Yeah, here's what my source at iTunes podcasting tells me about how they choose the Top 100:
"Number of subscribes during the past week (I think), with subscribes from yesterday worth the most, and subscribes from a week ago worth the least. But there's also some magic in there somewhere, because people tried gaming the system at first and we somehow stopped it." There you go. Waz www.crashtestkitchen.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "wazman_au" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know whether this has any bearing on your thinking, but I'm > pretty sure that the Top 100 actually is a measure of new sign- ups, > not the actual traffic. So being No. 1 doesn't actually make you the > most watched, it just means you got the most sign-ups. I'll check > this, though. > > The iTunes podcast team tell me they only keeps stats on who clicks > the "subscribe" button. After that, the feed goes straight from your > own server to the subscriber's desktop and they keep no stats about > how much stuff is actually being downloaded. > > Waz > www.crashtestkitchen.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "LeanBackVids.com" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This was a bit of a shock to me... > > > > According to iTunes' "Top Subscribed Podcasts", KITKAST is #22 and > > Rocketboom is #57. > > > > That seems odd, although KITKAST has been getting more and more > > readers each day (currently at 1,710 according to FeedBurner)... > > > > This is by far the fastest growth of any vlogger to date: > > http://www.vlogmap.org/feedburner/fbfeed.php?fbid=KITKAST > > > > Still, I would have thought that RocketBoom would have more iTunes > > subscribers. Not really a fair comparison since RB has multiple > feeds. > > > > Please don't shoot the messenger. And yes, I like numbers. > > > > -Matt > > ----------------------- > > http://ridertech.com > > http://leanbackvids.com > > http://vlogmap.org > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
