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Podcast Glossary

Everything you need to know about podcasting terminology, from RSS feeds to monetization strategies.

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IAB

Interactive Advertising Bureau

Analytics & Metrics

The IAB is the organization that publishes podcast measurement guidelines, defining standards for counting downloads and unique listeners. IAB compliance means a hosting platform f...

IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines

Analytics & Metrics

The IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines are the industry-standard technical specifications published by the IAB Tech Lab for measuring podcast downloads, audience size, and ad deliv...

ID3 Tags

Audio Production

ID3 tags are metadata embedded directly inside MP3 audio files. Unlike RSS feed metadata that apps fetch from the internet, ID3 data travels with the file itself—displaying correct...

Item

RSS Basics

In RSS, each episode is represented by an element within the channel. Items contain episode-specific metadata like title, description, publication date, duration, and the enclosure...