todd - Official Libsyn Blog https://libsyn.com/blog Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:53:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://libsyn.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/android-chrome-512x512-1-80x80.png todd - Official Libsyn Blog https://libsyn.com/blog 32 32 Android Market Gets a Web Based Makeover! https://libsyn.com/blog/android-market-gets-a-web-based-makeover/ https://libsyn.com/blog/android-market-gets-a-web-based-makeover/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:23:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2011/02/04/android-market-gets-a-web-based-makeover/ Yesterday Google unveiled a new web based version of the Android Marketplace with some super cool features.  Previously there was no easy way to link to Android applications on the web.  You could go to a number of third party Android App directories, but the only way to officially enter the store was on your […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/how-can-we-help-you/feed/ 26 Dave Chekan – Birthday Boy! https://libsyn.com/blog/dave-chekan-birthday-boy/ https://libsyn.com/blog/dave-chekan-birthday-boy/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:03:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2011/01/25/dave-chekan-birthday-boy/ We don’t even what to think about what age he’s hitting today, but… Older and bolder, onward and upward today marks the birth of libsyn founder Dave Chekan.  Please feel free to extend your birthday wishes to him in the comments.

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/dave-chekan-birthday-boy/feed/ 2 Marc Maron, NYTimes, Rolling Stone, Road Trip https://libsyn.com/blog/marc-maron-nytimes-rolling-stone-road-trip/ https://libsyn.com/blog/marc-maron-nytimes-rolling-stone-road-trip/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:11:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2011/01/13/marc-maron-nytimes-rolling-stone-road-trip/ 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 haven’t yet heard the show […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/marc-maron-nytimes-rolling-stone-road-trip/feed/ 5 Holiday Hours Heads Up https://libsyn.com/blog/holiday-hours-heads-up/ https://libsyn.com/blog/holiday-hours-heads-up/#respond Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:05:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/12/22/holiday-hours-heads-up/ 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 in traffic due to people […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/holiday-hours-heads-up/feed/ 0 Promote Your App and Take Advantage of the Holiday Rush https://libsyn.com/blog/promote-your-app-and-take-advantage-of-the-holiday-rush/ https://libsyn.com/blog/promote-your-app-and-take-advantage-of-the-holiday-rush/#respond Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:08:54 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/12/21/promote-your-app-and-take-advantage-of-the-holiday-rush/ The rush is coming, it’s the most wonderful time for podcasters.  Downloads are usually up across the board come January, and I think its safe to say this season app hungry devices will be under a lot of trees.  So if you have an app with us, here are some great ways to put a […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/promote-your-app-and-take-advantage-of-the-holiday-rush/feed/ 0 Last Minute Holiday Gifts For Your Favorite Podcaster https://libsyn.com/blog/last-minute-holiday-gifts-for-your-favorite-podcaster/ https://libsyn.com/blog/last-minute-holiday-gifts-for-your-favorite-podcaster/#respond Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:57:30 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/12/20/last-minute-holiday-gifts-for-your-favorite-podcaster/ I decided to put this little post together not entirely from a selfless point of view. Full disclosure: I am a podcaster and I would LOVE to get any of these for Christmas 🙂 Which is why I’m sharing them with you, not only for my own selfish little reasons (perhaps some of my family […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/last-minute-holiday-gifts-for-your-favorite-podcaster/feed/ 0 Tech Pulse Action Alert – Best Buy https://libsyn.com/blog/tech-pulse-action-alert-best-buy/ https://libsyn.com/blog/tech-pulse-action-alert-best-buy/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/12/16/tech-pulse-action-alert-best-buy/ I think the layout of a store speaks a great deal about a company’s strategy.  It’s definitely a barometer. Haven’t been to Best Buy’s stores in a good while.  I was there the other day to pick up the Michael Jackson Experience and wow have they changed the floor plan.  It’s obvious, like Apple, they […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/tech-pulse-action-alert-best-buy/feed/ 11 Billing System Updates https://libsyn.com/blog/billing-system-updates/ https://libsyn.com/blog/billing-system-updates/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:50:40 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/12/07/billing-system-updates/ 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.

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/billing-system-updates/feed/ 2 Fast Company on Kevin Smith and SModcast Podcasts https://libsyn.com/blog/fast-company-on-kevin-smith-and-smodcast-podcasts/ https://libsyn.com/blog/fast-company-on-kevin-smith-and-smodcast-podcasts/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:52:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/11/30/fast-company-on-kevin-smith-and-smodcast-podcasts/ 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 the SModcastle putting his own […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/fast-company-on-kevin-smith-and-smodcast-podcasts/feed/ 5 libsyn Podcast Audio Apps on Android Ahoy! https://libsyn.com/blog/libsyn-podcast-audio-apps-on-android-ahoy/ https://libsyn.com/blog/libsyn-podcast-audio-apps-on-android-ahoy/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:03:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/11/23/libsyn-podcast-audio-apps-on-android-ahoy/ Today we announced the availability of new libsyn powered Android Apps in the Android Marketplace.  We first launched on Android with 15 or so video apps.  Today we are live with our audio version of the libsyn Podcast App that features full background multitasking and playback.  This isn’t a quick and dirty port of the iOS […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/libsyn-podcast-audio-apps-on-android-ahoy/feed/ 2 Happy Birthday, Libsyn! https://libsyn.com/blog/happy-birthday-libsyn/ https://libsyn.com/blog/happy-birthday-libsyn/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:01:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/11/05/happy-birthday-libsyn/ 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 it grow. Today we tip […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/happy-birthday-libsyn/feed/ 6 spooky podcasts https://libsyn.com/blog/spooky-podcasts/ https://libsyn.com/blog/spooky-podcasts/#respond Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:11:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/10/29/spooky-podcasts/ We thought we’d round up a few of our favorite scary podcasts covering the weird, wild, alien, dead, undead, ghosts, goblins and ghouls.  Its friday, you may need something to put you in the mood while preparing for festivities.  We like the Great Pumpkin as much as anyone, but here’s some scary something elses: Jim […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/spooky-podcasts/feed/ 0 BlogWorld Expo and a Good Problem to Have for Podcasters https://libsyn.com/blog/blogworld-expo-and-a-good-problem-to-have-for-podcasters/ https://libsyn.com/blog/blogworld-expo-and-a-good-problem-to-have-for-podcasters/#respond Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:06:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/10/22/blogworld-expo-and-a-good-problem-to-have-for-podcasters/ 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 so many producers who are […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/blogworld-expo-and-a-good-problem-to-have-for-podcasters/feed/ 0 Rob Walch Interviewed on Technical Tidbits https://libsyn.com/blog/rob-walch-interviewed-on-technical-tidbits/ https://libsyn.com/blog/rob-walch-interviewed-on-technical-tidbits/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:19:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/09/17/rob-walch-interviewed-on-technical-tidbits/ Rob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations for Libsyn and Wizzard, was interviewed by Debbie Mahler.  Debbie’s show Technical Tidbits, helps listeners understand the difference between a technical “thingamabob and whatchamacallit.” Check out the interview here. Listen to internet radio with TechnicalTidbits on Blog Talk Radio

