What does the &s=143441 do for a podcast URL?

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What does the &s=143441 do for a podcast URL?

I notice that &s=143441 is added to the end of every podcast URL in the iTunes music store. Does anyone know what the purpose of that is?

For example, my URL for unirunner - Video Drum Lessons is:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=136244951&s=143 441

Posted on Mar 29, 2006 7:26 AM

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Answer 1

Corelogik

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Mar 30, 2006 8:35 AM in response to Darren Matthes

Everything after the "viewPodcast?id=" is your podcasts unique ID so it can be located in the iTMS music store.

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Answer 2

Mar 30, 2006 8:48 AM in response to Corelogik

I notice that if you go to the iTunes music store, the URL of every podcast ends in &s=143441. I see that the id numbers that appear before the &s=143441 are unique, but after the id number, they all end in &s=143441.

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Answer 3

Corelogik

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Mar 30, 2006 9:56 AM in response to Darren Matthes

Maybe some kind of region, country, genre etc,. tag?

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Answer 4

ssukotto

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Mar 30, 2006 2:55 PM in response to Corelogik

That's right, it specifies the Storefront, or Country, where the link was created. It's actually not necessary to create a working link for a podcast; that is, your podcast would link just as well as:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=136244951

-S

PowerMac G5, 15" Powerbook, 12" Powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.5)

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