Inside TWiT
Aral Balkan Calls For New Funding Models to Support Ethical Tech
On a recent episode of FLOSS Weekly, hosts Doc Searls and Dan Lynch spoke to open-source advocate Aral Balkan about the need for alternate funding models to support ethical technology projects.
Eero Plus Update May Block Podcasts
Amazon recently released an update to their Eero Plus ad-blocking service available in their Eero wireless routers. The update may prevent any device connected to the Eero router from downloading some podcasts from TWiT and other podcast networks.
Exploring the Universe of SciFi with John Scalzi
John Scalzi joins Ant Pruitt to chat about his path to becoming a New York Times Bestselling author. Join us as he reveals his creative process, shares hilarious anecdotes, and unveils exciting details about his latest masterpiece, Starter Villain.
The Power of Membership: How TWiT.tv Grew Their Podcast Community with Memberful
Learn how TWiT.tv successfully grew its podcast community and diversified its revenue streams through the power of membership with Memberful.
Share Your Audience Testimonials
We always collect partner testimonials and we want to hear from you too! Tell us why you love our network, partners, and hosts. You might be featured in my next post.
The Power of the Written Word on TWiT.tv
TWiT is taking a bold step forward by reintroducing handwritten content focused on our tech news and discussions to our platform.
TWiT Meetup with Leo Laporte in Green Bay!
Join us for a super chill meetup with Leo Laporte in Green Bay!
Steve Gibson Announces He Will Continue Security Now Podcast Beyond Episode 1000
Gibson announced he has decided to continue the show beyond episode 1000, reversing his previous plan to end after reaching that milestone.
Moving to Libsyn's AdvertiseCast
We decided to partner with Liberated Syndication Inc. ("Libsyn"), which owns AdvertiseCast. We hope this new partnership helps us sell out our host-read ad inventory.
Saying Goodbye to Hands-On Photography
Sadly Hands-On Photography has come to a close this week after helping amateur and professional photographers learn how to use their cameras to their full potential.
All About Android Bids Farewell
After many years of delivering everything you want to know about Android each week, All About Android has come to an end. It has been a go-to source for Android enthusiasts, and we want to thank all the contributors who have made it possible.
TWiT Partners with an Independent Attribution Company - Podscribe
After thorough testing, we are pleased to announce that we are adding Podscribe to all our audio and video feeds this month. That means we can offer their attribution services starting Q3 2023.
Testing Podscribe's & Magellan AI's Attribution Services
We currently use Podsights, which was acquired by Spotify last year, and we would prefer to work with an independent company. Therefore, we are exploring other options for verification and are currently testing with Podscribe.com and Magellian.ai.
Switching DAI Platforms
We have used Megaphone at TWiT to sell our unsold audio inventory via DIA (dynamic ad insertion) for the last few years. Now we are in the process of testing Libsyn, which owns Advertisecast, to take over from Megaphone.
Testing Podscribe's Attribution Service
TWiT podcasts are largely ad-supported, and many of our advertisers require ad-tech to measure their ads on our network. We currently use Podsights, which was acquired by Spotify last year, and we would prefer to work with an independent company.