RSS2HTML.com
The service at RSS2HTML.com has been discontinued due to malicious use. You can still download the free RSS2HTML PHP script and run it locally. RSS2HTML Script can be found at http://www.feedforall.com/free-php-script.htm
RSS Education Center
The RSS learning center is designed to assist new RSS users, as well as experienced users, in adopting the RSS technology in a meaningful way. The RSS Education Center includes educational articles, video tutorials, RSS tools, and support resources, all in an easy-to-navigate section of the FeedForAll website.
The RSS Education Center is designed to teach the intricacies of RSS feeds and podcasting, in simple and easy-to-understand terms. NotePage, Inc. has always been proactive about RSS education, and assembling these resources in an easy-to-use learning center made sense to further the adoption of RSS and Podcasting. The resource is freely available to all, and can be accessed at RSS Education Center
How to Twitter
Twitter, the latest social networking craze, is a micro-blogging platform where participants post tweets which are short comments limited to 140 characters or less.
Getting setup on Twitter is not terribly difficult. There is a slight learning curve in regard to Twitters culture and tweeting practices, so it is a good idea to monitor the posts for a few days before you jump in and begin tweeting, just to get a feel for the community.
SQL2RSS
The SQL2RSS script allows you to easily create rss feeds from SQL databases. The script currently supports the conversion of MySQL databases to RSS feeds.
When using SQL2RSS the publisher has complete control over the content in the resulting RSS feed. Administrators and publishers control the database query which allows them the flexibility to determine what data is inserted into the RSS feeds from the database.
The SQL2RSS script allows users to easily convert information that is stored in a database into an RSS feed, for syndication and distribution.
FeedLine FeedLine, an RSS feed reader is believed to be the first application for iPhone and iPod touch to add a public Google Buzz feed reader.
500 Million Tweets
Twitter users are creating 50 million messages of 140 characters or less per day, the micro-blogging service said Monday.
Kevin Weil, a member of Twitters analytics team, said in a blog post that Twitter users were writing 5,000 tweets per day in 2007, 300,000 per day in 2008 and 2.5 million per day in 2009.
Majority of News Is Read Online
More Americans get their news from the Internet than from newspapers or radio, and three-fourths say they hear of news via e-mail or updates on social media sites, according to a new report.
Sixty-one percent of Americans said they get at least some of their news online, according to a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
New Pentagon Social Media Policy
Everyone from troops in the field to the highest brass and civilian leaders will be allowed to Twitter, blog and use Facebook and other social networking sites on the militarys non-classified computer network, the Pentagon announced Friday.
The new policy follows a seven-month review in which the Defense Department weighed the threats and benefits of allowing the wide use of emerging Internet capabilities. It essentially seeks to manage the risks while acknowledging the Internet is proving a powerful tool for a myriad of tasks including recruiting, public relations, collaboration with a wide range of people and for communications between troops and their families.
FutureRSS PHP Script
The Future RSS script is used to automatically delay the publication of Items in an RSS feed. This allows Items in a RSS feed to be created ahead of time, and then slowly released over a period of time. Many people have tried to set the PubDate field on their RSS feed Items to a future date and time, in an attempt to have that particular item become visible to their feeds subscribers on that particular date and time. Unfortunately, they will soon find out that many RSS readers and aggregators don't honor future PubDates, and immediately show all their feed's items. The future-rss.php script hides the future items from RSS feed readers and aggregators, until their PubDate becomes current.
Video Tutorial - How to Select an RSS Reader
When determining what RSS feed reader to download, thought should be given to security. More an more publishers are using RSS feeds as a way to deliver podcasts or media rich-content. Users of desktop software will want to find an RSS reader that allows for rich media to be delivered safely and securely.
Web surfers might want to give thought to another consideration of cross compatibility and synchronization. With the advances in RSS readers, many subscribers use multiple platforms to read their feeds. While this is convenient, if the the web surfer is not using a synchronized solution, they find themselves marking the same feed items read multiple times.
Top 10 Web Design Sins
Many webmasters repeat the mistakes made by their predecessors. Take a look at these Top 10 most common web design sins. Have you fallen victim to any of these?
Sin #1 - Using Techie-Speak
Many websites fail to communicate in terms that website visitors can understand. Set the technical jargon aside, and use simple language and words that will be easy for your audience to understand. Web copy should be written in simple terms. Also, keep in mind that the Internet audience is global, and using language that is more common and easy to comprehend will often expand your reach, even to include non-native speakers.
Library of Congress RSS Feeds
RSS is a technology that allows organizations to deliver news to a desktop computer or other Internet device. By subscribing to RSS feeds, users can easily stay up-to-date with areas of the Librarys site that are of interest. The Library of Congress offers several RSS feeds for use in an RSS reader or RSS-enabled Web browser. Library feeds consist of headline, brief summary, and a link that leads back to the Librarys Web site for more information.
The Pros and Cons of RSS
If you are struggling with the decision of whether to implement RSS feeds or not, consider the following pros and cons for webmasters who use RSS feeds as part of their content and communication plan...
