13,587 programmes were downloaded from the Grassroots Channel Podcast in December 2007, 30% up on both November 2007 and the month just finished, January 2008. Would I be right to speculate that this mini spike is caused by Christmas playtime for people with the new iPhones and iPods?
No help from looking at the figures for the previous Christmas. December 2006 saw 3786 programmes downloaded, but in January 2007 you lot consumed 5219 programmes – an increase caused mostly by us putting 8 new programmes and a pdf on the channel in 1 rather bonkers month.
December 2007 was not only our best month for downloads, it was the moment when the total number of Grassroots Channel programmes delivered breached the 100,000 mark. (Smile to ones-self – punch air). The channel sets out to (mostly) tell the stories of active citizens in Birmingham’s neighbourhoods. The most popular programmes since our first outing in October 2005 have been:
1.Soweto Kinch on life in B19. The award winning brummie Jazz star (Amazon here)
2. It Shouldn’t be So Common. Simon Walker of Curio City talks about the murder of Alex Mendez, who visited Birmingham from his home city of Boston to support this project in Ladywood.
3. I am the Grass Now. The neighbours from Balsall Heath who volunteer to keep open Edward Road Police Station.
4. Does no Pay Make you Powerful? Linda Hines and Michelle Ashmore of Witton Lodge Community Association get tearful as they talk about how people power is transforming Perry Common.
5. Generating Market Forces. The story behind Kings Norton farmers market.
February 1st, 2008 at 4:10 pm (#)
It couldn’t just be getting more popular beacuse it’s good? You couldn’t be trying to lever the blogshpere’s insatiable diet for the iPhone?
Seriously, that’s a huge ammount, well done, keep it up.
February 1st, 2008 at 4:15 pm (#)
Thank you Jon, but would I do anything as crass as ask a question about the iPhone as a means to attract attention to my podcast channel?
I hope not – and if you ever catch me entertaining such a thought – you just delete my post.
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