论文标题
对与播客RSS Feed相关的元数据字段的评论
A review of metadata fields associated with podcast RSS feeds
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论文摘要
传统上，播客是通过RSS提要共享的。除了指向音频文件外，RSS还为创建者提供了一种提供有关播客节目和情节的元数据的方式。我们研究了当前正在使用与播客相关的某些元数据领域，并评论其对建议的适用性。具体来说，我们发现许多创作者没有使用iTunes：以预期的方式键入字段，并且使用此字段进行建议可能不会带来最佳的用户体验。我们对季节数字以及与播客相关的类别进行类似的探索，并且发现该领域没有以预期的方式使用。最后，我们研究了一个播客节目与单个RSS feed相同的概念。在所有情况下，这也不是严格的。简而言之，与许多播客相关的元数据并不总是反映出该节目，应谨慎使用。
Podcasts are traditionally shared through RSS feeds. As well as pointing to the audio files, RSS gives a creator a way of providing metadata about the podcast shows and episodes. We investigate how certain metadata fields associated with podcasts are currently being used and comment on their applicability to recommendations. Specifically, we find that many creators are not using the itunes:type field in the expected fashion, and that using this field for recommendations might not lead to an optimal user experience. We perform similar explorations for the season number and the category associated with a podcast, and also find that the fields aren't being used in the expected fashion. Finally, we examine the notion that a single podcast show is the same as a single RSS feed. This also turns out to not be strictly true in all cases. In short, the metadata associated with many podcasts isn't always reflective of the show and should be used with caution.
