Comments on: The reason I wrote a short post with the title “What is RSS?” http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/ Spice up your website! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:29:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Alex http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1302 Alex Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:07:17 +0000 http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1302 Hmmm, an interesting observation that I didn't even think about ... so many things we take for granted :) sometimes being technical person has backfire effect one doesn't expect ... Off to creating my own "what is rss" post ;) thanks for the tip Hmmm, an interesting observation that I didn’t even think about … so many things we take for granted :) sometimes being technical person has backfire effect one doesn’t expect …

Off to creating my own “what is rss” post ;) thanks for the tip

]]> By: Artifexus http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1331 Artifexus Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:47:43 +0000 http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1331 I certainly don't think RSS is universally accepted yet, and I'm sure there's quite a few who don't know what it is, either. I know what it is, but I don't use RSS. I'm gonna hafta get up to speed eventually, though... In any case, I think it was fine to put out a post like this; somebody will find it helpful. I certainly don’t think RSS is universally accepted yet, and I’m sure there’s quite a few who don’t know what it is, either. I know what it is, but I don’t use RSS. I’m gonna hafta get up to speed eventually, though…

In any case, I think it was fine to put out a post like this; somebody will find it helpful.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1432 David Bradley Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:10:52 +0000 http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1432 Hi Thanks for the plug! I guess among visitors to a site who happen to be webmasters too they might wonder why you posted a "What is RSS?" write-up, but just look at your visitor logs how many people arrive looking for fairly unrelated things? 10%? 20%? It's probably nearer 90%. Many of those "random" visitors will almost certainly not be specialists in web matters and most really will not know about RSS. I get blank stares from some friends and relatives when I mention blogs, newsfeeds, RSS etc, and even one or two web designers I know are yet to embrace the technology. If some visitors are mildly offended or feel patronized so be it, if it means that the vast majority start to get the message...via RSS, of course :-) db Hi

Thanks for the plug! I guess among visitors to a site who happen to be webmasters too they might wonder why you posted a “What is RSS?” write-up, but just look at your visitor logs how many people arrive looking for fairly unrelated things? 10%? 20%? It’s probably nearer 90%. Many of those “random” visitors will almost certainly not be specialists in web matters and most really will not know about RSS.

I get blank stares from some friends and relatives when I mention blogs, newsfeeds, RSS etc, and even one or two web designers I know are yet to embrace the technology.

If some visitors are mildly offended or feel patronized so be it, if it means that the vast majority start to get the message…via RSS, of course :-)

db

]]> By: John Sylvester http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1593 John Sylvester Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:00:49 +0000 http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1593 Benefits of RSS? RSS streamlines communications between publishers and readers. Since RSS has recently had a popularity surge, webmasters have been experimenting and using RSS feeds to deliver content in new and innovative ways. Typically, RSS feeds contain news headlines and content summaries. The content summaries contain just enough information without overwhelming the reader with superfluous details. If the reader is interested and wants additional information, they can click on the item in the feed, accessing the website which contains additional details. RSS readers aggregate multiple feeds, making it easy for individuals to quickly scan information contained within each feed. Feeds are generally themed, allowing users to opt-in to feeds that are of interest. The big benefit to RSS is that individuals opt-in to content of interest, totally controlling the flow of information that they receive. If the quality of the content in the feed declines, users simply remove the feed from their RSS reader and they will not receive any additional updates from that source. The RSS reader acts as an aggregator, allowing users to view and scan multiple content streams in a timely fashion. RSS is a great supplemental communication method that does not burden the publisher with maintaining lists or following strict privacy guidelines. RSS feeds are compiled according to the user's choices, removing any burden that is placed on publishers of email newsletters. Publishers no longer need to be concerned with spam, privacy policies and age guidelines. Today, the web is no longer about passive reading; it's now about sharing content. Increasingly, websites are disseminating their news via blogs and articles. RSS is the new way for people to publish and distribute content. The benefits of RSS marketing are: - RSS is dynamic. As soon as content is changed, users know immediately; - Users can review a large number of sites can easily by choosing from categorised headlines; - It bypassed spam filters and firewalls and cannot get infected by viruses as users select the RSS feeds they are interested in; - It allows users to view content without having to visit a site; - It provides fresh content for your website; - By adding RSS to a site, other people's content can be easily published; - It increases your search engine rankings because of the fresh content you are adding; - It saves time: instead of browsing multiple sites for information, syndicated content is delivered directly through an RSS Reader. WordPress can be added to an existing website as a seamless addition. The benefits of using WordPress are: - It has a variety of free plug-in themes to define the look and feel; - The software writes each article into an RSS file, which allows the major feeds to publish it each time an article is added; - It can be seamlessly integrated into the site, adding content and therefore boosting PR values; - Choosing a relevant keyword for the directory name will also help relevance in ‘outbound links’ thereby increasing a site’s visibility; - Using the Technorati plug-in, keywords are tagged on that site for blog searches; - Website owners can make money from running ads from Google Adsense at circa 75% of the click-through value - Small companies can now be offered templated but effective Content Management Systems (CMS) solutions through WordPress, either as an add-on or the site itself. Benefits of RSS?

