Posts Tagged ‘rss-news’

On-Site Syndication

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Offering on-site syndication of RSS feeds gives your readers value.
From syndicated podcasts to marketing briefs and business news, these offerings not only allow your site to become ’sticky’, returning loyal visitors often, but they also give your readers value, which is excellent PR for your company.
Peruse the right sidebar for some examples of each [...]

YouTube Subpeoned

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

YouTube has become the Napster of video sharing, jumping from one copyright scandal to the next.
Someone uploaded part of a video used to train flight attendants on YouTube and Google Video. The airline subpoenaed those companies on Feb. 21 under the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), according to airline spokesman Tim Wagner. Under the [...]

Feed Validator’s Use Is Validated

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

FEED ValidatorThe Feed validator support proposal passes the RSS Advisory Board unanimously.
Of course, that was to be expected. The validator is extremely useful in that error discovery is clear, eliminating your feed failing and your not knowing why or how to fix it.
You can submit validation requests on the RSS Advisory [...]

BBC Pushes RSS Into the Mainstream

Friday, January 13th, 2006

For the last several months everyone has been saying that RSS was going mainstream. Of course, some said it was already there, but most know that until grandma can understand RSS it isn’t as mainstream as we’d like to think it is.
Well, hold on to your hat grams, because the BBC is bring RSS to [...]

2006 - The Year of RSS

Monday, January 9th, 2006

A recent article called 2006 the "Year of RSS". It’s hard to argue with the authors key points. Between the deep integration in Windows Vista, to the impending release of Internet Explorer 7, to an increasing number of businesses getting serious about enterprise RSS there is a lot happening in the industry right now.
I saw [...]

Microsoft Office Brings RSS to the Masses

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

Just about everyone is talking about the fact that the next version of Microsoft Outlook (version 12) will include RSS support.
What few people are talking about is that RSS is set to sweep the entire Office suite. This is likely because few people had the opportunity (as I did) to spend 3 days with the [...]

How do you make RSS a household word?

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

If you’re tired of explaining what RSS is, and what the benefits are, relax. "Learning to Love RSS" notes:
… although only a minuscule number understand RSS, an increasing number of people may be enjoying its benefits without realizing it. Thirty percent of magazine Web sites provide RSS feeds. Jupiter reports that 30% of large companies [...]

A branded RSS news reader makes a great promotional tool

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

The Noone Group RSS Newsreader is available free in various versions. You can talk to the company to develop your own branded news reader that you can give away to your customers. The newsreader offers an excellent set of features, including a large selection of feeds, and a news-view so you can quickly scan the [...]

Beyond the blog: RSS offers many more options than blogging

Monday, September 12th, 2005

Mention RSS, and the people who’ve heard of Really Simple Syndication automatically think "blog". That’s unfortunate, because you can use RSS in many more ways to develop a coherent marketing and branding strategy than merely blogging.
Think beyond PR and spin, although you should be alert to harmful mentions of your company ANYWHERE and react immediately, [...]