AideRSS offers an API to filter RSS feeds by their popularity which is used by CastRoller for our Filter Channel Episodes Feature. They just published an enthusiastic entry to their blog about the filtering feature. Check the post out here.
If you haven’t been able to check out the new feature enter your e-mail address at castroller.com/beta to get into the private beta.
I just published a new feature to CastRoller that lets you filter the episodes for any channels or podcasts. This lets you choose to see or listen to just the content that you would like. If you want just the best content, you can also filter the episodes by PostRank using AideRss to get just be best episodes from the channels or podcasts.
And, there is also a feed for the filtered content, so if you don’t have time to consume all of the episodes of your favorite podcasts or channels, you can subscribe to the feed and have only the best episodes come automatically to your device.
I just created a new Twitter account for CastRoller. You can follow CastRoller on Twitter here:
I plan to use the Twitter account to post status and feature updates about the site as they happen.
As you may have noticed, CastRoller went through a major change over the last two weeks. The site is now running on 100% brand new code meant to make the site more reliable and much easier to use.
With the new upgrade, we have put the site into a private Beta, meaning you must have an invitation to use the site. If you already have a CastRoller.com account, you are already in the beta. Only new users will be affected.
We’ve also switch web hosts, which meant rebuilding this blog as well. I’ll be filling in the old posts from the site shortly.
I hope to use this blog to keep an open dialog with the users of CastRoller. We’ll keep you updated with what is going on with the site and what is new in the world of podcasting. I hope to hear from you all soon.
I just pushed a brand new and exciting feature over to CastRoller. You can now create a Widget for every list of Podcasts or Episodes on CastRoller. This will allow you to post these lists on your website or blog. Great for sharing your favorite podcasts with your website’s viewers.
To get the widget, just click the Embed icon that appears on most pages on the site. You will be taken to a page that gives you instructions on how to create a widget and how to customize it. There are a number of options given to you, allowing you to create a widget perfect for your site.
As an example, the list on the right contains the most popular podcasts on CastRoller. Also, I have updated the list of new podcasts that appear on the sidebar of this blog to use the new widget.
Last week, we published a new feature to CastRoller, the explore page. This is a page on CastRoller that contains many features that help you to find new podcasts to listen and subscribe to on CastRoller.
First, there is a list of categories. You can click on each of the categories to find podcasts that are related to that category. If you find any podcasts that you think belong in these categories, just use the category name to tag the podcast; that podcast will then appear in the category.
Next, is a feature everyone saw coming, the most popular podcasts on CastRoller. This is a list of the podcasts that have the most subscribers on CastRoller. This is a good way to see what is popular with everyone. You can even keep up to date with this list by subscribing to its feed.
In addition to the top podcasts, there is a list of random users of CastRoller. You can click on any of these people’s names to see what podcasts they have subscribed to and how they have tagged them. You may find someone with similar interests to yourself.
Lastly, is a cool new feature that may not be too useful, but it is quite cool, Explore by Podcast logos. This feature displays a selection of random podcast logos on one page. At a glance, you can see the logos for many different podcasts. Click on a logo that interests you and you might find a podcast that you will love.
Also, as you can see in the screenshot on the left, you can set the podcast logos to be your wallpaper. Click here to read about how you can do that. It just takes a few clicks, and you will then have a constantly updated desktop wallpaper full of cool new podcasts for you to discover and enjoy.
Bill Deys, who I just met last week at the London Geek Dinner just posted an episode of the DeysCast where he talks about CastRoller. If you want to hear what a user of CastRoller thinks of the site, and to hear some of his tips, listen to the podcast episode here.
You can subscribe to the DeysCast using this feed: http://deys.ca/feed
You may have noticed that CastRoller was unavailable for several hours on Tuesday. This is because CastRoller was being moved over to brand new hosting servers. These new servers should give the site huge improvements in speed.
As with most upgrades, there were a few hiccups along the way, however we believe that they have all been fixed. If you find any problem with the site, please use the contact form to let us know.
We just completed work on a new registration wizard. This new method for signing up for a new CastRoller account steps you through everything that you need in order to get the most out of CastRoller.
The wizard helps you to subscribe to your first podcasts, import your existing subscriptions and subscribe to your personal RSS feeds. We think that this new wizard will make it a lot easier for new users to get going on the site.
If you aleady have an account, you won’t notice any different. But, if you have not yet signed up, head over to the registration page and create an account today.
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