Tag Archives: RSS

WordPress 2.3 upgrade breaks RSS feed

Posted on September 27, 2007 by

Sean McNamara alerted me via the comments on this blog that my RSS feed was broken (thanks a million Sean). I sorted that out this morning so it should be good again and Google Reader is certainly having no problem … Continue reading →

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Congrats Jeff

Posted on September 11, 2007 by

I was delighted to see Jeff Nolan has started to work for NewsGator. Jeff, who has previously worked for Teqlo and SAP was one of the best speakers we had at the it@cork annual conference last year. NewsGator, the company … Continue reading →

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RSS in plain english

Posted on September 7, 2007 by

This is a great video explaining the reason why RSS is so powerful in non-tech speak!

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Google updates Mobile Google Reader – gPhone imminent?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by

Google has done a significant upgrade of the mobile version of Google Reader, as well as the desktop version. I haven’t seen this written up anywhere yet (apologies if you wrote it up and I missed your post). Look at … Continue reading →

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Google Reader updates

Posted on September 6, 2007 by

Overnight Google added search functionality to Google Reader. What is amazing is that it took so long for an ostensibly search-related company to add this to the Reader. Having said that, the search functionality rolled out is extensive allowing searching … Continue reading →

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Site owner blocks Firefox users!

Posted on August 24, 2007 by

I saw this story on Techmeme this morning and I simply couldn’t believe it – but it is true! A guy called Danny Carlton has decided to block ALL Firefox users from his site because: The Mozilla Foundation and its … Continue reading →

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Problems with Google Reader

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

One of the advantages of Google Reader is that you can view it on multiple devices and it is always in sync. At least that’s the theory anyway! However, it has been annoying me that whenever I view my feeds … Continue reading →

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Google Reader quick comments

Posted on August 20, 2007 by

I have now completely moved over to using Google Reader as my primary RSS reader. And it appears I am in good company! I started using it regularly while on holidays on my phone and I grew to like it … Continue reading →

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Full feeds lead to more page views

Posted on August 14, 2007 by

TechDirt has an article explaining why full feeds lead to more page views on your site than partial feeds. From the article: Full text feeds makes the reading process much easier. It means it’s that much more likely that someone … Continue reading →

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Google Reader becoming my primary RSS reader

Posted on August 13, 2007 by

I’m really growing to love Google Reader! The interface is fantastic. The keyboard shortcuts make using it a joy (not to mention, really fast). Normally one of the main drawbacks of an online RSS Reader is that you can’t use … Continue reading →

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