Podcast2: What Is RSS?Wesley A. Fryer
RSSis a type of web feed that allows users and applications to receive regular updates from a website orblogof their choice. The acronym RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary. It is sometimes referred to as the feed or RSS feed. In the early days of the internet,...
Podcast RSS feeds are used for distributing podcasts. A podcast RSS feed is what allows users to subscribe to that podcast in order to listen to it without visiting the exact website where it is located. A podcast RSS feed also updates subscribers when new episodes are uploaded, so subscriber...
In this post, we’ll take a look at the benefits of using RSS, how to get set up with an RSS feed reader, and some examples of readers you can begin using today. Ready? Let’s go. What is RSS? Before we get started, you’re probably asking, “what does RSS stand for?” Depen...
The content you can get via RSS feeds isn't just text: Depending on the kind of feed it is, you might get images, audio and video. When you subscribe to a podcast in iTunes, you're subscribing to a feed -- you're just doing it in a different environment. And some Web-based e...
Some podcast hosts can create a single private RSS feed for a piece of content just like they do for your show’s entire public feed. But if you want to create individual private feeds per listener, Supercast is one of the only platforms that has this capability. (Patreon doesn’t do ...
When listeners subscribe to a podcast, their RSS feed automatically updates their device with new episodes. Podcasts may also be uploaded directly to platforms such as Patreon's, SoundCloud's or YouTube's streaming services or registered with acontent aggregator, like AllTop or Feedly, which add...
If you are using good podcast hosting platforms, the subscription aspect is done for you automatically. Still, you might want to know at least a little about how it works. To keep it simple: it just runs through a technology called RSS feeds, and it’s just a computer language that lets...
Most radio shows are recorded live, archived and made available through an RSS feed. Disc jockeys can easily include their shows in a podcast directory for little trouble and no cost. To do so, simply search the internet to see if the show is already listed in a podcast directory. If not...
The easiest way to distribute your podcast is to choose an all-inclusive podcast hosting platform carefully. All podcast hosting platforms act as a content hub where your podcast episodes will live. They also handle the creation of an RSS feed, which is crucial in getting your content picked...