Cool new directory, Podcastpickle.com

[Mattmac09]

I stumbled upon this new directory today and I thought it was a great new directory for podcasting. Go ahead and check it out http://www.podcastpickle.com !

[PupuStudios]

A directory? It's just a flash movie of a dancing pickle with an ipod... or a pickle with some sort of mental disorder... eitherway, I don't see a directory. Just the date.

[Mattmac09]

It's working for me just fine.

[Craig]

Oh good, another directory. And forgive me if I find it somewhat suspicious that your first two posts to these forums are to promote a competetive site. (With an explanation mark, no less!) Not that I have anything against competition, but would you at least do us the courtesy of divulging your connection to this marvelous directory you "stumbled upon"?

Some interesting stats regarding the usefulness of podcast directories, BTW. Out of all the podcast directories I'm listed in (pretty much all of them at this point), the only ones that have any major impact on hits to my site are:

iPodderX: 19% of outside referrals over the past week
Podcast Alley: 3%
ipodder.org: 3%
audio.weblogs.com: 2% (and that's with the site down for half the week)

After that, the only other two that show up anywhere significant are:

Podcast Central: 1%
Podcast.net: 0.5%

Craig

[RevTim]

It's working for me just fine.

Had trouble earlier, but it seems to be ok now, I put my links in there.

So on this same lines, does anyone have a comprehensive list of the directories that are available? I think we all want to be listed across the board.

[allthewhile]

I'm getting tired of submitting my show to all these things.

[jeffoest]

Most of my 'directory' hits are from ipodderx, podcast alley and podcast news. Podcast Alley is, of course, the highest hit generator of them all!

I'm sure I will sign up but at this point, I sort of feel that if they are such a good podcast directory, they'll find my XML! LOL

[cc_chapman]

We all know that there are going to be a million more directories popping up. Just like the beginning of Blogs you had to run around and register at the different ones if you wanted to even though the big ones would be the ones that would get you hits.

Of course what I find most interesting about the pickle is that it looks identical to http://www.sportpodcasts.com/ so I am assuming it's run by the same people.

[thumper369]

wow, I am not listed in IpoderX (not a mac user :( so it never dawned on me to list :oops: )

That should be corrected as soon as they approved. Thanks Craig!!!

Think I am going to start a new thread about lists and some sort of listing service.

[yaz]

i will have the marshmallow hop on that...

[NaviGATR]

Well, there's room for Google in a world where Yahoo ruled, so I'll sign up for the Pickle and see how it works out. Competition is good. It drives innovation.

[Craig]

New directories should automatically populate themselves using the OPML at ipodder.org and then offer podcasters the ability to add additional info about their shows if they want.

Craig

[RevTim]

New directories should automatically populate themselves using the OPML at ipodder.org ...

I think everyone wants simplicity. But at the same token, it's just like podcasting itself. While we are pretty compliant with each other, popularity seems to yield to a little greed. We all want more listeners, subscribers, and maybe even a sponsor.

... and just like Google, over time, the reliable directories and information services that serve the podcast community will become evident. Right now, just like the old search services (altavista, excite, go.com, ask jeeves, etc.) the cream will rise!

Tim

[theFerf]

New directories should automatically populate themselves using the OPML at ipodder.org and then offer podcasters the ability to add additional info about their shows if they want.Craig

i have been thinking a lot about this and might even move to this theory. It would be cool to be able to popluate my db from the ipodder directory and then have people "claim" their cast to make chances.

what do you think of this idea?

[wallpaperman]

So you think it is ok for directories to just list whatever shows they want without letting you know, or getting your permission?

What if it was a site you did not approve of for some reason?

You may not even know it is their to disaprove.

[aaronsnet]

lol.. funny how you "randomly" came across the site, then "randomly" spam a bunch of people inviting people to add their show....

these new directories just arent going to go anywhere.... i think that the ones that are the most popular right now will remain at the top, and these other ones, such as the pickle, really arent going to go anywhere...

just my own opinon!

the pickle looks kinda scary too.. lol

[theFerf]

Is it me or is the pickle site strangely similar to this one:
http://sportspodcasts.com/

I assume its the same owner?

[allthewhile]

they are indeed the same. i have a firefox plugin that auto shows the whois info.

[thumper369]

so you can't look them up in a whois. Its startign to look like some sort of company trying to put out a bunch of sites.

things like this seem bad to me. Variarity is good but when you flood the searches with a bunch of junk its hard to find good sites like this one. No?

