tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784304.post112001646316246285..comments2024-01-12T21:15:44.019-08:00Comments on the bikescape podcast: Bike Summer LA Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784304.post-1120364095850346642005-07-02T21:14:00.000-07:002005-07-02T21:14:00.000-07:00I really never had a good idea of how many people ...I really never had a good idea of how many people actually download the podcast. There is a statistics page at the feedburner website where the atom feed from Blogger is converted into an RSS 2.0 feed. It tells how many people are subscribed using RSS readers including newsfire, ipodder and now Itunes. That number has tripled since itunes started to support podcasting. <BR/><BR/>Then again, you can stream podcasts using Itunes without ever actually subscribing. I do this a lot at work and I don't think it gets counted at feedburner.<BR/><BR/>I could check at a-infos where the files are stored but they only seem to count clicks on the link to download the file, rather than requests for the file itself...<BR/><BR/>As for being in the sports category at itunes, I suppose that does suck, but then what category do you think would be right? Certainly not sports but culture? Politics? Urban Planning? All of the above and more???<BR/><BR/>Feedburner promises to upgrade their feed service to accomodate Apple's weird tags and when it does I'll try to deal with it. It'll just be a matter of checking the right boxes. And the feed will also include a link to the album art so you won't see a broken link image when you click on the podcast. I'm just not geeky enough to write my own feed...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for listening! I'm thinking of throwing a party here in San Francisco for all of my listeners. Can you imagine how weird that would be? I think we'd all be clones of each other!<BR/><BR/>-jwjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907912203838930208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784304.post-1120319279968182572005-07-02T08:47:00.000-07:002005-07-02T08:47:00.000-07:00jon, has the new podcasting iTunes increased the l...jon, has the new podcasting iTunes increased the listenership? I think that have you listed under "Sports" in their Podcast Store thing.<BR/><BR/>apple released some info they say will help podcasters get listed properly in their directory:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://phobos.apple.com/static/podcast_specifications.pdf" REL="nofollow">right here</A><BR/><BR/>i enjoy hearing about bike culture. i live in a smaller georgia city and there isn't must pedestrian traffic much less utility cycling traffic. there is a recreational cycling club with some nice folks, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784304.post-1120159307412094632005-06-30T12:21:00.000-07:002005-06-30T12:21:00.000-07:00thanks! the "cars" mp3 is now sitting happily nex...thanks! the "cars" mp3 is now sitting <BR/>happily next to bikescape on my player. :)<BR/><BR/>sincerely,<BR/>jeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784304.post-1120149554467460362005-06-30T09:39:00.000-07:002005-06-30T09:39:00.000-07:00Wow! If this podcast gets just one person to try b...Wow! <BR/><BR/>If this podcast gets just one person to try biking, i'll be very happy! (I left a comment on your blog!)<BR/><BR/>The Despaerate Bicycles were a '70's London punk band. You can find some of their pod safe music at <BR/><BR/>http://www.derekerdman.com/ilovemilkshakes/october2004/Desperate_Bicycles_Anthology/desperatebicycles.htm<BR/><BR/>I would have liked to have used that song as a theme for BS but unfortunately its already being used that way on another excellent bike show out of London called, appropriately, The Bike Show.<BR/><BR/>http://www.unstablesound.net/bike.html<BR/><BR/>I love the song though, and will continue to use when I can.<BR/><BR/>-jonjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907912203838930208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784304.post-1120095378495578472005-06-29T18:36:00.000-07:002005-06-29T18:36:00.000-07:00thanks for your work on bikescape! i recently bou...thanks for your work on bikescape! i recently bought an mp3 player, and<BR/>have been enjoying the shows. i'm not (yet) a biker, but a devoted<BR/>pedestrian. i decided to try getting along without my car last<BR/>november, and taking public transit has given me exercise, time to read<BR/>and listen, and a lot of pleasant time outdoors. <BR/>i recently <A HREF="http://jeffcovey.net/simplicity/ramblings/thebus.html" REL="nofollow">posted my thoughts</A> on my six-month anniversary.<BR/><BR/>i've been surprised at how interesting bikescape has been for me. there<BR/>are occasional stretches of technical bike geekdom that elude me, but<BR/>they're outnumbered by all of the insights into car culture and its<BR/>alternatives. when people hear i'm taking the bus, the usual reaction<BR/>is pity, concern, and an offer of help; it's good to hear the voices of<BR/>other people who find cars not as indispensable as we're commonly told<BR/>they are.<BR/><BR/>thanks for playing the great "desperate bicyclists" song again this<BR/>week. is it available for downloading anywhere? would you consider<BR/>using it as the opening theme for bikescape? i think it would make the<BR/>show instantly recognizable and give a great kick to the start of each<BR/>episode.<BR/><BR/>thanks again, and all the best to you and your family.<BR/><BR/>sincerely,<BR/>jeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com