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hmoran
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11/28/11 12:05 PM (12 years ago)

iTunes Affiliate RSS feed not displaying on iphone

I am trying to add an RSS feed for the 10 paid Apps from itunes. I generated an RSS feed directly from iTunes affiliate program but the RSS feed won't display on the iphone. I tried converting it to a feedburner link but still no luck. Does any one have any advice? Here is the RSS feed I am trying to get to work: http://itunes.apple.com/us/rss/topfreeapplications/limit=10/xml?partnerId=30&LS_PARAM=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.linksynergy.com%2Ffs-bin%2Fstat%3Fid%3DCIk5LayqnnU%26offerid%3D146261%26type%3D3%26subid%3D0%26tmpid%3D1826%26RD_PARM1%3D Feedburner Link is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/apple/ZGgc Thanks!
 
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11/28/11 12:50 PM (12 years ago)
Ok I feel dumb... i just figure it out. I had to make a change in XML Element Data-Points to match the xml format in this feed. All good!
 
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11/30/11 11:44 AM (12 years ago)
Hi, im having the same issue, how did you make that change? is there a link or something quick you can explain? Thanks! I dont understand the XML element data-points format.. but if you can show me how to convert my feed for it work, it would be much appreciated. thanks!
 
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11/30/11 12:43 PM (12 years ago)
can you paste the RSS feed you are trying to use so I can see how it's setup?
 
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11/30/11 01:19 PM (12 years ago)
Ok there is the best way i was able to make this work: First you need to convert the affiliate link to a linkshare link to make it work. 1. Log into your linkshare account -> Hover over Programs -> click on My Advertisers 2. CLick on iTunes, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store 3. Click on the gray button Link Maker Tool 4. Click on the Bulk button next to the Search Button 5. Paste your Affiliate link there and click on Create Affiliate Links 6. This will generate a new affiliate link format that will work with Buzztouch Next, we need to add the affiliate link to buzztouch 1. Create a new screen using Launch Native App 2. Select the Apple Store as the application to launch 3. Then paste your new affiliate link in the Data String field For some reason when i tried using the RSS feed setup I was able to get the rss feed to show but the links did not work. Following the steps above will work. Give it a try
 
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12/06/11 09:24 AM (12 years ago)
Hi thanks! I did everything you said but the new screen for the apple store never shows up when i refresh in the simulator. im not sure what im doing wrong but i followed your instructions to the tea, any ideas? thanks!
 
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12/06/11 10:11 AM (12 years ago)
Hi, I got it! Thanks for everything! Is there a way to show the image of each product in the rss feed?
 
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12/06/11 12:47 PM (12 years ago)
Hi again, My app is suddenly unstable after using the launch native app feature. I add my feeds, sometimes it works perfect and now when I refresh the simulator I get a screen not found? i have to delete everything and start over but it always ends up working temporarily and then going back to that screen not found error. Have you experienced this? Thanks!
 
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12/06/11 04:05 PM (12 years ago)
I haven't actually figured out the image part yet. I have experienced some issues with the simulator. But I actually have my Iphone setup with the APP as I develop it. This seems to work fine there.
 

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