RSS streamlines communications between publishers and readers. Since RSS has recently had a popularity surge, webmasters have been experimenting and using RSS feeds to deliver content in new and innovative ways. Typically, RSS feeds contain news headlines and content summaries. The content summaries contain just enough information without overwhelming the reader with superfluous details. If the reader is interested and wants additional information, they can click on the item in the feed, accessing the website which contains additional details. RSS readers aggregate multiple feeds, making it easy for individuals to quickly scan information contained within each feed. Feeds are generally themed, allowing users to opt-in to feeds that are of interest.

The big benefit to RSS is that individuals opt-in to content of interest, totally controlling the flow of information that they receive. If the quality of the content in the feed declines, users simply remove the feed from their RSS reader and they will not receive any additional updates from that source. The RSS reader acts as an aggregator, allowing users to view and scan multiple content streams in a timely fashion.

RSS is a great supplemental communication method that does not burden the publisher with maintaining lists or following strict privacy guidelines. RSS feeds are compiled according to the user’s choices, removing any burden that is placed on publishers of email newsletters. Publishers no longer need to be concerned with spam, privacy policies and age guidelines.

Today, the web is no longer about passive reading; it’s now about sharing content. Increasingly, websites are disseminating their news via blogs and articles. RSS is the new way for people to publish and distribute content.

The benefits of RSS marketing are:

- RSS is dynamic. As soon as content is changed, users know immediately;
- Users can review a large number of sites can easily by choosing from categorised headlines;
- It bypassed spam filters and firewalls and cannot get infected by viruses as users select the RSS feeds they are interested in;
- It allows users to view content without having to visit a site;
- It provides fresh content for your website;
- By adding RSS to a site, other people’s content can be easily published;
- It increases your search engine rankings because of the fresh content you are adding;
- It saves time: instead of browsing multiple sites for information, syndicated content is delivered directly through an RSS Reader.

WordPress can be added to an existing website as a seamless addition. The benefits of using WordPress are:

- It has a variety of free plug-in themes to define the look and feel;
- The software writes each article into an RSS file, which allows the major feeds to publish it each time an article is added;
- It can be seamlessly integrated into the site, adding content and therefore boosting PR values;
- Choosing a relevant keyword for the directory name will also help relevance in ‘outbound links’ thereby increasing a site’s visibility;
- Using the Technorati plug-in, keywords are tagged on that site for blog searches;
- Website owners can make money from running ads from Google Adsense at circa 75% of the click-through value
- Small companies can now be offered templated but effective Content Management Systems (CMS) solutions through WordPress, either as an add-on or the site itself.

]]> By: admin http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1611 admin Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:35:55 +0000 http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1611 Hi John, what you've made is not a comment...but a whole article! Thanks a lot for adding so much valuable content to this post. Hi John,
what you’ve made is not a comment…but a whole article!
Thanks a lot for adding so much valuable content to this post.

]]> By: David Bradley Blogging Tips http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1723 David Bradley Blogging Tips Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:01:02 +0000 http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-1723 Yep, that would do as a "What is RSS?" post John! db Yep, that would do as a “What is RSS?” post John!

db

]]> By: How to Boost Your Feed Readers » Chymistry http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-2146 How to Boost Your Feed Readers » Chymistry Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:32:34 +0000 http://www.linkrain.com/articles/the-reason-i-wrote-a-short-post-with-the-title-what-is-rss/#comment-2146 [...] I left a comment on a fellow blogger’s site suggesting he add a small link to a “What is RSS?” post close to his feed subscription [...] […] I left a comment on a fellow blogger’s site suggesting he add a small link to a “What is RSS?” post close to his feed subscription […]

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