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/rob-walch-interviewed-on-technical-tidbits/feed/ 2 We’re Going Camping, PodCamping https://libsyn.com/blog/were-going-camping-podcamping/ https://libsyn.com/blog/were-going-camping-podcamping/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:38:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/09/17/were-going-camping-podcamping/ 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 podcasts – but lots of […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/were-going-camping-podcamping/feed/ 0 Tech Pulse Action Alert – Panera Bread https://libsyn.com/blog/tech-pulse-action-alert-panera-bread/ https://libsyn.com/blog/tech-pulse-action-alert-panera-bread/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:00:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/09/16/tech-pulse-action-alert-panera-bread/ Take this with a grain of salt. Then acknowledge that this post is one opinion of said writer and therefore does not necessarily reflect the opinions, policies, of Liberated Syndication AKA libsyn under subsidiary webmayhem.net or its parent company Wizzard Software…. Yada Yada, okay we good.  That’ll be the rule for most of the posts […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/tech-pulse-action-alert-panera-bread/feed/ 0 Today Apple Releases some Very Nice Stuff! – $99 Apple TV: Podcasts Onboard https://libsyn.com/blog/today-apple-releases-some-very-nice-stuff-99-apple-tv-podcasts-onboard/ https://libsyn.com/blog/today-apple-releases-some-very-nice-stuff-99-apple-tv-podcasts-onboard/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:15:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/09/01/today-apple-releases-some-very-nice-stuff-99-apple-tv-podcasts-onboard/ 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 solid event streamed live for […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/today-apple-releases-some-very-nice-stuff-99-apple-tv-podcasts-onboard/feed/ 2 Surefire Ways To Kill Your Ability To Monetize Your Podcast https://libsyn.com/blog/surefire-ways-to-kill-your-ability-to-monetize-your-podcast/ https://libsyn.com/blog/surefire-ways-to-kill-your-ability-to-monetize-your-podcast/#respond Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:56:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/08/31/surefire-ways-to-kill-your-ability-to-monetize-your-podcast/ 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 begin to mull over the […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/podcasts-on-google-tv/feed/ 0 Wizzard in Bad Spelling/Grammar/Weird Name Round Up – libsyn emerges unscathed https://libsyn.com/blog/wizzard-in-bad-spellinggrammarweird-name-round-up-libsyn-emerges-unscathed/ https://libsyn.com/blog/wizzard-in-bad-spellinggrammarweird-name-round-up-libsyn-emerges-unscathed/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:14:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/08/23/wizzard-in-bad-spellinggrammarweird-name-round-up-libsyn-emerges-unscathed/ 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 use of creative license in […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/wizzard-in-bad-spellinggrammarweird-name-round-up-libsyn-emerges-unscathed/feed/ 4 iTunes Podcast Store comes to 67 new countries https://libsyn.com/blog/itunes-podcast-store-comes-to-67-new-countries/ https://libsyn.com/blog/itunes-podcast-store-comes-to-67-new-countries/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:59:26 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/06/18/itunes-podcast-store-comes-to-67-new-countries/ ​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 iTunes podcast pages have […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/itunes-podcast-store-comes-to-67-new-countries/feed/ 3 Tutorial 1: The Quick Post https://libsyn.com/blog/tutorial-1-the-quick-post/ https://libsyn.com/blog/tutorial-1-the-quick-post/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:10:40 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/06/02/tutorial-1-the-quick-post/ This is a 3-step tutorial on how to quickly post a file to libsyn3.  This is only really appropriate for those times when you just need to get a file up and able to be downloaded- but not published to any destination (rss feed, webpage, app, player, etc). Step 1. Click the Publish icon at […]

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]]> https://libsyn.com/blog/tutorial-1-the-quick-post/feed/ 4 Libsyn3.4 hits the ground running https://libsyn.com/blog/libsyn3-4-hits-the-ground-running/ https://libsyn.com/blog/libsyn3-4-hits-the-ground-running/#respond Mon, 24 May 2010 19:00:00 +0000 http://bloggy.libsyn.com/2010/05/24/libsyn3-4-hits-the-ground-running/ 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 several areas which are getting […]

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