iTunes dynamically generates a direct link to WebTalk Show page in iTunes. Just click on this link to go directly to the player page. This is a cool feature if you have the new iTunes 4.9 installed.

I have added tags in my podcast RSS feed to make a logo and show description that Apple can display on my iTunes page. I do wish that all of the podcasts in the category directory of podcasts had a page that displays a graphic and description.

I do think that finding podcasts is still rather confusing in iTunes. It appears to have two ways of getting to podcast content. One after it has been subscribed to and the other is a categorized opml like directory display that seems to be cashed with a single show. The show it is playing for WebTalk is from April 30th and is very old. It was at the bottom of my RSS feed. I have since updated my podcast RSS feed and it has yet to change the show in the directory playback listing. I hope it updates daily, but has yet to do it. I created a album art like logo that is linked to within the podcast RSS feed. I am hoping that Apple will pick that up eventually.

I am hearing that some shows are getting slammed with traffic and one delivered 1.5 Terrabyte of show data in 12 hours. It appears that iTunes is having an impact on podcasting.

It has also sparked another round of media attention as I have been getting calls from newspapers like the San Jose Mercury News wanting to talk about the impacts of iTunes on my show and the industry.

I do like the fact that iTunes has a mixture of types of podcasting content and has shows from commercial broadcast, public radio and small grassroots podcasters.

WebTalk Radio with host Rob Greenlee from Gnomedex 5.0 in Seattle, June 24-25, 2005. This event roundup discussion show was recorded just after Adam Curry keynote speech with Chris Pirillo and 8 Gnomedexers and podcasters.

Chris Pirillo discusses how the Gnomedex 5.0 experience was for him. Chris also talks about the fact that Adam Curry was very expensive to have as a keynote speaker. Chris also talks about Gnomedex 6.0.

Show Guest Panel:
Mitch Ratcliffe - MyDensity and RatcliffeBlog
Chris Pirillo - Gnomedex and Chris Pirillo Show
Todd Cochrane - Geek News Central and Author
John Wall - The M Show - The M Show Podcast
Jim and Elisabeth Lewin - Podcasting News
JD Lasica - OurMedia.org and Blog
Andy McCaskey - Slashdot Review
Rob Walch - podCast411

Topics Discussed:

- Gnomedex’s Unique Energy
- “Our Media” and Grassroots content creation
- Gnomedex Attention Online
- Gnomedex Transparency
- What Is Quality Content?
- Is DRM the Enemy or Protects Us?
- Bit Torrents Role In Legal Distribution
- Reflection on Major Themes

Listen 62 min: mp3 (22MB) and Windows Stream