Topic: Syndication

  • 5 Favorite News Readers: 4 - Google Reader

    Google Reader is definitely easy to use, just like Gmail, which is another Google product I use a lot (yes, as well as that search one).
    And while I know that with each of Gmail and Google Reader, there is a very rational system used for organising and displaying the information, … More

  • 5 Favorite News Readers: 3 - Bloglines

    The Bloglines feed reader used to be my reader of choice.
    I haven’t been using Bloglines for a while now, since discovering the two readers reviewed so far in this series, NewsGator Online and BlogBridge. I don’t recall actually doing a detailed comparison, but one disincentive for not continuing to … More

  • 5 Favorite News Readers: 2 - BlogBridge

    BlogBridge offers itself as more than a feed aggregator, styling itself as “the ultimate info-junkie system”.
    BlogBridge project leader Pito Salas and his team describe themselves as “a bunch of entrepreneurs / enthusiasts who enjoy living at the edge of technology and social behavior.”
    Unlike some other popular feed readers, such as … More

  • 5 Favorite Feed Readers: 1 - NewsGator Online

    In this short series on my five favorite news readers, I’m listing NewsGator Online first, not because it’s my daily default reader, which it isn’t, but because it is:

    excellent in its layout and usability
    a web service, so there is no download required (good for travel)
    the reader which served me best … More

  • Really Simple Explanation of RSS, with Pictures

    Lee LeFever has provided a very neat explanation of RSS, with pictures, in his Video: RSS in Plain English.
    Elegant and entertaining.
    He gives some examples of readers. I would be adding BlogBridge.
    This video link is one to send to your friend or family member who could benefit from RSS, especially if … More

  • Interactive Webinar on Search with John Battelle

    My post yesterday on feeds was triggered by an invitation I had received to a webinar with John Battelle.
    The event is billed as: Search as the next interface – a conversation with John Battelle.
    John Battelle is an entrepreneur, journalist, professor, author and currently founder and chairman of Federated … More

  • Why "More" Can be Less in a WordPress Feed

    From time to time I notice in one of my RSS feed readers a post or two on the general topic of full feeds vs. excerpts. It’s been on my list of Things I Must Get Around to Understanding Better.
    Some bloggers like to syndicate only a partial feed, or excerpt, … More

  • Call for a Blogger Who Knows Feed

    RSS, webfeeds, syndication – very important concepts to understand for maximizing the reach and effectiveness of any blog.
    So it’s good that in the Technology channel on our b5media network we have a blog dedicated to helping the rest of us understand what’s what in the world of feed – see … More

  • b5media Deal with Newstex Illustrates Power of Syndication

    In conversations with a number of business owners who are thinking about blogging, I usually reach a point fairly quickly where, if the conversation is going to progress, I need to explain syndication or RSS.
    Here’s what I’ve done to date.
    I generally explain syndication first by referring to something people are … More

  • Blogs and Search Engine Optimization: Lee Nails It

    While people in the SEO or SEM business might understand that blogs can help attract search engine generated online traffic, my experience – admittedly with the small business sector, things may be different at the big end of town – is that many business owners don’t get the connection between blogs … More