Comments on: What RSS is Really Good For http://gypsybandito.com/what-rss-is-really-good-for/ and the Magic Flying Media Machine Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:38:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Kevin http://gypsybandito.com/what-rss-is-really-good-for/#comment-450 Kevin Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:43:53 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/what-rss-is-really-good-for/#comment-450 I agree with that. I got my friend to start using netvibes as he checks a lot of golf blogs and he loved it however most people are still not being exposed to it. I do think its on the increase though. Major sites are starting to place more rss links and even social networking links (for example <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk" rel="nofollow">BBC</a>) I agree with that. I got my friend to start using netvibes as he checks a lot of golf blogs and he loved it however most people are still not being exposed to it. I do think its on the increase though. Major sites are starting to place more rss links and even social networking links (for example BBC)

]]> By: CT Moore http://gypsybandito.com/what-rss-is-really-good-for/#comment-443 CT Moore Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:24:36 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/what-rss-is-really-good-for/#comment-443 Kevin, I complete agree with you. RSS readers are a great way to valuate a blog. I like to think of them as a measure of demand. What I'm concerned about is that this only really applies to tech/geek oriented blog. The average user has no desire to follow more sites than they can reasonably surf in a short period of time. The only time, then, that RSS is going to reach them is when they have a "news aggregator" on their Google, MSN, or Yahoo "home page." Kevin, I complete agree with you. RSS readers are a great way to valuate a blog. I like to think of them as a measure of demand.

What I’m concerned about is that this only really applies to tech/geek oriented blog.
The average user has no desire to follow more sites than they can reasonably surf in a short period of time. The only time, then, that RSS is going to reach them is when they have a “news aggregator” on their Google, MSN, or Yahoo “home page.”

]]> By: Kevin http://gypsybandito.com/what-rss-is-really-good-for/#comment-437 Kevin Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:58:51 +0000 http://gypsybandito.com/what-rss-is-really-good-for/#comment-437 I've read some bloggers saying that they have hundreds of blog feeds in their reader. I have around 30 and sometimes I think thats too much. With regards to RSS count, it's a quick way of displaying how popular your site is. It can be useful in some respect because it shows bloggers that its worth subscribing to your blog etc...unfortunately a lot of bloggers will only subscribe to blogs with high rss counts. For me, the most important thing a high RSS count does is encourage advertisers to work with you. :) I’ve read some bloggers saying that they have hundreds of blog feeds in their reader. I have around 30 and sometimes I think thats too much.

With regards to RSS count, it’s a quick way of displaying how popular your site is. It can be useful in some respect because it shows bloggers that its worth subscribing to your blog etc…unfortunately a lot of bloggers will only subscribe to blogs with high rss counts. For me, the most important thing a high RSS count does is encourage advertisers to work with you. :)

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