How to Choose a Domain Name
So, you have an idea or a product.... now you need a domain name for a website. How do you choose a great domain name? Here are a few ideas...
Brainstorm
Create a list of words or phrases that relate to the product, service, information, or brand that will be promoted on the website.
Experiment
Experiment with variations of the words in the above list. Change the order of words in phrases to create unique combinations for possible domain names.
Check Availability
Check the availability of the potential domains, using Network Solutions or a similar domain registrar. If the desired name is already taken, most domain registrars will provide a list of alternative similar domains that are available.
Forums and RSS Go Together!
If you have a forum please add an RSS feed that subscribers can subscribe to in order to see new posts! It makes monitoring forums much easier and will increase the stickiness of your forum! Most forums have an easy add-on, for RSS feeds.
For Gods Sake Communicate
For Gods sake, blog! Pope Benedict told priests on Saturday, saying they must learn to use new forms of communication to spread the gospel message.
In his message for the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Communications, the pope, who is 82 and known not to love computers or the internet, acknowledged priests must make the most of the rich menu of options offered by new technology.
Using RSS Feeds The Internet gives you access to a virtual smorgasbord of information. From the consequential to the trivial, the astonishing to the mundane, it is all within your reach. This means you can keep up with the headlines, policies, trends, and tools that interest your nonprofit, and keep informed about what people are saying about your organization online. But the sheer volume of information can pose challenges, too: namely, how do you separate the useful data from all the rest? One way is to use RSS, which brings the information you want to you.
It is not as easy as using a one-step translation service, but it is worth the effort for reading blogs you think you might like that are not in your language. I will walk through a demo of translating Webware into French.
RSS - What is the Deal for 2010 With the web, one thing that we know is that things are forever changing, and usually more quickly as opposed to less. So it is with RSS as well, and one thing we know for sure is that the use of RSS will evolve based on patterns affecting the social web, the real time web, and so on.
5 Reasons RSS Readers Rock What I learned from that discussion is that while the RSS Reader market is indeed in decline, there are still a number of compelling use cases for RSS Readers. Not to mention new tools worth checking out. So in this more optimistic post, I list 5 reasons why you should continue to use RSS Readers
2009 Reflections, 2010 Predictions
Another year has rolled by marked by miracles, political milestones and tragedies alike. 2009 was the year of financial uproar with bailouts and ponzi schemes dominating the news on a regular basis. Chrysler and GM stalwart car giants struggled to survive. Bernie Madoffs financial pyramid came tumbling down, taking average citizen's retirement plans with it, emptying the coffers of trusting non-profits and celebrities alike.
Predictions for 2010
Top 10 Winners Predicted for 2010
1. Healthy Living
2. The Cloud
3. Savings
4. Simplicity in Design
5. Web Applications
6. Instant and Virtual
7. Portability
8. Energy
9. Green Shopping
10. Security
Top 10 Losers Predicted for 2010
1. Capitalism
2. Health Care
3. Credit Card Companies
4. The Left
5. Acorn
6. Big Government
7. Privacy
8. Super Star Atheletes
9. Facebook
10. Reality...
1. Healthy Living
The healthy living trend will continue with more and more westerners becoming conscious of the chemicals used in their products and food. Organic, chemical-free products, and healthy living will prosper in 2010.
2. The Cloud
The virtual cloud has grown in 2009. The benefits of virtualization and collective space will continue into 2010, with significant cloud growth.
3. Savings
The economic crisis caught many unaware; job security of middle management was tossed a curve in 2009. As a result consumers are becoming more savvy about what they spend their money on, and they are less likely to rely on credit. Savings will grow in 2010.
Definitions of RSS
RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication and Rich Site Summary. RSS is an XML-based format for content distribution. Webmasters create an RSS file containing headlines and descriptions of specific information. While the majority of RSS feeds currently contain news headlines or breaking information the long term uses of RSS are broad.
Google Is More than Just a Search Engine
The architects of the most powerful search engine in the world have included some really handy algorithms in their service, which allow searchers to quickly locate particular and specific types of information...
1. Definitions
In order to quickly find the definition of a word, simply type "define: word" in the search box. Google will then provide the definition of the word.
2. Area Codes
Enter a US telephone area code in the URL box to see a map of the area covered by that telephone area code.
- records audio files
- add music to tracks
- edit audio files
- export as WAV, MP3 or WMA
- edit meta tags related to audio file (ID3)
FeedForAll - easily creates the coding for a podcast
- creates podcast feed
- easily add iTunes tags to podcast
- auto-publish FTP
- auto detects file type
- publishes podcast feed
- export to HTML or CSV
- manage unlimited number of feeds
- automatically repairs incorrectly formatted podcasts and feeds
- built in wizard for easy podcast creation
FeedTweeter Feedtweeter focuses on getting your Plurks to Twitter and the other way around in a sane way, but it should work with any RSS feed.
Google Chrome Does Not Embrace RSS
Another version of Google Chrome v4, on a new platform and the same old news about RSS: support isn't there in the browser. Both RSS 2.0 and Atom feeds display inline in the browser as a huge jumble of text. complete article
