SwitchPod podhosting service
29 06 2005
I can’t really tell much about the company or their product, but they seem to want to be like libsyn…but free? It is called SwitchPod and is invite only right now. I’ve got invites so if you want one email me.
I got an invite and uploaded an mp3. It is the Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper song that is stuck in my head. The feed is here: http://switchpod.com/users/nickstarr/feed.xml
The direct song can be downloaded here: http://www.switchpod.com/users/nickstarr/mahnamahna.mp3
If you have my RSS Feed in your podcatching client, then I think this song should automatically download. If not try to download it. It seems fast enough for me, but when they get out of beta, will they be able to handle the bandwidth? Only time will tell.
I just read this:
You also recieve unmetered bandwidth. How are we making money you may ask? We put small advertisments along with your podcasts, that your listners will download. We hope you enjoy your experience here at Switchpod.
Does this mean they edit the song? Doesn’t seem like it. It seems to me that they would add extra mp3 files with ads. I will keep track of how things progress with this podcasting company.
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It came down to me @ 280k. That’s BLAZIN’. And I only got one file - I’ll report if there’s an ad in there.
SwitchPod: Free Podcast Hosting?
Well it had to happen sooner or later. This new service SwitchPod is offering a service similar to Libsyn but for free.
Direct from the SwitchPod website:
“Welcome to SwitchPod!
Here at Switchpod we are striving to provide you with a free solution…
From the Web Designer:
We are now fully lauched, and offer an ad free service for $6 which also includes other cool features. We also support many new audio file types including aac! To view our user’s podcasts, go to http://www.switchpod.com/users/index.php and open a user’s folder to view their uploaded files.
All ads are seperate files and will NOT invade your podcast. Most ads are currently in image format.
Thanks for your interest in Switchpod!
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