacked!
    • What is our take on subscribeonandroid.com?
    • What’s the scoop on repurposing an existing podcast to create a new podcats?
    • Product Hunt now has a podcast section
    • A destinations tip
    • What do we know about Satchel Player?
    • Stats time! Get the latest Mean and Median numbers for all podcasts hosted with us!

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