Big Changes To Libsyn Stats One of the top reasons we hear from you that you chose libsyn as your host is for our stats. Many of you check the stats on a daily or even hourly basis (don’t try and deny it…we totally know you do!) In order to feed your
Things are a changing over at iTunes. We sense some pretty big changes coming this way for podcasting! Please Note: iTunes artwork is now 1200 x 1200 pixels At the time of this writing, the tech specs on the Apple website still state the prior specs. Changes will be amended
Who’s been hanging at SXSW? Well, it seems we have a crew of powerfully awesome libysn podcasters rockin’ the house! Live podcasting at SXSW ftw! Doug Benson – Doug Loves Movies Kelly Carlin- Waking from the American Dream Greg Proops- The Smartest Guy In The World Scott Aukerman- Comedy Bang
Are you ready? We certainly are 🙂 If you are going to BlogWorld LA come on by and visit Booth 421. We would love to see you! And guess what? Come on by for a chance to win a free month!
There was a recent article on podcasting that alluded to the fact that perhaps no one is really listening to podcasts anymore. Well, we here at libsyn beg the differ. In order to celebrate podcasting, podcasters and all their work, we will be showcasing some of our longest running podcasts,
Check out Libsyn Podcaster Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl who has had a very busy summer. Early this month she was interviewed by NPR’s Talk of the Nation. You can listen to the entire interview here. This week she tweeted that she was on her way to Mountain View, CA
Remember when podcasting was for geeks? When I got into podcasting the majority of podcasts that were available were technology podcasts. In fact they used to dominate the iTunes store. It seems that we are now headed into a different era of podcasting, at least according to some of our
In my humble opinion I believe every podcaster is an artist. Each podcaster has her own voice, her own story, her own passion and her own drive to express that which she is impassioned about. As I read the Salon interview with Marc Maron, he very clearly and simply highlights
Our very own Rob Walch will be speaking at Blogworld Expo NY May 25th! Check out Rob here: Yes, Virginia, They Do Pay For Advertising- The Big Advertising Panel Yes, “they” do pay “real” money to advertise in digital media – and they’re paying more every year. Join this panel
Wizzard Media Launches Web Based Premium Podcast Subscription Service Have you seen the press releases? Just in case you hadn’t, here’s a little summary via Podcasting News: Wizzard Media partnered with online subscription expert MediaPass to offer this new service to its publishers. Integrating MediaPass extends podcasters’ smartphone-based monetization models
Our hearts go out to Japan and all those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Podcasters in Japan! Reach Out! Here at libsyn we host a substantial amount of podcasts that are both in and from Japan. We would love to hear from you. If you happen to produce and
WTF is Marc Maron on a streak. The show is currently the number two ranked podcast in iTunes, nipping at the heels of This American Life. Ira Glass was a recently a guest on WTF so that seems fitting. Ten minutes into the show and Ira is swearing. If you
Happy Holidays from Libsyn and Wizzard Media! Thank you all so much for your support and for making 2010 a great year for our team. We look forward to the new year, and all the exciting possibilities it will bring our industry. Around this time we see a major surge
We just wanted to give everyone a general heads up that we have implemented some automations in our billing system. These are going live today and tomorrow, but we sent out an email informing customers earlier today. More information is available on our support blog.
In the December issue of Fast Company famed director and libsyn customer Kevin Smith was featured in the article Inside Kevin Smith’s Booming Podcast Business. The article covers the interesting show dynamics that Smith has created around The SModcast Podcast Network. Kevin Smith produces his shows in an old converted theatre called
Happy Birthday, Libsyn! [updated with notes in brackets by Elsie 11/9/2014] Liberated Syndication turned 6 today. It’s sometimes immature for it’s age- throwing tantrums from time to time, getting in fights, and driving its parents crazy. We’ve given up a lot of our lives to nurture our baby and watch
Apple had a doosey of a media event today, revamping much of its iPod lineup and even reinventing the Apple TV. The Shuffle, Nano, and iPod Touch all got major upgrades as expected inline with predictions from our favorite rumor sources Macrumors, Techcrunch and Daring Fireball. It was a very
Not all podcasters want to monetize their podcast. In fact a lot of indie podcasters start a podcast because they love podcasting, have an overwhelming passion for something and simply want to share it with the world. As time goes on (if they don’t podfade!) their passion grows and they
It looks like podcasts are going to be a big part of the new Google TV platform. According to NewTeeVee: “Google TV will include a podcast directory, giving users the ability to subscribe to shows and have future episodes show up in the same list as their DVR recordings.” Anytime
June 29th 2010 will mark the 5 Year anniversary of iTunes v4.9 and as a Podcaster you may know that was when podcasting support was added to iTunes. That is also when the iTunes Podcasting page was launched. What you may not know is that over the past 5 years
The focus for libsyn 3.4 is all about producer publishing. We spent this sprint making sure we make as easy a transition between old libsyn and libsyn3 as possible, welcome new users into a system that is ready for them, and just really think about the individual podcaster. There are
