189 The Pendulum Swings Back

More acquisitions, breaking down iOS 14.5 updates, plus a bit of a clarification from Rob, the privacy conversation and when the pendulum swings back, The Feed was listened to in the Arctic! Podcasters on the cover of a magazine, the worth of festivals and awards, stats geographic and user agent plus a bonus recap of The Infinite Dial data!

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Quick Episode Summary

• :13 Intro
• 2:59 PROMO 1: Backyard Ecology
• 3:28 Rob and Elsie Convo!
• Podcorn acquired by Entercom
• Update on iOS 14.5 and the new features
• When eCamm Call Recorder keeps working
• Auto-updating player that updates to the latest episode
• 15:38 Audio feedback - listener privacy
• The pendulum swinging back, when a brand does not want to advertise with you if you are tracking your audience
• Questions about Gaana’s TOS
• Our show was listened to in the Arctic! This is amazing!!!
• A request to Apple and Spotify to offer prepaid music plans for military members
• Overcast episode artwork changes, how and when does that happen?
• 27:53 PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy
• Where have YOU been? Getting featured on a magazine cover!
• Festivals and awards shows, are they worth it?
• Do podcast category settings have an impact on search in Apple Podcasts?
• When the world’s biggest flower is your episode artwork
• Good bots and bad bots
• 42:27 PROMO 3: Mojo For Musicians
• 43:00 STATS: Geographic and user agent
• A recap of the Infinite Dial data
• Where have we been
• Where are we going

Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

• PROMO 1: Radiant Fire Radio
• PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy
• PROMO 3: Mojo for Musicians

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
• Entercom Buys Podcorn Podcasting Ad-Tech Platform For Up To $22.5 Million
• The Difference Between the Current & NEW Apple Podcast App
• LARGEST FLOWER PICTURE! Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Solutions and optimism that drive conservation
• the infinite dial 2021
• Demystifying Visibility: Podcast Branding Beyond the Cover Art - if you missed it you can get the replay!
• Libsyn 5 Q & A and Demo - if you missed it you can get the replay!

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