Over the last few weeks we've deployed a number of updates to Podcast Spot, including a bunch of new features. You can see our release history page for details, but here's a few highlights:
Completed Download Statistics
We've been tracking attempted downloads since our September launch, and in November we started tracking completed downloads. What's the difference? An attempted download occurs when someone (or some application, like iTunes) makes a request to download an episode. A completed download is counted only when that entire episode has been sent in its entirety. As of today, you can now see how many completed downloads you have in the Admin. We've also added a handy graph that compares attempted and completed downloads for today, yesterday, this week, and last week.
Custom Domains
Another new feature is the ability to use your own domain name for your podcast. Instead of "paramagnus.podcastspot.com" for example, we could use "podcast.paramagnus.com". And the best part? You can have up to five custom domains!
Themes
Themes are a handy way to personalize your podcast. Instead of our default white look, you can choose from a number of colorful themes. We're going to let you customize these even further in a future update, so stay tuned!
Other Updates
We've also updated a bunch of other things, such as the flash players, show notes editor, and the conversion service. There's some exciting things on tap too.
We would love to hear what you think about the new features and updates. As always, if you encounter any problems, or if you have any suggestions or other feedback, don't hesitate to contact us.