Podcoin app to close next week

Podcoin, an app which promised to reward listeners to podcasts by paying them “podcoins”, has announced it will close on Sep 24. We covered its launch on Dec 17 last year.

In a Facebook post, Dave Jackson notes that Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend contains over ten minutes of ads. In August, Conan O’Brien signed “a mid-seven-figure deal” with podcasting network Midroll.

Belgian users of iTunes also see a “Shows in English” page, in case you’re interested, says Podnews reader Jan. And in Germany, says Levin. And in Spain, adds Emilio. Merci, dankeschön, gracias everyone.

Distributing your podcast to YouTube? Yesterday we linked to data saying not to bother; today, podcast host RedCircle explains why you should, and highlighting their YouTube integration.

Craig Constantine, one of our excellent personal supporters, mentions that he wrote this deep-dive into podcast RSS feeds a short time ago. It’s worth a read.

Culpable, a Tenderfoot TV and Black Mountain Media true crime podcast, is offering a $100,000 reward for more information surrounding the death of 21-year-old Christian Andreacchio of Meridian MS, USA. The podcast has also made it into People magazine.

Want to get your next podcast commissioned? The BBC, and Podfront UK gave their advice as to how. “There are key three ingredients to a good podcast: a strong issue or topic, a solid format and great hosts to bring the discussion to life.”

Blubrry is giving away a year’s free podcast hosting as part of a package that also includes a decent microphone and consulting.

Blue Yeti has a new microphone out with a “multi-purpose knob” and real-time LED metering on the microphone itself. The Blue Yeti X comes out in October.

Listen Notes has announced that its Listen Alerts service (Google Alerts, but for podcasts) will be a paid-for service from 1 October. The fee will be US$5/month for every five alerts.