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8th December 2008 No comments »

There are many ways to keep up-to-date with new content on the web though this can sometimes seem like an overwhelming task. Where do you start? How do you know if your company or product is being talked about on other websites? How do you find other blog authors talking about the same issues that you’re interested in?

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A commented podcast RSS feed

2nd December 2008 No comments »

Last month, I submitted a podcast of conference speeches to the iTunes Music Store. To do this, I needed to make an RSS feed (an XML file) that specifically:

  • conformed to the RSS 2.0 specification
  • included the recommended iTunes RSS tags
  • contained pointers to episodes

After reading several tutorials and following Apple’s specification I made my own RSS feed, filling it out with comments to provide a guide to refer to when updating the feed with future episodes. Hopefully, someone else may find this commented RSS feed (ZIP, 2kb) useful.

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