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.Podcasting Rewards- June 20, 2008 Getting started with podcasting is a relatively inexpensive venture. The equipment and software required for podcasting is inexpensive for a business contemplating podcasting as a new marketing and communication adventure. Required Equipment 1. A Computer Capable of Recording Audio 2. Recording and Editing Software (RecordForAll Suggested - US$39.00) 3. Podcast Creation Software (FeedForAll Suggested - US$39.00) 4. A Microphone 5. A Recording Location (quiet, without any echo)...http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#880 The Associated Press Looking to Develop Blogging Guidelines- June 18, 2008 The Associated Press, following criticism from bloggers over an AP assertion of copyright, plans to meet this week with a bloggers group to help form guidelines under which AP news stories could be quoted online. Jim Kennedy, the APs director of strategic planning, said Monday that he planned to meet Thursday with Robert Cox, president of the Media Bloggers Association, as part of an effort to create standards for online use of AP stories by bloggers that would protect AP content without...http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#879 The Attributes of a Perfect Link- June 17, 2008 Webmasters are given the advice that they must attract links, but the key is not just to attract links... they need to attract good links. But what is the perfect link The search for the perfect link need not be a quest in vain. Consider the following when attempting to attract links... The Attributes of a Perfect Linkhttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#878 Podcast Consumer Profile- June 13, 2008 Podcast consumers are more likely to have a college degree and earn in excess of $75,000. They are also more frequent online shoppers and spend more money online than other Americans. These consumers are also adverse to interruption based advertising and use pop up blockers, SPAM filters and other tools to block out commercials. Podcast Consumer Profilehttp://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#877 Google RSS to HTML Wizard- June 12, 2008 Embed a Dynamic Feed Control on your web page and let your users see customized views of the feeds. Customize how the dynamic feed control should be displayed, and the Google wizard will write the code for you.http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#876 FEMA Adds RSS Feeds- June 11, 2008 The US Federal Emergency Management Agency has added RSS Feeds. Now you can receive emergency alerts via RSS.http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#875 Government Website Improvements- June 10, 2008 Government web sites have been a joke for almost as long as there have been web sites. They tend to be slow, clunky, and far behind their private-sector counterparts. All three presidential candidates have signaled that they want the federal government to make better use of the Internet, but there is a real danger that the next administration will simply add another coat of lipstick to a very ugly pig. A new paper from researchers at Princeton University suggests a different strategy. The...http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm#874 |