Hi Bill, just subscribed to feedburner, so thanks for that. I can't use all their services because I have to enter some code and stuff, and I don't have a clue how to do it, but I love the idea of getting a traffic count, so thanks for that. OK, thanks again, Ed.
On 9/7/07, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK Yeah thats what the RSS Feed is for. For instance, if I wanted to > read your blog on a regular basis I would just subscribe to your RSS > Feed in Google reader. I check my reader several times a day for new > posts in blogs and news I like and I read them there--all in one > place. That way I don't have to jump from site to site to read the > blogs I follow, or to check which ones have been updated. There are > lots of other tools for this too. Even some browsers have RSS > readers built into them. Most of the videobloggers here depend on > RSS to deliver their content to RSS readers or things like iTunes or > Miro or Fireant. MeFeedia is an online RSS media agregator. If you > manage your feed with Feedburner you can track how many subscribers > you have and see if someone is republishing your content via an RSS > feed. There is also a service there that will let people subscribe > to a feed via email. I personally don't like to get updates via > email as my mailbox is too cluttered to begin with so RSS is a > better solution for me. But I can understand that some people like > getting email updates so that option is there for them too. If you > want to know more about RSS and what it is and how to best use it > check out the wikipedia entry on it here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format) > > Bill Streeter > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > www.lofistl.com > www.billstreeter.net > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Ed Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hi Bill sorry for the confusion and thanks for taking the time to > clarify > > it. Let me try to explain what I am looking for. Periodicly, I > update my > > posts, or people post comments to my site, so at that point part > of the > > content is new or updated. Right now unless someone checks back > on the > > site, they will not know there is new content. I am told there is > some > > software you can to a wordpress 2.2 blog that allows site visitors > to sign > > up for email notification that the site content has been updated. > So if > > they enter their email address into the system, they will get an > email > > notifying them of the change. So this software add on to the blog > that > > allows people to register for notification of updates is what I am > looking > > for. I currently have a RSS feed on the site, and perhaps this > serves a > > similar function. I am sorry I do not understand how RSS feeds > work, so I > > can't comment on that. OK Bill thanks again for asking and please > feel free > > to have a peek at the blog in question if that would help, it is > at: > > http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ Ed > > > > On 9/7/07, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I'm not clear on what you are talking about. You mean an RSS > feed? Or > > > a subscribe by email service? If you use Feedburner you can > activate > > > an email option so that people who choose can get updates via > email. > > > Not sure if this is what you are talking about ... > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > > www.lofistl.com > > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > > <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com><videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "Ed " <edd666666@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, I have Word Press 2.2 and would like to add a "subscribe to > > > > updates" on my blog. Can you recommend a Word Press compatible > > > > program for this? Thanks, Ed Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
