Buzz Out Loud Lounge forum: Buzz feed change?

V. I compared a backup of the XML from 2007-01-23 and XML as of today (2007-02-03). Change at line 32 caused change in iTunes podcast name.

2007-01-23:
<itunes:owner>
<itunes:name>CNET.com</itunes:name>
</itunes:owner>

2007-02-03:
<itunes:name>CNET.com</itunes:name>
<itunes:owner>
</itunes:owner>

Previous version caused itunes:name to be masked.

That is weird. The title of the podcast should be taken from the <title> element of the RSS channel and not from the <itunes:name> element. I guess if <itunes:name> is not enclosed in the <itunes:owner> elements it uses it for the podcast name. Weird.

Enclosing the <itunes:name> element back in the <itunes:owner> element should fix the problem since this is how the iTunes RSS tag specification says it is supposed to be.

"<itunes:owner>

This tag contains information that will be used to contact the owner of the podcast for communication specifically about their podcast. It will not be publicly displayed.

Put the email address of the owner in a nested <itunes:email>element.

Put the name of the owner in a nested <itunes:name>element."

http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html#_Toc526931674

The original format is to spec. The behavior of <channel><itunes:name> is undocumented but real. Either a bug or a feature.

I noticed it too, and also thought it was odd.

At first I thought I had accidentally deleted Buzz Out Loud, but then I realized that under CNET TV it said CNET.com and that turned out to be Buzz Out Loud. I was initially annoyed, but once I knew where to look for it, I figured there must be some reason they changed it.

I swear. I haven't changed anything, at least to my knowledge! I even went back and looked at old ID3 info from podcasts before the change, and I don't see a difference. Let me know if it persists.

I noticed in my itunes feed it now says CNET.com as well. Still like that today

Happened here too... I really don't care what is says, so long as the podcast still arrives (as it does)...

Using iTunes, by the way.

It probably started Monday or so...

check it out.

V

p.s. Owyn rulz

It's back to "Buzz Out Loud from CNET"!!