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That’s because we’ve been recently upgrading our hosting infrastructure, updating to the very latest version of WordPress, and enhancing our RSS feed, all at the same time! For those who prefer to read the Wire in their RSS readers, you may notice some new buttons on the bottom of each post – at the moment, we’ve added links to email, Digg, Stumble and share each post on Facebook, to make it easier than ever to share a post you found insightful or helpful. MORE
A few months ago, we featured Peter Campbell 's article Using RSS Tools to Feed Your Information Needs , courtesy of Idealware. Since then, Peter has been posting some great followups on the Idealware blog : More RSS Tools: Web Site Integration. More RSS Tools: Managing Content with Pipes. More RSS Tools: Using Google Reader for Research and Sharing. More RSS Tools: Sharing Feeds. There's a lot of good information here, even if you're already a pro at RSS. MORE
There are many ways to publish any RSS feed on your own website — Feedburner’s BuzzBoost feature, and Widgetbox, for example, among a host of other methods including a Google Docs trick — but lately I’ve been using a free service called Feed Informer, for several reasons.( Tags: RSS Widgets Non-profit technology Web 2.0 MORE
I admit it, I have a serious RSS habit. Thanks to Fever , a brand new RSS feed reader from web guru Shaun Inman , it’s okay. They shouldn’t be read and organized like a standard inbox handles email messages, which is the way most readers treat RSS feeds. I no longer feel that I have to resist subscribing to RSS feeds for fear of overwhelming myself. MORE
LazyFeed is a new RSS feed engine based on topics, not sources or individuals, that offers a new way to find information online blogs, news services, podcasts, social media updates, and so on — content from any site that publishes an RSS feed. Video RSS search MORE
Social Media Crisis Communications for Bloggers | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : t happened. Someone took offense to something on your blog. A thought wasn’t as well developed as you imagined. Or you wrote something you wish you hadn’t. People are taking to your digital properties with pitchforks and lit torches. Comments section is filled with vile. And so is your Facebook Page. Twitter isn’t much better MORE
Home Green Media Toolshed Profile Twitter Shared Links Subscribe Archives « Distributed Research: needs 43 phone calls to track Hill staff | Main | 36 million watch Youtube of Connon in D: 23 year old : no recording contract » January 24, 2008 RSS for nonprofit staff. Tuesday Tips: Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS. Comments RSS for nonprofit staff. Tuesday Tips: Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS. MORE
I use a RSS reader and read feeds because it is part of my writing process. Lately, my RSS reading habits have changed. My RSS reading is mostly information gathering or browsing. Photo by Lynetter. I haven't given up on it completely, but my process has changed. My feeds are organized into folders and the folders ordered by priority. MORE
I admit it, I have a serious RSS habit. Thanks to Fever , a brand new RSS feed reader from web guru Shaun Inman , it’s okay. They shouldn’t be read and organized like a standard inbox handles email messages, which is the way most readers treat RSS feeds. I no longer feel that I have to resist subscribing to RSS feeds for fear of overwhelming myself. MORE
Nedra Weinreich of the SpareChange Blog left a pointer to comic this in a comment on my post about RSS as coping tool for Information Overload ! I've been reflecting a lot on my RSS reading habits lately and how I organize (or don't) my RSS feeds in the reader. It is most likely the discomfort that newcomers to blogging, rss feeds, or these other social tools may feel initially and it's always good for me to feel this first hand. MORE
Five Tips for Developing a Successful Email Newsletter | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : Despite the advent of the “always-on” mentality that social media has instilled in us, email marketing is still one of the best ways to reach your audience, especially for small business. MORE
in the UK, I made a Freudian slip and called RSI - RSS by mistake.). I'm finding that some people's initial reactions to RSS is "OMG, information overload!" I'm discovering that I'm finding RSS so efficient that I find email annoying. Email subscriptions are great for announce-only or broadcast mailing lists that don't provide RSS feeds. I have in the past tried to access email from listservs that had RSS feeds. MORE
An RSS reader is an essential tool for keeping up with current news and the issues that affect or influence your organization. Social media and community staff rely on RSS readers to find interesting and share-worthy articles for Facebook or Twitter. News360 (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows 8) is an RSS reader app that will actually "learn" what kind of stories you like and don't like. Find even more RSS reader tools in this roundup from Gizmodo. MORE
RSS is becoming ubiquitous, and with the sheer volume of content on the internet, more users are finding that they need a way to manage their content. This week, we asked the Beaconfire staff: How do you consume RSS content? Amy , Functional Consultant : RSS is everywhere but I pro-actively consume RSS in two ways. I also use Bloglines to manage RSS feeds. Paul, Software Engineer : This may brand me as a neo-Luddite, but I don’t use RSS. MORE
Use this step-by-step guide for adding RSS feeds. resources rss socialmedia calendar content diy google planning social media toolsYesterday, I had a lot of fun giving another webinar for Nonprofit Webinars, this time focused on DIY Social Media Management. There are so many tools out there and so many different options pulling us in so many directions that I’ve found many organizations, especially very small organizers, can feel like they are getting tied up in knots. MORE
Do you read Beth’s Blog in an RSS Reader? As part of my blog redesign, I’ve moved my RSS Feed to: [link] and changed my RSS host. You’re still getting my content because I haven’t shut down my old account which I will do next month. So, take this opportunity to click here so you’ll always have my feed no matter where I host it! MORE
