We have gotten a lot of great feedback about our blog posts, largely positive, but now that we’re getting into a groove we want to reach out again to see what’s working for you guys. We know we’ve sprung a lot of changes on our users. Change can be tough,
When was the last time that you checked out your own podcast landing page in iTunes? It may seem a bit basic and even perhaps a waste of time, but in all honesty it’s a very important space that podcasters often overlook. I may venture to say that for the
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
Image via Wikipedia A couple of years ago, I was interviewed for podcast. Of course I linked to it in one of my blog posts as well as my own podcast show notes. About a year or so later I received an email from one of my podcast listeners informing
You’ve been hearing about podcasting for a while and you’re finally up for jumping in. Where do you begin if you want to podcast? Especially if you are not too familiar with what exactly podcasting really is. In order to offer the best advice I decided to put on my
Podcasting really changed my life. Encountering the voices of incredible people sharing passionately about themselves and what they love, gave me the strength to do it myself 🙂 Thus, I’ve made it a priority every year to give a little something back to my favorite podcasters. Last year a had
I was flipping through the blogs I like to follow about social media and noticed a bunch of posts about the idea of story – your story, the story behind your business or your blog. A few careers ago I worked on political campaigns. I was new to campaigns and was
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
Check out this post from the Hubspot blog – The State of Podcasting – which offers a nice round up of some of the talk about podcasting at the 2010 BlogWorld Expo. Here at Libsyn we see tons of great podcasts every day and we love that we get to work with
Everybody loves pictures. I’m sure that you’ve had your attention drawn by them at some point during your day. Images are power. Images, design, color and graphics hold within them the power to convey distinct and compelling information. They have the strength to engage the viewer to step closer to
We are happy to once again be participating in this weeks PodCamp Pittsburgh. We will be hanging out at the PodCamp activities all weekend long. If you are in Pittsburgh – please stop by and say hello. On Sunday at 1pm we will be hosting a session about monetization and
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
In this age of the internet, Grammar is a hot button topic. Advocates for upholding proper practice come in many forms including podcasts like Grammar Girl, and grassroots initiatives by Jeff Deck author of The Great Typo Hunt recently covered by NPR. Dreck himself seems to be fine with the
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
