Updates for May & June 2023
ChatGPT Plugin, microfeed api, inca.fm
Hi there!
I've now completed my 69th month, marking five years and nine months of full-time dedication to Listen Notes, Inc.
What’s new?
1) Listen Notes ChatGPT plugin - discover podcasts using ChatGPT
Install the plugin in the Plugin Store on chat.openai.com:
Essentially it’s a NLP UI to use PodcastAPI.com:
Learn more:
2) microfeed api
microfeed is a free & opensource cms, similar to WordPress. You can use microfeed to freely host podcasts, videos, photo albums, and blogs under your own custom domain name!
The latest v0.1.2 release of microfeed now features a CRUD API, enabling the creation and modification of items such as programmatic podcast audio uploads and episode creation.
Find the OpenAPI specification at: https://www.microfeed.org/json/openapi.
This enriched CRUD API broadens microfeed's potential, supporting automatic generation and publication of diverse content including text-based blog posts, AI-generated photo albums, podcasts, and videos.
3) inca.fm
Introducing inca.fm, ai tour guide for every place.
Simply select a location and converse with inca.fm as you would a human tour guide.
Give it a try, no sign-up necessary: https://www.inca.fm
Pro tip: Pair inca.fm with your AirPods (which is actually a AR device!), to enrich your experiences. Whenever an intriguing location catches your eye, engage with inca.fm. It's like having an interactive audio tour guide in a boundless museum - Earth itself. You can ask questions and play audio messages.
This is the 3rd pivot of inca.fm :) In the previous life, inca.fm was a short audio app (2020) and a web-version Clubhouse (2021). To pivot or not to pivot? :)
4) Custom PRO plan
Added a custom API PRO plan for entrepreneurs from developing countries or pre-revenue bootstrapped startups.
5) Misc
Resolved Twitter login issues. Our API token was unexpectedly revoked by Twitter, impacting login functionality on listennotes.com. Rest assured, we've found a workaround.
Expanded the disk size of our read-only DB server, a task seemingly simple yet requiring 2 engineering hours for completion.
Successfully upgraded all servers to Ubuntu 22.04, a task simply stated but demanding 5 engineering days to fully execute.
Thanks for reading! Drop me a line and tell me what you think about Listen Notes -- just reply this email or wenbin@listennotes.com :)