Comments on Thoughts & Philosophies: Jumping Into The Present With Syndication

Rick, The change was my Thanksgiving gift. How c...

2006-11-23T15:34:00.000-05:00

Rick,

The change was my Thanksgiving gift.

How can a community spirit be maintained without click through and comments? I thought the feeds were meant to be a bookmark.

Carolyn

Carolyn, my eyes thank you for the new theme. This...

2006-11-23T13:37:00.000-05:00

Carolyn, my eyes thank you for the new theme. This is much easier to read.

Chris, I usually use feeds as a replacement for a bookmark in my browser. I'm one of those odd ducks that, as often as not, will still click through to go to the site to read the article.

Do you see a falloff with visitors as the number of rss subscribers increases?

Chris, It looks to me that, while the feeds allow...

2006-11-23T10:17:00.000-05:00

Chris,

It looks to me that, while the feeds allow for more reading, they certainly don't preclude comments.

Carolyn

Rick, don't get me wrong. I like the steady traffi...

2006-11-23T08:39:00.000-05:00

Rick, don't get me wrong. I like the steady traffic when folks like you (were) actually come to the site everyday.

The thing is operating that way isn't in your best interest. Reading the feeds is. And I see blogging as being about you the reader.

Rick, don't feel bad. I did the same thing.

2006-11-22T07:20:00.000-05:00

Rick, don't feel bad. I did the same thing.

Chris, you just relieved a lot of pressure. Thank...

2006-11-22T07:19:00.000-05:00

Chris, you just relieved a lot of pressure. Thanks.

Thank you, Chris! I've seen the icon staring at me...

2006-11-22T06:45:00.000-05:00

Thank you, Chris! I've seen the icon staring at me from my toolbar, but never thought to click it. There. Now I'm subscribed. :)

The beauty is that your feed is already there in t...

2006-11-22T06:27:00.000-05:00

The beauty is that your feed is already there in the background even without the link visible. Most readers have some sort of optional "Subscribe to the feed on this page" function. With Bloglines and Google Reader it is in the form of a toolbar button that you can install.

If I find something I want to subscribe to and I can't find a link, I usually try my "subscribe" button on my toolbar to see if there is a feed in the background. That's how I subscribed to Thoughts & Philosophies a while back. Great job Carolyn! :)

It's incredible, Easton. It's the difference betw...

2006-11-21T10:37:00.000-05:00

It's incredible, Easton. It's the difference between walking and flying.

Carolyn

Feeds will save you SO much time.

2006-11-21T10:18:00.000-05:00

Feeds will save you SO much time.

Oh, Rick, you're so right about the ease. No prom...

2006-11-21T09:59:00.000-05:00

Oh, Rick, you're so right about the ease. No promises on when I'll get my bearings with subs; uncharted territory, you know.

Carolyn

Chris and Mike did do a fantastic job in those pos...

2006-11-21T07:25:00.000-05:00

Chris and Mike did do a fantastic job in those posts. You'll find the time switching over well spent. Feeds are so much easier to deal with. We'll wait patiently for you to allow subscriptions. ;-)