Podbean News

No worries anymore for those who got publishing issues with the latest IE. As we always focus on users’ experience, Podbean.com has updated our publishing system so that you can enjoy smooth publishing with IE 9.

Another piece of good news for Android users! One new feature is added to Podbean Android APP-transaction log. Now, with that, you can just go to your dashboard and check your own APP’ sales record in the Android market.

Continue enjoying podcasting with Podbean.com !

Podbean is excited to announce that our Pro Gold and above users can now turn their podcast into an Android App! That’s right, without any programming knowledge you can have your very own app that works on any Android Device!

You customize the appearance for the apps, and then Podbean will automatically update them so that users have access to your latest podcast episodes straight from their Android devices. This makes listening to your podcast easier and more convenient, which means your fans will listen to your podcast even more than they already do! The best part is that Podbean does all the work for you! There’s no need to know programming or go through the hassle of submitting your app.

You can set app to be either free or paid. This is a great way to expand the scope of your podcast, and maybe make a little extra cash as well! What are you waiting for? Log in to create an app now!

Great news! Earning money with your podcast just got a whole lot easier! We're very excited to announce that Podbean has launched our very own advertising platform! All you have to do is login to your Podbean site and click on the Advertising link to get started. It's so easy, and it's totally free for you! No, it's better than free. You can finally get paid for all of the hard work you put into your podcasts! Advertisers are targeted to your audience, so the ads will be as valuable as possible (and don't worry, we screen them for content to ensure they are legitimate!). You also get to choose exactly where in the ads you would like to insert the ads, so you can work them seamlessly into your podcasts, or just put them at pre-roll and post-roll, it's totally up to you!

With all these great benefits, what are you doing still reading this? Go join the Podbean Ads Network now by clicking the "Advertising" link in the top right hand corner of your dashboard!

Great news for all of our Podbean members who want to listen to or watch their podcasts directly from Podbean on a browser that doesn't support Flash, including the iPhone or iPad! We have just added an HTML5 web player to Podbean, so you can now take your podcasts on the go! HTML5 allows multiple formats to be used for a video, so your browser can just pick the one that works and play your media with no third party add-ins, like Adobe Flash. For those of you who are less into the technical side, basically what this means is that when you try to play media from the main Podbean site on your iPhone and iPad, it will actually work instead of showing you the little puzzle piece. Forget to download the most recent episode of your favorite podcast? No problem, now you can access it directly from Podbean's mobile site! This update applies to all of Podbean, so your individual pages will also have HTML5 players! This means you can listen to a podcast from the main Podbean site, or a user's individual site, without any extra browser plug-ins! So get on your iPhone or iPad now and bookmark www.podbean.com and all of your favorite Podbean sites! Check out the screenshot below:

You asked and we're giving it to you! There has been a high demand for some new themes, so we've been hard at work creating two new ones!

One is called i3Theme and is an eye-catching but pleasant, blue Mac OSX inspired theme with three columns. Our other addition, zBench, combines simplicity and style in one clean, modern theme wtih two columns.

Check out the screen shots below, or just give them a go, they're available now!

Here's i3Theme:

And here's zBench:

Podbean.com is pleased to announce that Podbean has been integrated into Adobe Premiere Elements 8 as the podcast hosting partner. This integration will allow you to produce and publish your podcasts in the feature-rich environment of Adobe Elements and publish directly to your podcast account with just a few clicks of your mouse. Today, Podbean has become one of the largest podcast communities in the world, with more than 200,000 registered members, 700,000+ published episodes, and 50+ million downloads this year. With the cooperation with Adobe, we expect to provide better podcasting experience to all podcasters. As Adobe Premiere Elements are broadly used by educators and organizations. We are glad to see that Podbean can help more education and organization users spread the wisdom in the modern Podcasting way and reach the world that were unreachable through the traditional methods. "Let the world hear you" -- a powerful cost-effective Podcasting service -- that's the originate of Podbean. We will keep pursuing this goal and constantly improving our service to provide you a better Podcasting service.

You can learn more about how to publish a podcast from Adobe Premiere Elements 8 to Podbean by visiting our FAQ here . If you don't already have a Podbean account, you can get one free here. To download a Free Trial Adobe Premier Elements , you may go to the movie editor.

Podbean.com is glad to announce the launch of Podbean Mobile, a new mobile-friendly interface for one of the Web's most popular podcasting hubs. Available on web-enabled mobile devices, Podbean Mobile allows users to search, collect and access their favorite podcasts anywhere, anytime, even when you're on the go.  There's no software installation needed -if you can browse the web on your mobile device, you can get your podcasts by visiting http://m.podbean.com.

Through Podbean Mobile, users can:

• Discover popular podcasts and find what other people subscribe to.
• Collect your favorite podcasts in one place and access them from anywhere on the web.
• Share your taste in podcast with friends and get recommendation in return.

Thus, Podbean Mobile offers a great destination for podcast audience to move beyond the desktop but still be able to enjoy podcasting moments instantly.

We, Podbean.com, are glad to announce that multiple new FTP servers are added to our server cluster. We expect these new FTP servers will improve the FTP uploading performance to match the quickly increasing Podbean user numbers.

Please check your "Account" page to find the new FTP server name and your new FTP user-name, password. The "Account" page can be accessed by clicking the "Account" tab after you log into your Podbean dashboard.

We are glad to announce a new version video player is available in Podbean.com. Improved from the old version player which only supports flv video format, the new video player supports flv and H.264 based mp4, m4v, mov, avi videos. This makes it possible that the videos can be shown quickly in the video player after being published. Podbean.com has stopped converting user videos. So there will be no more waiting for videos to be converted to flv.

To make the video compatible with iTunes, we recommend videos to be encoded with H.264 based mp4 or m4v format.

Find The Podcast You Need With Podbean

Need information fast? Chances are, there's a podcast out there that has just what you need!

In a recent article posted in The Wall Street Journal, author Mary Pilon said she wanted to find personal finance information that "fits into my pocket but doesn't put me to sleep." The result is a comprehensive list - "The Best Personal Finance Podcasts" - that highlights the best of the best when it comes to personal finance, budgeting and investing... and all of this invaluable information is coming from podcasts.

Topping the list are several podcasts from NPR, including Economy, The Color Of Money and Planet Money as well as Marketplace from American Public Media. WSJ's own personal finance podcasts - Your Money Matters and This Morning are listed too as are podcasts from financial giants such as Vanguard and Fidelity. These podcasts provide listeners with useful information that's on target with today's economic constraints. Learn simple explanations for complicated financial concepts and deal with debt like a pro. From tips and tricks for the more seasoned investor to basic financial concepts for beginners, this list is a great place to start for anyone wanting to brush up on their personal finance knowledge.

You can find these and other personal finance podcasts by visiting the Podbean Podcast Social Subscribing Directory. This directory makes it easy to discover new, timely podcasts as well as share your favorites with other users. And because our directory includes both Podbean-hosted as well as non-Podbean streams, you can always find the very best in podcasting that the web has to offer.

Want to start your own Podbean podcast? Just click here.