Podcast Feed Work

[Bond]

Apple:

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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0">



<channel>

<title>All About Everything</title>

<link>http://www.example.com/podcasts/everything/index.html</link>

<language>en-us</language>

<copyright>&#x2117; &amp; &#xA9; 2005 John Doe &amp; Family</copyright>

<itunes:subtitle>A show about everything</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:author>John Doe</itunes:author>

<itunes:summary>All About Everything is a show about everything. Each week we dive into any subject known to man and talk about it as much as we can. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store</itunes:summary>

<description>All About Everything is a show about everything. Each week we dive into any subject known to man and talk about it as much as we can. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store</description>

<itunes:owner>

<itunes:name>John Doe</itunes:name>

<itunes:email>john.doe@example.com</itunes:email>

</itunes:owner>

<itunes:image href="http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverything.jpg" />

<itunes:category text="Technology">

<itunes:category text="Gadgets"/>

</itunes:category>

<itunes:category text="TV &amp; Film"/>



<item>

<title>Shake Shake Shake Your Spices</title>

<itunes:author>John Doe</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>A short primer on table spices</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>This week we talk about salt and pepper shakers, comparing and contrasting pour rates, construction materials, and overall aesthetics. Come and join the party!</itunes:summary>

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<guid>http://example.com/podcasts/archive/aae20050615.m4a</guid>

<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>7:04</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>salt, pepper, shaker, exciting</itunes:keywords>

</item>



<item>

<title>Socket Wrench Shootout</title>

<itunes:author>Jane Doe</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Comparing socket wrenches is fun!</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>This week we talk about metric vs. old english socket wrenches. Which one is better? Do you really need both? Get all of your answers here.</itunes:summary>

<enclosure url="http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverythingEpisode2.mp3" length="5650889" type="audio/mpeg" />

<guid>http://example.com/podcasts/archive/aae20050608.mp3</guid>

<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2005 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>4:34</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>metric, socket, wrenches, tool</itunes:keywords>

</item>



<item>

<title>Red, Whine, &amp; Blue</title>

<itunes:author>Various</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Red + Blue != Purple</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>This week we talk about surviving in a Red state if you are a Blue person. Or vice versa.</itunes:summary>

<enclosure url="http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverythingEpisode1.mp3" length="4989537" type="audio/mpeg" />

<guid>http://example.com/podcasts/archive/aae20050601.mp3</guid>

<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>3:59</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>politics, red, blue, state</itunes:keywords>

</item>



</channel>

</rss>

GameTavern:

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<channel>

<title>GameTavern Radio</title>

<link>http://www.gametavern.net</link>

<language>en-us</language>

<copyright>&#x2117; &amp; &#xA9; 2008 GameTavern</copyright>

<itunes:subtitle>A show aboout video games and other entertainment.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:author>GameTavern</itunes:author>

<itunes:summary>A companion podcast to the GameTavern forums: http://ww.gametavern.net. The show covers video games and other forms of entertainment.</itunes:summary>

<description>A companion podcast to the GameTavern forums: http://ww.gametavern.net. The show covers video games and other forms of entertainment.</description>

<itunes:owner>

<itunes:name>Andrew Bond</itunes:name>

<itunes:email>bondster@gmail.com</itunes:email>

</itunes:owner>

<itunes:image href="http://mywebspace.wisc.edu/atbond/gametavernlogo.png" />

<itunes:category text="Games &amp; Hobbies">

<itunes:category text="Video Games"/>

</itunes:category>

<itunes:category text="Video Games"/>



<item>

<title>#1: Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.</title>

<itunes:author>GameTavern</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>GameTavern proudly presents its first podcast.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>#1: Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

The show:
Hosts: Aladuf, Bond, BreakABone, Dyne, flunkie44
Recording done by: GameMaster
Editing done by: Dyne
- The pine cone incident.
- The daily gaming blogs.
- Star Ocean 4 to Xbox 360.
- Call of Duty 5.
- Mafia: LOST coming to a close.

Links to what we talked about:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turok_(2008_video_game)
- http://www.gametavern.net/forums/showthread.php?t=18334
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Undiscovery
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752/
- http://www.gametavern.net/forums/showthread.php?t=18325
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_36...nical_problems
- http://www.gametavern.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=191
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dawson_(Lost)</itunes:summary>

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<guid>http://mywebspace.wisc.edu/atbond/Show%20%231_%20Every%20new%20beginning%20comes%20from%20some%20other%20beginning%27s%20end..m4a</guid>

<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>45:54</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>Video Games, Videogames, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Halo, Mario, Zelda, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony</itunes:keywords>

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</channel>

</rss>

[Aladuf]

wat?

