JeffRutherford

Book podcaster since 2009, 25+ year digital marketing/PR vet, CrossFit, quilter. Tweet about #smartcity #startups #technology #books #podcasts

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

Very flattered my podcast made this list at #5 - 30 Outstanding Podcasts for Writers https://t.co/Usqqgig9Lh

[Anson Mount 🖖 @ansonmount]

I could not be more grateful for the opportunity to sit in the chair. I received a phone call from Alex Kurtzman in 2018 and the rest is a beautiful, prismatic blur of hijinks and hairspray. But stick around. We’re going on many more adventures before we hang up our phasers. ❤️🖖

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

@ZelenskyyUa President Zelensky, I’m sure that you’re disheartened by today’s planned ambush of you in our White House. Just know that a wide swath of the American people are with you in this war that Russia started.
Our President is a liar, grifter, and an abysmal human being.

[Michael Mignano @mignano]

Here’s the secret hack that enabled us to distribute millions of podcasts to Apple without writing a single line of code during the early days of Anchor (and before we sold to Spotify).

Back in 2018, there was a ton of demand for people using Anchor wanting to publish podcasts to places like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.

The problem was that most of these platforms, especially Apple — which was the market leader at the time — had no API for submitting podcasts programmatically.

This was a major constraint on the overall quantity of podcasts that could be delivered to the platform, especially for a platform like Anchor that was exploding and growing the market through our mobile app. It was also constraining the size of the podcasting industry.

With only a few months of runway left before we were out of business, we had an idea: what if we used humans to distribute the podcasts by hand instead of building technology?

And so, we tried it. We hired college students to stay by their computers and await the moment a user wanted to distribute a podcast. Once that happened, they manually created an RSS feed and hand submitted them to Apple Podcasts (and other platforms) through their Podcasts Connect portal.

It was a perfect use case for the “do things that don’t scale mantra." No bigger company would ever think to do something so absurd. And it was a completely dumb, non-innovative solution, so most startups wouldn’t consider it either.

But it worked. At its peak, we had hundreds of people submitting podcasts on any given day. Within months, we became the biggest podcasting platform in the world… by a lot. And not too long after, we were acquired by Spotify.

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

@stevebenjamins Saw your post about email marketing tools. Did you try https://t.co/u0nimoBbmJ ? I have no connection to them outside of using their tool.

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

@FitzMagic_14 This is a guy who lied to his teammates in the middle of a global pandemic.

He thinks he knows better than scientists. Of course he’s going to shit on his lowly receivers.

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

@kittycat542 Have fun! I saw him with my 16 year old son several months ago in Albany, NY.

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

Hope you and Tabitha are safe from the hurricane @StephenKing

[Madi Taskett @taskett]

I just wrote 51,737 words in 30 days.

This will forever change how I write, because it's forever changed what I'm capable of.

Big achievements are simple. Just show up every day.

Thank you for cheering me on!

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

@AsianManWalking Same. Came here to see if anyone was discussing this issue.

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

@MalloryRubin Take care of yourself and feel better! Speedy COVID recovery.

Hope the maesters are taking good care of you!

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

Saw your quote in the NY Times @jomalleydillon This has zero to do with the inside the beltway crowd.

If you and POTUS were truly patriotic and cared about this country, you’d help him today with his announcement to step away from the candidacy.

JFC we’re screwed.

[freeCodeCamp.org @freeCodeCamp]

You can use HTML forms to get information from users on a website.

And here, Kelechukwu teaches you how to use different form elements, tags, and attributes.

You'll learn about the <input> & <label> elements, form validation, styling forms, & more.

https://t.co/TxFWWJmzXL

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

The life of an 8th grade teacher

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

Spotted this on the Stephen King subreddit this morning. Very touching. This isn’t my reddit post or Mom. @StephenKing

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

New Episode! "John McNally interview"

Interview with John McNally , author of the crime novel THE PINNED BUTTERFLY , published under the pen name Johnny Mack. You can support the podcast today by bu…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/IsWVJLAA5X

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

New Episode! "Sarah Tomlinson"

Interview with Sarah Tomlinson , author of the novel The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers . You can support the podcast today by buying me a coffee , or you can sub…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/vMN4icM8qi

[Zach Kahn @zkahn]

A few personal wishes for podcasting in 2024.

It's a lil marketing-oriented, but everyone ought to be, so it's for you, too ;)

I truly believe the best is yet to come. And I'm excited for it!

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

New Episode! "Carissa Orlando"

Interview with Carissa Orlando , author of the novel T HE SEPTEMBER HOUSE . You can support the podcast today by buying me a coffee , or you can subscribe to the podca…

Player links & show notes: https://t.co/oZcmBXIWjb

[JeffRutherford @JeffRutherford]

Alison, great article, but I think you should have included @getredcircle I don’t work for Red Circle, but after I switched my podcast from @libsyn to Red Circle, I’ve been nothing but happy.

The 12 Best Podcast Hosting Platforms in 2024 https://t.co/1B5XTrED6h