Comments on: Newspapers: turn off your RSS feeds http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/ Where to find Malcolm Coles, reviews, and tips on how to do things I couldn't do. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:22:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Is RSS dead? Newspaper subscriber numbers now and 18 months ago compared » Malcolm Coles http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-19026 Is RSS dead? Newspaper subscriber numbers now and 18 months ago compared » Malcolm Coles Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:32:57 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-19026 [...] in June 2009, I somewhat rashly suggested that newspapers should turn off their RSS feeds as no one was using them (I then recanted slightly). Fortunately this means I have the data for [...] [...] in June 2009, I somewhat rashly suggested that newspapers should turn off their RSS feeds as no one was using them (I then recanted slightly). Fortunately this means I have the data for [...]

]]> By: Why RSS Versus Twitter Beats Federer Versus Roddick In Straight Sets « Jon Bernstein http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3272 Why RSS Versus Twitter Beats Federer Versus Roddick In Straight Sets « Jon Bernstein Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:56:18 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3272 [...] week ago Malcolm Coles published this provocatively titled post, Newspapers: turn off your RSS feeds. Citing the latest figures on UK national papers, he pointed out that only three RSS feeds have [...] [...] week ago Malcolm Coles published this provocatively titled post, Newspapers: turn off your RSS feeds. Citing the latest figures on UK national papers, he pointed out that only three RSS feeds have [...]

]]> By: Newspapers: turn off your RSS feeds | Online Journalism Blog http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3233 Newspapers: turn off your RSS feeds | Online Journalism Blog Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:01:35 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3233 [...] (You can read some of the defences of RSS here and here) [...] [...] (You can read some of the defences of RSS here and here) [...]

]]> By: Malcolm Coles http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3186 Malcolm Coles Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:30:46 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3186 Yes, I get so much traffic via twitter I've almost given up SEOing (EG can't be arsed to do keyword research before choosing titles). Although on my post on <a href="http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/delia-online-relaunch/">Delia Smith's relaunch</a> I got more traffic from a norwich city bulletin board than even twitter! I tried shoving twitter etc buttons up there. I couldn't find one to fit, and I kept breaking the layout and I haven't got easy access to IE to test it on. So I gave up. Yes, I get so much traffic via twitter I've almost given up SEOing (EG can't be arsed to do keyword research before choosing titles).

Although on my post on Delia Smith's relaunch I got more traffic from a norwich city bulletin board than even twitter!

I tried shoving twitter etc buttons up there. I couldn't find one to fit, and I kept breaking the layout and I haven't got easy access to IE to test it on. So I gave up.

]]> By: Is Twitter Going to Replace RSS for News Sites? | (iverson's) currentbuzz http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3185 Is Twitter Going to Replace RSS for News Sites? | (iverson's) currentbuzz Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:49:52 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3185 [...] Newspapers: turn off your RSS feeds (malcolmcoles.co.uk) [...] [...] Newspapers: turn off your RSS feeds (malcolmcoles.co.uk) [...]

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3184 Matt Wardman Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:35:30 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3184 >The follow me logo is to follow me. You can share this via twitter using the share this logo. It's not an ideal setup - do you know a better out of the box combo of those sites? I think a generic "follow me" icon is better at the top of the page with ... er ... your RSS icon. I've also found real value in a comments feed when posts go high volume comment-wise. Perhaps "Tweet This" seems to work well as a "share by Twitter" suggestion. "Share this" sounds like Alcoholics Anonymous. At present as a viral mechanism Twitter is so far ahead (have you tested your clickthrough rate?) that I'd honestly be willing to drop all the others. Recently, though, I've have been getting a reasonable no of comments via Facebook and Friendfeed. I'm reasonably happy with my overall setup except for the absence of a "what is RSS" explanation. There are nice approaches on http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/ and http://www.bengallagher.com/blog/ . >The follow me logo is to follow me. You can share this via twitter using the share this logo. It's not an ideal setup - do you know a better out of the box combo of those sites?

I think a generic "follow me" icon is better at the top of the page with ... er ... your RSS icon.

I've also found real value in a comments feed when posts go high volume comment-wise.

Perhaps "Tweet This" seems to work well as a "share by Twitter" suggestion. "Share this" sounds like Alcoholics Anonymous. At present as a viral mechanism Twitter is so far ahead (have you tested your clickthrough rate?) that I'd honestly be willing to drop all the others.

Recently, though, I've have been getting a reasonable no of comments via Facebook and Friendfeed.

I'm reasonably happy with my overall setup except for the absence of a "what is RSS" explanation. There are nice approaches on http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/ and http://www.bengallagher.com/blog/ .

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3183 Matt Wardman Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3183 And just think how many wonderfully embarrassing articles have been preserved on Google reader after the lawyers thought they had been deleted :-) And just think how many wonderfully embarrassing articles have been preserved on Google reader after the lawyers thought they had been deleted :-)

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3181 Matt Wardman Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:57:20 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3181 Hi Malcolm Disagreeing with you quite strongly, while admitting that you have changed the trajectory of your argument, there's a more detailed (and vigorous) reply at my site: http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2009/07/01/twitter-vs-rss-is-a-false-dichotomy-can-we-be-sensible-please/ Rgds Matt Hi Malcolm

Disagreeing with you quite strongly, while admitting that you have changed the trajectory of your argument, there's a more detailed (and vigorous) reply at my site:

http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2009/07/01/twitter-vs-rss-is-a-false-dichotomy-can-we-be-sensible-please/

Rgds

Matt

]]> By: The Worst of Perth http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3180 The Worst of Perth Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:50:03 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3180 You expect different things from rss and twitter anyway. you expect the stack of what you like to read from rss, but the twitter should be extra or icing on the cake, or tangential to the feeds. To set up twitter to do the same thing would take more efffort than rss. Does the express have a klingon recipe feed - in klingon? If so I'm there. You expect different things from rss and twitter anyway. you expect the stack of what you like to read from rss, but the twitter should be extra or icing on the cake, or tangential to the feeds. To set up twitter to do the same thing would take more efffort than rss.

Does the express have a klingon recipe feed - in klingon? If so I'm there.

]]> By: Malcolm Coles http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/newspaper-rss-twitter/#comment-3179 Malcolm Coles Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:46:29 +0000 http://www.malcolmcoles.co.uk/blog/?p=1706#comment-3179 The follow me logo is to follow me. You can share this via twitter using the share this logo. It's not an ideal setup - do you know a better out of the box combo of those sites? The follow me logo is to follow me. You can share this via twitter using the share this logo. It's not an ideal setup - do you know a better out of the box combo of those sites?

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