[Bond]

I'm just posting it here so I remember to work on it tomorrow.

It's a tricky son-of-a-gun.

[Aladuf]

oh, haha

[GameMaster]

I'm working on it too. Guess we'll race each other.

[Bond]

Well, I finished it, and it validated, but iTunes did not like it. Did you have this same problem?

[Bond]

How is it going GM? If you want, we can work together.

[GameMaster]

Well yesterday, I bought a new domain specifically for the GT podcast. And I created a web page to post and host our podcasts at. And it has a little subscribe button for iTunes users too. And it has the RSS implemented since iTunes requires that.

It takes 24-48 hours for processing before the site can even be accessed though so I'm basically waiting on that before I can start the process of submitting the podcast to iTunes.

Did they send you any sort of message or explanation as to why your submission wasn't accepted?

[Bond]

GM, that's very touching that you would go to all that trouble to host our little podcast. I'm actually a little floored... that's great though, really.

The interesting thing with the RSS feed that I made is that it passed validation, it was a perfect script. Yet for some reason iTunes would not accept it. And iTunes didn't say what the error was, it simply said "error." Very unhelpful. But it sounds like you have it under control, so I'll leave it to you.

[Dyne]

That's awesome, thanks GM! You're really helping this come together. :D

[GameMaster]

I submitted our podcast to Apple and they emailed me back saying they've added it and its now under review. I didn't actually get a chance to listen to either podcast entirely so I'm not sure if we have any 'mature' content but when submitting I marked it as 'Clean'. So we'll see how that goes.

If the intention of submitting it to Apple was to gain more listeners, it would probably be best to best to keep our podcasts 'clean'. But then again, I really don't know. Some of the top subscribed podcasts our G4, 1Up.com, EGM and I don't know whether their podcasts are 'clean' or not. I like that you guys are able to speak freely and talk about what you want so I would hate if we had to censor ourselves or prohibit discussing certain things. Again, it depends on our intentions.

The very basic site I have up now has a subscribe button. So any one from GT or whoever visits the site can subscribe without going to the podcast section of iTunes.

You can see the site here: http://www.gametavernpodcast.net

I'll welcome anyone who would like to design unique artwork for each episode. Right now, we have the same image for every episode. I thought it would be cool if the image for each episode related somehow to what was discussed. Either one of the key topics or a collage of everything that was talked about. Just an idea.

And suggestion/comments for the site are encouraged. I used iWeb just because its fast and easy to whip up something quick. So I might be limited in respects to design. The application is catered to people with little knowledge of web design so the ability to change things/ add features is somewhat limited.

Edit: This current theme is pretty ugly. For those familiar with iWeb, I think I'll change it to the 'Black' theme tomorrow.

Edit Again: I changed the theme. Its the black one now. No one will ever know of the former ugly one. Except Dyne <_<

[Dyne]

Awesome!

Yeah, I don't know, I think we do have some slipups. I think I swore twice. :( We can keep it clean for the future, definitely. If not, I can always beep it out. :lolz:

[Bond]

Okay...

I'll add a link to the new podcast homepage next to the Arcade.

And GM, do you want to upload these podcasts as m4a or mp3s? I think m4a might save you some space and bandwidth.

[GameMaster]

Yeah the first two are m4a, might as well continue the trend.

[Bond]

Dyne uploaded it as mp3. Did you convert it to m4a?

[GameMaster]

Dyne uploaded it as mp3. Did you convert it to m4a?

Yeah, I put in the artwork like you did too. ^_^

[Dyne]

Poifect! I can't wait until the next podcast.

[GameMaster]

Yay! Apple approved our podcast and it can been accessed here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=283666253

They said it'll be searchable from the the iTunes Store in 1-2 days.

Let the good times roll!

[Bond]

Very nice!

I'll add a link to the podcast on the forums tonight.

[Dyne]

Fantastic. It wasn't marked as explicit or anything?

[GameMaster]

Fantastic. It wasn't marked as explicit or anything?

No, I'm guessing they didn't listen to it all the way through or the occasional curse word is fine by them.

In light of this, I wouldn't change a thing about how you conduct yourselves in the podcasts.

[Bond]

Great job on the feed GM!

I do have one suggestion though. I think it might be better if you changed the "Welcome!" field to "GameTavern."

[GameMaster]

Great job on the feed GM!

I do have one suggestion though. I think it might be better if you changed the "Welcome!" field to "GameTavern."

Fix'd!

[Bond]

Nice! I tried searching for the podcast a few hours ago and nothing came up. Hopefully iTunes indexes us before the show this week!