Explain your ranking algorithm, even if it's crude
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So the trending endpoint in API to decide to dispel the black box is, is very simple. We just take it's very crude. We take the known API keys from apps from actual apps, not just randos, right?
Episode 97: Forever Fifteen (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:09:39 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Dave lays out exactly how Podcast Index's trending endpoint works to dispel the black box. A daily batch job counts how often known app API keys request a podcast's episode list, then sorts. Trending just means interest.
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Episode 97: Forever Fifteen (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:10:59 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
So the trending tag really is just interest,
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