An RSS Blog - Daily News and Information Related to RSS Feeds, Syndication and Aggregation.Daily RSS Blog and news related to RSS, really simple syndication, rdf, blogs, syndication and news aggregation. Information related to marketing RSS, new RSS software releases, beta test opportunities, new RSS directories and discussions of opportunities related to RSS.RSS Auto Discovery- March 29, 2007 Nick Bradbury does a good job summarizing RSS auto discovery practices and mentions that auto-discovery is now commonplace. For webmasters struggling consider using this free autodiscovery code generator. It basically does the work for you!http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#707 RSS Component Available Free of Charge- March 27, 2007 An RSS VCL Control and ActiveX components makes it simple for software developers to communicate with users from within your software application! Integrate the RSS components into your application, to communicate with users. Use standard RSS feeds and provide users. All you have to do is add the component to your existing project. Set the URL to your RSS feed, and let it do the rest. You can then ask the control for types of information from your RSS feed. Send sales messages, tech support...http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#706 Profiting From Podcasts- March 23, 2007 Podcasts started out as fun ways for ambitious garage DJs, independent musicians and talk show hosts, who had not ventured into radio broadcasting as a way to show their stuff and make a name for themselves. What started as a hobby for many, has turned into a lucrative profession for some. Not surprisingly, podcasters, just like radio stations, have looked for ways to profit from their on-air dialogue. Profiting from Podcastshttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#703 Attempting to Categorize 1 Million Feeds- March 23, 2007 This website claims to be attempting to categorize 1 million feeds. The categories are a little obscure but I like the web snapshots and the search appears to work well.http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#705 CNET Debates Who Fathered Blogs- March 22, 2007 Blogs are 10 years old, and CNET decided to dig into the origin of the blog. Interesting exchange: Was the first blogger the irascible Dave Winer The iconoclastic Jorn Barger Or was the first blogger really Justin Hall, a Web diarist and online gaming expert whom The New York Times Magazine once called the "founding father of personal blogging" Or did all three merely make incremental improvements on earlier proto-blogs CNet article on Origin of Blogshttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#704 FeedYes on the Market- March 22, 2007 The FeedYes website is being auctioned off. The current confirmed high bid is $ 24,000. Details on the FeedYes website are available on the auction page.http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#702 Syndicating the Presidency- March 19, 2007 This site has taken an interesting approach aggregating all the presidential candidate feeds side by side for a comparison. How is each presidential candidate using blogs Take a side-by-side peek at what the 2008 presidential campaigns are talking about. Missing candidates aren't a political statement; these are the only candidates that offer content syndication. Politickrhttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#700 Please Your RSS Subscribers- March 19, 2007 Starting an RSS feed or is not difficult to attract readers, it is however difficult to retain readers. By following a few simple unwritten rules you will find your subscriber base swell. Please Your RSS Subscribershttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#701 RSS Scripts Updated- March 6, 2007 Get the latest RSS Scripts, new versions are available: RSS2HTML - free PHP script for dipslaying RSS feeds as HTML web pages. RSS Cache - module to speed up the display of RSS feed items. RSS2HTML Pro - expands the functionality of RSS2HTML by allowing publishers and webmasters to dynamically create an index of feed items. RSSMesh - merge multiple RSS feeds into a single feed. FutureRSS - dipslays only current RSS feed items. SQL2RSS - create RSS feeds from an MySQL...http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#699 Podcasting Do's and Don'ts- March 5, 2007 Consider following these simple podcasting tips to get the most from your podcast and make it stand out from other podcasts in the crowd. Podcasting Do's and Don'tshttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#698 |