Comments on: Is RSS Hurting The Blogging Community? http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/ Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of a Small Business Owner Fri, 11 May 2012 20:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Working at Home on the Internet http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/comment-page-1/#comment-20619 Working at Home on the Internet Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:40:55 +0000 http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/#comment-20619 [...] want to subscribe to my RSS feed for daily updates. Thanks for visiting! Last week I asked… Is RSS Hurting The Blogging Community? The overwhelming response was that it is the Lesser of Two Evils. People don’t have the time [...] [...] want to subscribe to my RSS feed for daily updates. Thanks for visiting! Last week I asked… Is RSS Hurting The Blogging Community? The overwhelming response was that it is the Lesser of Two Evils. People don’t have the time [...]

]]> By: Joe http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/comment-page-1/#comment-19935 Joe Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:01:04 +0000 http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/#comment-19935 Hey Susan, I know exactly what you are saying about the pure volume of feeds you go through. I don't have quite 300 yet, but am getting close. I guess that's because there are so many Good Blogs I want to read and dont's have the time to visit each individually. As I said in an earlier comment, I will have to improve Titles and Content so people will Want to stop by to comment. :-) Joe Hey Susan,
I know exactly what you are saying about the pure volume of feeds you go through. I don’t have quite 300 yet, but am getting close.
I guess that’s because there are so many Good Blogs I want to read and dont’s have the time to visit each individually.
As I said in an earlier comment, I will have to improve Titles and Content so people will Want to stop by to comment. :-)
Joe

]]> By: Susan Borgas http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/comment-page-1/#comment-19879 Susan Borgas Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:46:31 +0000 http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/#comment-19879 Having only recently wrote an article on my own blog about RSS feeds, this subject is timely. Your blog posts come to me by RSS feeds and if they didn't, I wouldn't be here now commenting. I wish I had the time to load up the many blogs that are in my feed reader but with 300+ feeds that will not happen. The content of this post is the reason that I clicked through to your blog; commenting wasn't my original plan. I think that is the key to getting visitors from the RSS feed in the first place and that is giving them a reason to take that step further. Your title is a question and of cause that promotes participation from your audience once more encourage visitors to your blog. One thing I know for certainly, I would not be reading many blogs if any at all without a feed dropping into my reader. I am looking forward to your next post. :) Having only recently wrote an article on my own blog about RSS feeds, this subject is timely.

Your blog posts come to me by RSS feeds and if they didn’t, I wouldn’t be here now commenting. I wish I had the time to load up the many blogs that are in my feed reader but with 300+ feeds that will not happen.

The content of this post is the reason that I clicked through to your blog; commenting wasn’t my original plan.

I think that is the key to getting visitors from the RSS feed in the first place and that is giving them a reason to take that step further. Your title is a question and of cause that promotes participation from your audience once more encourage visitors to your blog.

One thing I know for certainly, I would not be reading many blogs if any at all without a feed dropping into my reader.

I am looking forward to your next post. :)

]]> By: Joe http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/comment-page-1/#comment-19850 Joe Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:47:02 +0000 http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/#comment-19850 Hey Patrick, I know what you mean about the terms RSS and Blogging. They have such a bad connotation that people think its about kids keeping a diary. People have tried to re-brand them to no avail. Oh well... I use the IE7 feeds on the toolbar, it's convienient. Hey Patrick,
I know what you mean about the terms RSS and Blogging. They have such a bad connotation that people think its about kids keeping a diary. People have tried to re-brand them to no avail. Oh well…
I use the IE7 feeds on the toolbar, it’s convienient.

]]> By: Patrick http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/comment-page-1/#comment-19838 Patrick Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:09:50 +0000 http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2007/02/15/is-rss-hurting-the-blogging-community/#comment-19838 There is only two major things I would change about RSS; 1.) Don't call it "RSS" that's just another acronym that the majority of the population finds "geeky". Also the term blogging can have a negative impression on professionals who should be doing "blogging". Just wish it had more of a professional sounding name. I know I may sound like Leo Laporte where he wanted to call "podcasts" - netcasts but you get my drift. 2.) Other than something like iTunes I tolerate having to use RSS in a seperate reader. I know you can use things like "smart bookmarks" in Firefox, etc. but it's kind of anemic compared to dedicated newsreaders like the one I use (Newsfire). I'm forward to a brower feature that will search my bookmarks first and then the Internet There is only two major things I would change about RSS;

1.) Don’t call it “RSS” that’s just another acronym that the majority of the population finds “geeky”. Also the term blogging can have a negative impression on professionals who should be doing “blogging”. Just wish it had more of a professional sounding name. I know I may sound like Leo Laporte where he wanted to call “podcasts” – netcasts but you get my drift.

2.) Other than something like iTunes I tolerate having to use RSS in a seperate reader. I know you can use things like “smart bookmarks” in Firefox, etc. but it’s kind of anemic compared to dedicated newsreaders like the one I use (Newsfire). I’m forward to a brower feature that will search my bookmarks first and then the Internet

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