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Rockast is official!


I've been getting a ton of stuff done lately. Namely, lots of web work! I am also figuring out a lot of things for the first time. I was a little confused about the RSS feed concept but now I got it! Youtube.com instructional videos are a great help!

RSS FEED for Rockast the rock & roll podcast: http://www.bite-the-dust.com/rockast/podcast.rss

If you're a little confused by RSS feeds you're not alone. Here's how you use an RSS feed:
If you use either iTunes or Zune, just go to the Podcast section and search for my rock and roll podcast using the rss feed url. It will automatically link you to my podcasts and update you right away when a new one is posted!

I spent the day figuring out youtube. I was hoping to make video versions of Rockast and post them on youtube. Sadly they make you break down the video/audio into 15 minute increments. I'm not going to do that because it will break apart the music which is no good. So for now I am refraining from it. If you know of any other video services that don't have time limits (if they exist) let me know. The whole idea of putting them on youtube was for exposure obviously I could always post them on my own site with the magic of Flash.

I have also been submitting Rockast and doing some advertising. And most importantly I submitted Rockast to both iTunes and Zune. So if they like what I love, hopefully in the near future I might be more legit!

It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!



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