Introducing Content Syndication and Explaining Its Importance
When you publish something you will want alert so many people as you possibly can about it. You also want so many as absolutely possible to read it. By providing a feed are you offering a service that many people value. In essence RSS is about offering people to be alerted when something new is published and an option to read your blog without necessarily having to visit it.
When you follow more than hundred blogs as I currently do is there no way you can visit them all every day. Instead I use my feed reader to provide me with an overview and to quickly browse what’s new since I checked it last. I still visit the articles that I want to read in full as that gives me the greatest pleasure just as I visit it if I want to comment on it, but I would be lost without my feed reader to keep me on top of all the information that these blogs provide.
If you are completely new to blogging I may have lost you already. The first articles below are just for you then. There you will quickly get the gist of what this is about and why it is not only great to know, but also could play a vital role in your blogging ventures. If you are more experienced, but still need information or are struggling with certain aspects of RSS and the use and benefits thereof then read the articles about why RSS is so important and how you make sure your get it right.
What is RSS?
“In the ‘old days’ of the web to keep track of updates on a website you had to ‘bookmark’ websites in your browser and manually return to them on a regular basis to see what had been added. … RSS flips things around a little and is a technology that provides you with a method of getting relevant and up to date information sent to you for you to read in your own time. It saves you time and helps you to get the information you want quickly after it was published.”
Getting Started with RSS
“RSS has become a valuable technology for everything from casual web users to webmasters. According to a recent Yahoo survey only 12% of internet users are aware of RSS and a mere 4% have knowingly used RSS. RSS exists as a means to gather and display information quickly and easily. By the end of this article, you should know what RSS is and how to use it to make your life easier.”
The Beginner’s Guide to RSS
“I won’t be telling you about the history of RSS - all the feed readers that have come and gone or digging under the RSS hood or giving you all the boring specs. No, this is all about RSS today! And how everybody and anybody can, and should, get the most out of it.”
RSS Feed - A Primer Plus
“A quick survey of acquaintances in the marketing field revealed that very few had heard of RSS. Of those that did, most had not given much thought to how it could be used as a marketing or integration tool. But considering that RSS can have a dramatic impact on core marketing functions, such as competitive intelligence and brand monitoring, I think it’s a term likely to be on everyone’s “buzz list” within a few months.”
How to get RSS right
“RSS is an essential part of growing a blog’s audience, and most get the fundamentals right. Some, however, don’t exactly embrace RSS as a medium - and occasionally those who do offer some limited, broken feed that simply isn’t worth subscribing to. Here are some pointers to keep your syndication on track.”
RSS Feeds & Subscriptions
“RSS is a key element of blogs and for their successful use in business – it is also one of the 5 Rs that I consider to be key to business blogging. This is primarily because of the enormous benefits of what is effectively an instant and very efficient method of distributing information, as well as a great marketing tool.”
To round things off Mashable have managed to create a near comprehensive list of all the RSS readers, tools, browser plugins, tips, hacks and directories available on the web. Another great resource is 3spots Feed and RSS Tools in 5 Steps, which is actually is a resource for RSS information and tools as the 5 steps are long gone. Even though it is no longer updated does it still contain a lot of useful stuff.
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