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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: Tom Scharpling on March 01, 2015, 03:41:03 PM
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Everyone -
Downloads are what advertisers track. The more downloads, the more they will be willing to invest in the show as we go forward.
So please download the episodes. All the episodes!
You can get them through iTunes here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/best-show-tom-scharpling/id949658944?mt=2
And I believe this is the RSS link?
feed://thebestshow.libsyn.com/rss
Please correct me if this is wrong.
Thanks!
Tom.
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Just downloaded them all.
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i stream the eps through an app on my phone, is that as good as actually downloading them? Eh, I'll just download them, too. Can't hurt :)
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I download everything using Downcast; I just went into iTunes and re-downloaded all the episodes again.
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done & done!
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Downloaded them all. Very least we can do.
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i stream the eps through an app on my phone, is that as good as actually downloading them? Eh, I'll just download them, too. Can't hurt :)
Unfortunately I think because of the current way things are done iTunes (mostly) downloads, ratings and subscriptions are much more important than all the other ways we can listen to podcasts/radio shows in the eyes of advertisers. Going in and adding a rating and review of the show will help a lot as well.
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i stream the eps through an app on my phone, is that as good as actually downloading them? Eh, I'll just download them, too. Can't hurt :)
Unfortunately I think because of the current way things are done iTunes (mostly) downloads, ratings and subscriptions are much more important than all the other ways we can listen to podcasts/radio shows in the eyes of advertisers. Going in and adding a rating and review of the show will help a lot as well.
yeah, I will definitely rate and review w/ my wife's itunes account. Not even for Tom will I use that crap ;P
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Not even for Tom will I use that crap ;P
Where fromst doth this hatred spring?
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i stream the eps through an app on my phone, is that as good as actually downloading them? Eh, I'll just download them, too. Can't hurt :)
I was wondering the same thing. Any answers to this one?
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i stream the eps through an app on my phone, is that as good as actually downloading them? Eh, I'll just download them, too. Can't hurt :)
Me three.
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Not even for Tom will I use that crap ;P
Where fromst doth this hatred spring?
iTunes for Windows is just the worst, most bloated junk. I can't stand it.
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Okay!
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Isn't the show supposed to be available for DL Wednesday mornings? I don't see it in iTunes yet.
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Isn't the show supposed to be available for DL Wednesday mornings? I don't see it in iTunes yet.
Calm down.
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Isn't the show supposed to be available for DL Wednesday mornings? I don't see it in iTunes yet.
Calm down.
They come across as "junkies" impatient for their "fix". I hear addiction originates from lack of actual contact with humans. Go for a nice walk with some friends in the woods or a mall the next time the podcast isn't up as early as possible the morning after the show.
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I am posting this here, because I did not know this site existed for so long and it is so useful for RSS users.
http://picklemonkey.net/feedflipper-home/ (http://picklemonkey.net/feedflipper-home/)
Provides the RSS feed for any Itunes feed.
So, yes Tom, the RSS feed you provided is correct.
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I can't stand ITunes with it's 5 seperate modules running on my PC. I download episodes only from bestshow.net, does that count at all?
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What app you use to download an app shouldn't matter. However what feed you use might. Most podcast apps do things the right way--they just direct the user to the feed the podcast provides, meaning the podcast provide can track its own downloads. But Stitcher, which is pretty popular, does not; it re-hosts things itself, which is stupid.
This is the actual feed:
http://thebestshow.libsyn.com/rss (http://thebestshow.libsyn.com/rss)
Any good iOS (Pocket Casts, Instacast, Downcast, Overcast) or Android (Overcast) app's downloads should count things the right way.
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I'd like to recommend Doggcatcher for Android. It's the best I've found so far and (I think) the only one that allows for feeds that require a login/password. Pocketcasts is pretty great but doesn't have this feature.