Comments on: RSS Feeds: Rule of Feeding #1 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/ Motivating readers to believe, act, and achieve by looking at life with wit, wisdom, and engaging creativity Thu, 17 May 2012 10:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: dcr http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1476 dcr Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:19:32 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1476 Branding is important. It doesn't necessarily have to be a person's name, either. A generic "Internet Marketing" isn't very well branded, is it? Something like "Apricot Internet Marketing" would be better. At least I can distinguish Apricot Internet Marketing from Bob's Internet Marketing. But two listings as Internet Marketing don't tell you a whole lot. Google concerns me. I think most people began using them because they were the best search engine around. But, now they've grown and gone public and I think their "Do no evil" motto has long since been replaced by "Anything for a buck." Branding is important. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a person’s name, either. A generic “Internet Marketing” isn’t very well branded, is it? Something like “Apricot Internet Marketing” would be better. At least I can distinguish Apricot Internet Marketing from Bob’s Internet Marketing. But two listings as Internet Marketing don’t tell you a whole lot.

Google concerns me. I think most people began using them because they were the best search engine around. But, now they’ve grown and gone public and I think their “Do no evil” motto has long since been replaced by “Anything for a buck.”

]]> By: Lewis Empire http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1472 Lewis Empire Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:48:22 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1472 You sound pretty committed to your feeds. Didn't you know that Google has implants into our skulls to watch what we're doing anyways? If Dilbert can get a spy camera in my office then Google can do whatever they want. I read a few feeds where I have no idea who is actually writing. Rather than see (example) Michael Smith I see Internet Marketing | Make Money Online. A few months later I have no idea who's who so I end up dropping them. I'd stick with having at least part of your name in the feed. You sound pretty committed to your feeds. Didn’t you know that Google has implants into our skulls to watch what we’re doing anyways? If Dilbert can get a spy camera in my office then Google can do whatever they want.

I read a few feeds where I have no idea who is actually writing. Rather than see (example) Michael Smith I see Internet Marketing | Make Money Online. A few months later I have no idea who’s who so I end up dropping them.

I’d stick with having at least part of your name in the feed.

]]> By: dcr http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1470 dcr Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:11:36 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1470 I'm using NewsFire, which is a standalone RSS reader. I don't trust the web-based ones, especially Google, because who knows what they are doing with the information, especially Google. It's none of Google's business what I'm reading. As a standalone reader, I just launch NewsFire, and then when something new is posted, I get an audible notification. So, instead of browsing blogs, I can work on my various projects. When I hear the ping, I can check to see if it's something I want to read now or later. I’m using NewsFire, which is a standalone RSS reader.

I don’t trust the web-based ones, especially Google, because who knows what they are doing with the information, especially Google. It’s none of Google’s business what I’m reading.

As a standalone reader, I just launch NewsFire, and then when something new is posted, I get an audible notification. So, instead of browsing blogs, I can work on my various projects. When I hear the ping, I can check to see if it’s something I want to read now or later.

]]> By: dcr http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1469 dcr Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:08:34 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1469 I'm using a stand-alone feed reader. I’m using a stand-alone feed reader.

]]> By: Terence Chang http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1468 Terence Chang Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:46:25 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1468 That's the reason why I like feedburner. It allows me to change the feedname without changing the feed URL. What RSS reader did you "buy"? I use free RSS readers. BlogLines Google Reader NetVibes I like BlogLines and Google reader, because I can search topic within my feeds. Are you doing offline reading? That’s the reason why I like feedburner. It allows me to change the feedname without changing the feed URL.

What RSS reader did you “buy”? I use free RSS readers.

BlogLines
Google Reader
NetVibes

I like BlogLines and Google reader, because I can search topic within my feeds.

Are you doing offline reading?

]]> By: Debo Hobo http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1467 Debo Hobo Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:12:15 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/2007/10/13/rss-feeds-rule-of-feeding-1/#comment-1467 Good point....What do you mean by, you bought a feed reader? I thought they were free. News Gator is. Good point….What do you mean by, you bought a feed reader? I thought they were free. News Gator is.

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