[aaronsnet]

i think the pickle guy owns both the sport's and the pickle one.... (if that wasnt already stated)

[indiekid]

there are only two that i think i really care about...and that's podcast alley and iPodder. I mean, the majority of my subs are from iPodder's program and so i think that iPodder is my most valuable listing. now granted, I'm part of AMP so that automatically put me into the new AMP node so I was lucky, but getting on iPodder's directory is definelty nice!

[podcast pickle]

I am the pickleman. I do check out this website. I figured I would come on line and try and clear up a few things. First let me apoligize to this group on the forum. Matt who started this post works for me. He is a high school senior. When he was told to go to a particular forum and put a post about us, he took it upon himself to list at several as though he was a spectator instead of an employee. Heck the site was not even ready. That is why in the 2nd post, PupuStudios says their was no site. It was not even up yet. Craig say right threw him. So for that I do apoligize to you one and all.

aaronsnet, I have invited people to list their sites, but I am not bulk emailing. or anything I invite about 10 people a day. i guess that is spam, so if you recieved an invitation I apoligize to you. It was really meant as a sincere invitation.

To the theFerf you are correct. If you check out or website forums you will see http://sportjunk.com/podcastpickle/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14 in this post from much earlier this evening I told someone that we are one in the same. I even had podcastpickle links all over every sportpodcast page, and sportpodcats links all over the sport sections of podcastpickle. This is not a secret we are hiding.So now everyone knows the scoop on podcastpickle.

Once again I want to apoligize for the method used by Matt for posting. It is my fault for not being more specific in instructing him.

Oh yea I am also sorry our pickle is scary. We probably do need help in the logo department. Since I have broken down and come on here I will say that we are sincerly trying to build the best directory possible.
Thank you for your time

Gary Leland AKA Pickleman

[thumper369]

settle for second best and we can still be friends. LOL

Your site has alot of ads that make it less pleasing aesthetically than this one. Just somethign to think about.

[podcast pickle]

Thanks but we will settle for the top five, when it is all said and done. Someone was correct. Their will be a large amount of directories out their before its over. I do not know if anyone will ever be as popular as this site, but their is room for more than 1. Oh I know the ads are their, but those are my site also. Except for the satelite radio ad. That is how I make a living.

[thumper369]

I went back to the site. I was the T-shirt that gave me the comercial feel to the site.

BTW, you have a borken pickel in Firefox. Your header does not show corectly in my install of fireforx, I could be missing a plugin or something.

[bigee]

OK...first off....it's 'aesthetically'.....second....PLEASE learn the difference between there, their, and they're.

I feel better now.

[thumper369]

Wow, kinda harsh. I was just starting to get comfortable. I guess I will go back to spell checking everything I submit.

Ya’ll know us hicks out her in TN an’t so SMRT
:roll:

[podcast pickle]

Thanks Big E I will try harder, My wife is a teacher and kicks my butt about my spelling and grammer almost every day for over 25 years.

thumper369 You are correct maybe we should get rid of the shirts or make the button much smaller, And thank you for the info on the broken pickle. I will look into it tomorrow.

[thumper369]

Glad to see we have some grammar police out there though. LOL! (O, I am sorry Laugh out Loud)

<Faint voice in background> Jeeves, will you come check this for me.

[Craig]

So you think it is ok for directories to just list whatever shows they want without letting you know, or getting your permission?
Yes. The fact that my podcasts exist and the URL where they can be found are public knowledge and anybody that wants to post that information on their web site, be it a directory or something else, has every right to do so.

Now, as far as using the actual shows is concerned, everything on my site (podcasts included) is protected by Creative Commons licenses and can only be used under certain terms: You have to credit the creator of the podcast, you can't use the podcast commercially, and you have to use the podcast as-is (no editing). As long as you follow those terms though, you're free to use the podcasts as well.

Craig

[yaz]

i don't like pickles...

[pzarquon]

New directories should automatically populate themselves using the OPML at ipodder.org and then offer podcasters the ability to add additional info about their shows if they want.The central repository plus "claim" model has good examples in the blogging world... but to date, the ipodder.org directory isn't the most user-friendly directory out there. Until it gets easier to navigate and add categorized podcasts over there (and until the spec is expanded to allow more information to be included), lots of the other directories definitely have a role to fill.

Some podcasters are trying to come up with an open source podcast directory (https://sourceforge.net/projects/opda/) system, but that's a few months off.

I admit, I submit my site to every podcast directory (http://www.voxmedia.org/wiki/Podcast_Directories) I can find. Who knows which one will ultimately ensnare the adoration of the podcast listening masses (knowing that it might not be the same site that podcasters prefer)?