Random Articles

• Now You Know I’m Listening To Your Podcast I’m in the early stages of a couple podcast listener measurement methods. Methods that put the control in the hands of the listener - not the podcaster or a third-party - and the metrics in the hand of the podcaster, not a third-party. I’m trying one of the methods out with a small handful of my
• Pageviews Dead: Killed by RSS, AJAX, Widgets I’ve stopped tracking my web stats. I’ve only got one site left on the useless Google Analytics and haven’t visited the reporting page in forever. Incoming links and comments are the useful measures to me. Those tools are nowhere as mature as they need to be. Then again, I’m not looking for investors, advertisers, or the
• Google Gears and Joyent Slingshot - Take the Web Offline My biggest issue with browser-based apps is their complete uselessness when I’m without internet access (or low bandwidth situations). Still happens quite frequently. I knew that situation wouldn’t last long, but of all the potential outcomes, I didn’t expect this one: Joyent Slingshot and Google Gears turn browser-based apps into offline desktop apps. Crazy.
• Down and Dirty Listener-Centric Podcasts Metrics Thoughts The article I whipped up for ID3 Magazine on a listener-to-podcaster metrics method is up; Trees Falling in the Forest: Lowering the Barriers of Connecting Podcasters and their Listeners. In it, I use Applescript to connect iTunes to Wordpress as a way for listeners to rank and send rankings of individual podcasts to the podcasters.
• Introducing WP-GotLucky WP-GotLucky 1.2 includes database and RSS2 support The WP-GotLucky plugin send you an email everytime a page on your WordPress weblog is Google’s “I feel lucky” search result. Download WP-GotLucky v1.2 For suggestions, comments, and all other ongoing concerns with this plugin, head over to the WP-GotLucky dedicated page