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PodcastRE Analytics: Using RSS to Study the Cultures and Norms of Podcasting
  • Eric Hoyt
  • J.J. Bersch
  • Susan Noh
  • Samuel Hansen
  • Jacob Mertens
  • Jeremy Wade Morris
  • metadata
  • data visualization
  • data curation
  • digitization

    We share three different methods for studying RSS feeds and podcast metadata: 1) visualizing how topics and keywords trend over time; 2) visualizing networks of common associated keywords entered by podcasters; and 3) analyzing norms and common practices for the duration of podcasts (as a time-based media format, podcasting is unusual in that it is not bound by the programming schedules and technical limitations that provide strict parameters for most audiovisual forms).

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