Archive for the “RSS and Subscriptions” category
Spectives, a Visual RSS Reader
by Kevin on October 7, 2009
Spectives, which launched today, is an excellent (at least in my opinion) RSS reader that aims to take you away from your traditional RSS reader. Instead of simply using text and images that are included within a regular post, it (…)
Why Blogging and Podcasting are Said to be “Dead”
by Kevin on October 5, 2009
Blogging and podcasting fall in line with one another, both popular ways that people have used to communicate to their visitors. Podcasting has been around for quite some time, although it has grown with the popularity of the Internet as (…)
Could This be the Direction of Feed Advertising?
by Kevin on June 19, 2009
Promoting your RSS feed is a big deal. It is a process of trying to convince your readers that they should return to your site and continue reading your content through a distribution service, like a RSS reader. When you (…)
New Google Reader Interface
by Kevin on December 4, 2008
The Google Reader team announced and rolled out a new interface for Google Reader, one of the most popular feed readers. The change brought mixed responses, although many were positive. As you may know if you use any of Google’s (…)
Offer Your Readers an Email Subscription
by Kevin on November 26, 2008
Email subscriptions can be more valuable than just an RSS subscription. If you think readers aren’t actively engaged in your feed (as many leave hundreds of items unread or simply scroll through them), it might be time to add a (…)