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.ASP Script for RSS2HTML Updated- April 30, 2007 ByteScout has updated their ASP script that converts RSS feeds to HTML web pages, it now includes support for blogger. (Here is a similar script in PHP)http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#726 Cyber Debates- April 26, 2007 The 2008 presidential contenders may soon be slugging it out in cyberspace, with pioneering online-only debates being planned for early next fall, a new media partnership says. The political blog Huffington Post, online portal Yahoo and Slate Magazine will host the debates one for Democratic candidates, one for Republicans sometime after Labor Day, with PBS host Charlie Rose serving as moderator, the sponsors planned to announce Monday. complete storyhttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#725 More on RSS Security- April 24, 2007 RSS is growing at a lightening speed. What was once only known as a "techie tool", RSS is becoming a tool that is continuously being used by the general population. Along with the good comes, the not so good. And while some have mentioned the emergence of RSS spam, where content publishers dynamically generate nonsensical feeds stuffed with keywords, the real concern relates to security. While an annoyance to the search engines, spam in RSS feeds pales in comparison to the possible security...http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#724 Justia - Legal Feeds- April 23, 2007 Justia, a legal information company, has created a number of great free legal resources over the years, this latest one, Justia Regulation Tracker, parses the daily Federal Register put out by the various agencies, comissions, and departments of the Government, and makes the information searchable, and puts the information out via RSS.http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#723 Full vs Partial RSS Feeds- April 23, 2007 FeedBurner has made an interesting comment about partial feeds on the official FeedBurner blog. According to Rick there appears to be no significant difference in clickthrough rates between full and partial RSS feeds. This is particularly interesting because one of the major arguments for using a partial feed was the assumption that it would drive more readers to your site. complete articlehttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#722 Add PodSafe Music to Podcasts- April 17, 2007 Adding music and sound effects to a podcast does not need to be difficult. There are a number of podsafe music directories that allow for podcasters to locate theme music or sound effects to enhance their podcast. This new industry understands the complexity of licensing professional music and the majority of these repositiories provide royalty free music clips for podcasters to use in their shows. Music and show sound effects give show a professional edge and really make it difficult for...http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#721 FeedBurner Making Strategic Moves- April 17, 2007 According to the FeedBurner Blog: FeedBurner will be working with AOL to manage hundreds of the company's RSS, podcast and video feeds consisting of news, sports and entertainment content. Additionally, all Time Warner properties including HBO, New Line Cinema, Time Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment can take advantage of FeedBurner's services.http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#720 RSS is Really Simple Savings- April 17, 2007 This article in the Hartford Courant does a great job detailing how users can save money with RSS from the Dollar Stretcher to Consumer Reports. RSS can help save money.http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#719 Law.com Search Results- April 16, 2007 Law.com has launched a new search engine for locating legal information. The Quest search engine is said to bring law professionals more relevant information on legal topics. It is really too bad that the search results are not available via an RSS feed. :-(http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#717 Bloggers Choice Awards- April 16, 2007 Nominations appear to be open for the Bloggers Choice Awards. You must login in, to nominate blogs in more than 30 categories. Winners will be announced June 2nd.http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#718 |