We wanted to do a quick update on the site as things have evolved a bit over the past few weeks and we realize not everyone might be privy to all the details.
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Firstly, we have introduced a new rating system for each post. It is a digg style system in that you can vote up your favorite podcasts/posts, but you also have the choice to vote something down as well. The highest rated selections will be shown in the sidebar to the right, just under the Latest posts section. It is a pretty straightforward system and as of now, only...
When CastMedium launched one thing we wanted to provide was a place for discussing podcasts. With the introduction of the forums we hope it makes it just that much easier to participate. There are some forums in place now and depending on how things evolve, the structure and topics are flexible, so let us know what you think.
The forums are there for you to start or join in on a conversation. Anything goes, so go check them out.
Some of you may have noticed that the site was down for a few hours earlier today. That is because we have moved to an all new grid-based server system. If that doesn’t mean anything to you, don’t worry about it. All you need to know is that the site will load significantly faster and will not be affected by traffic.
Enjoy actually being able to read the site the speed.
As you may or may not have noticed, things are evolving a bit around here. There have been various ongoing aesthetic changing over the past month and a bit of tidying up.
We have incorporated the ability to listen to and watch the podcasts on each and every post. From here on out, after clicking through a post you will be presented with an audio player or video player for the selected podcast. Now you don’t even have to leave the site to have a listen or just give a podcast a preview.
Also, we have joined the Twitter club. You can...
Saturday is here and there are no podcasts. Even though there is no audible goodness to help you through the day, we are trying to provide you with something for the weekend– in video form. There is some good info here, listen, look, watch and respond.
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There have been some recent database connection problems here on the site. We are currently working with our provider to figure out what the issue is and get the site reliably back online. We will update you as problems resolve.
Welcome to the new layout around these parts. If you have visited before, we hope you like the new layout, if not, welcome!
There are still some problems with formatting in Internet Explorer along with a few other things to be worked out and polished up, but everything should be in great shape soon.
The goal with this re-design was to make the site cleaner and easier to read. It has to be said, we were a little behind in terms of design before. Let us know what you think in the comments. Enjoy!
We have been looking to add new podcasts to the line-up around here and now with the loss of many of the 1UP podcasts we are more than ready to make the additions. There are some podcasts that we have on our list, but we want to make sure we are covering what you want to see hear.
If there is something missing that you would like to see covered, let us know. You can leave a comment on this post, send it in directly using our contact page or drop us an email at castmedium [at] gmail -dot- com.
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As is to be expected, things in the podcast world are screeching to a grinding halt. There isn’t much on the horizon for the next 2 weeks. There will be the occasional release, but we can’t expect anything too regular.
This provides a good time to take a retrospective look at the year in podcasts and what is coming in the future. Although the frequency of podcast releases will drastically decrease until the new year, that doesn’t mean the site will be lacking content.
Our goal here is to not only inform of new episodes but...
