Comments on: Apple: Please Get Rid of This “Feature” in iTunes (it cost me half of my audience) http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience Podcasting and social media commentary, tips and resources from podcasting consultant and author, Jason Van Orden. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: hiutopor http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-28065 hiutopor Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:26:25 +0000 http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-28065 Hello Very interesting information! Thanks! G'night Hello

Very interesting information! Thanks!

G’night

]]> By: shab http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-24118 shab Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:07:51 +0000 http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-24118 What is the problem with me? I SUBSCRIBED to the Kim Komando podcast which asked for a username and password in itunes. So later I unsubsribed with email. Now I cannot even use Itunes because at the start up it asks for kim komando username and password, I tried removing every bit of Itunes and reinstalling and deleting files manually and everything I can think of. Still the Stupid program some how remembers I once subscribed to a crappy podcast? Hope someone has an answer. What is the problem with me?
I SUBSCRIBED to the Kim Komando podcast which asked for a username and password in itunes.
So later I unsubsribed with email.
Now I cannot even use Itunes because at the start up it asks for kim komando username and password, I tried removing every bit of Itunes and reinstalling and deleting files manually and everything I can think of.
Still the Stupid program some how remembers I once subscribed to a crappy podcast?
Hope someone has an answer.

]]> By: Joe d'Eon http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-10273 Joe d'Eon Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:00:58 +0000 http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-10273 Have you had any luck getting a response from "report a concern" yet? I'm thinking you'd maybe want to just delete the feed and start over with the correct address (so at least new subscribers could find you). Or, if iTMS won't delete it, you could submit a new podcast to the directory with a slightly different name, but with the correct URL. The old one would be bogus and empty, but the new one could include a note saying that it replaces the old one. Have you had any luck getting a response from “report a concern” yet?

I’m thinking you’d maybe want to just delete the feed and start over with the correct address (so at least new subscribers could find you). Or, if iTMS won’t delete it, you could submit a new podcast to the directory with a slightly different name, but with the correct URL.

The old one would be bogus and empty, but the new one could include a note saying that it replaces the old one.

]]> By: 7 Most Popular Posts of 2006 | Learn How to Podcast http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-1704 7 Most Popular Posts of 2006 | Learn How to Podcast Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:43:51 +0000 http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-1704 [...] Apple: Please Get Rid of This "Feature" in iTunes (it cost me half of my audience) [...] […] Apple: Please Get Rid of This "Feature" in iTunes (it cost me half of my audience) […]

]]> By: Hendry Lee http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-921 Hendry Lee Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:26:13 +0000 http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-921 Jason, That was BAD. Although I think what they have done is correct in handling 301 redirect, at least they should check if the new feed url is a valid url and indeed a valid podcast feed. Jason,

That was BAD. Although I think what they have done is correct in handling 301 redirect, at least they should check if the new feed url is a valid url and indeed a valid podcast feed.

]]> By: John C. Havens http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-919 John C. Havens Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:45:21 +0000 http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-919 Ditto from my end, JVO. Feckin' iTunes has not loaded my last two episodes of the About.com Guide to Podcasting podcast. Geesh. Anyone who breaks through, please let me know! btw: great info from Podcamp Ditto from my end, JVO. Feckin’ iTunes has not loaded my last two episodes of the About.com Guide to Podcasting podcast. Geesh. Anyone who breaks through, please let me know!

btw: great info from Podcamp

]]> By: David Martin http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-917 David Martin Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:24:16 +0000 http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-917 Jason: OMG. You are so right. I had this happen when I first started podcasting. I made the mistake of making an RSS feed for each of my shows., then found out that I could have one feed for all my shows. This was a big problem, because iTunes would not delete my old feeds. So, I have to this date, 2 years later people using old feeds. I hope that apple listens to us and lets us update and move our feeds. Why can't they put in place a better way for us to communicate with them? I just don't know why they do this. Sorry, to hear you had this problem. I'm updating your feed now. Great info. Keep podin .. David Jason:

OMG. You are so right. I had this happen when I first started podcasting. I made the mistake of making an RSS feed for each of my shows., then found out that I could have one feed for all my shows. This was a big problem, because iTunes would not delete my old feeds. So, I have to this date, 2 years later people using old feeds. I hope that apple listens to us and lets us update and move our feeds. Why can’t they put in place a better way for us to communicate with them? I just don’t know why they do this.

Sorry, to hear you had this problem. I’m updating your feed now.

Great info.

Keep podin .. David

]]> By: James http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-916 James Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:12:05 +0000 http://www.jasonvanorden.com/apple-please-get-rid-of-this-feature-in-itunes-it-cost-me-half-of-my-audience#comment-916 Ack! Apple is becoming Microsoft. Ack! Apple is becoming Microsoft.

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