But, none used RSS readers or knew what they were. Not sure if this matches demographic studies of RSS users or not because this group was under 18) They were aware of tagging, but in the sense of how it is used on Facebook - to tag your friends in photographs or notes, etc. Last week, I did a workshop for a board of a secondary school interested in taking the first steps into social media. While I was there, I got a tour, visited some classrooms, and talked to a few students. MORE
RSS - Really Simple Syndication, can be a great time saver. RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format (from Wikipedia ). Ideaware has an outstanding article on how to harness RSS to benefit your information needs. Tags: Tools rss ideaware feeds MORE
That’s why non-profits who have a significant RSS readership should consider ways to advertise their other services in their feed to push people to donate, take action, or join the email list. While RSS giveth, it also taketh away. And as RSS becomes more ubiquitous, we’ll hopefully see an expansion of ways for non-profits to take advantage of it. You can follow responses through the RSS 2.0 MORE
RSS isn't dead: the best Google Reader alternatives | The Verge : Feedly appears to be the heir apparent to Google Reader’s throne, a modern take on RSS that blends some of the niceties of Flipboard (like a “magazine view”) with useful Reader features like keyboard shortcuts and tags. But its biggest advantage may be that it’s the only RSS application that also has excellent and free companion mobile apps. MORE
I still use RSS readers, of course, but I'm not necessarily following the same set of blogs in linear way. I don't know if it is over for me, but I haven't been as disciplined lately reading my feeds. I am finding myself keeping up through items shared in google reader or via friendfeed or twitter -- and while I'm writing via Zemanta. An interesting discussion going on here. I'll have to dig in deeper. What do you think MORE
Home Green Media Toolshed Profile Twitter Shared Links Subscribe Archives « Phone messages from activists locked down inside Kimberly-Clark Canadians headquarters | Kleercut.Net | Main | World Without Oil :: Start Here » May 01, 2007 RSS in Plain English This is cool. Nice show of the RSS. Click To Play There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that dont. Nice show of the RSS. MORE
the lastest from Feedburner - the ability to put your log or photo into an RSS widget. Get this widget! You knew I just had to do this. The hardest part was the creating the jpg. That's my Second Life avatar). Downside is that if you put javascript into your post - it doesn't show up MORE
Content: Guided by Voices | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : So as I moved into doing more social media work, I found people clamouring for “better content”, “content marketing,” “being a content creator,” and a million other words. Heck, I even teach a course called “Creating Compelling Content.” But a lot of organizations aren’t. And I think it’s because there are a lot of people who aren’t hearing the right voices. MORE
So, my response is simple: I want to share my RSS reader with you. Amy Sample Ward’s Version of RSS. Opening up my RSS reader (well, except for my mom’s blog and that kind of thing!) My public RSS reader is built on Netvibes , which is a free, web-based RSS reader. This is a place to find blogs or RSS feeds from research or organizational websites - all focused on the large intersection of social technologies and social benefit work. MORE
Google Reader has announced a new feature that lets users create an RSS feed to track changes to any web page, even if the site doesn’t publish a feed. Google Non-profit Communications websites RSS Feedburner It’s great new feature for your website visitors who use Google Reader, but what about people who use a different feedreader or like to get updates by email? You can help those people get automatic notifications of your website changes, too.( read more ). MORE
Michael Pick recently posted this entertaining how-to video about RSS for some client work he was doing for a social RSS application called " Feed Each Other." His RSS Guide for Beginners is an absolute gem! A must-read for anyone trying to explain what RSS is and why one should use it. " I just love the retro clip of the women with her remote control. I'm also so honored that he joined my Facebook Cause for the Sharing Foundation too MORE
Social Login and Your Website: Higher Engagement & ROI | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : n the early days of social media, the question was: Should we or shouldn’t we take the plunge into social media? Now, the answer is clear. If you aren’t using social media, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. The new questions are: How do we use social media the best possible way to increase engagement and ROI? What is the next logical step? MORE
And I don't like having to look at a web page/feed reader every day to find out whether anything new has appeared on an RSS feed. I'm testing a solution that will deliver RSS updates to me via email: Feed My Inbox I'm starting with a few sites I want to track, but that are only updated occasionally. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks: I like to get information by email. I prefer listserves over online forums and email to IM. MORE
So, my response is simple: I want to share my RSS reader with you. Amy Sample Ward’s Version of RSS Why? Opening up my RSS reader (well, except for my mom’s blog and that kind of thing!) My public RSS reader is built on Netvibes , which is a free, web-based RSS reader. This is a place to find blogs or RSS feeds from research or organizational websites - all focused on the large intersection of social technologies and social benefit work. MORE
Now here’s a new Facebook application that can take your RSS-to-Facebook to a whole new level. And let's say you want to “mix and match” — to post RSS feeds ‘A’, B’, and ‘C’ to your personal Profile; and post.( Social networking Facebook RSS application social media We’ve talked recently about how to publish your Twitter updates to Facebook Page or personal Profile page. MORE
Tipsheet Tuesday: Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS. And How to Start | DemocracyInAction: "ipsheet Tuesday: Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS. management | nptech | rss | tipsheetIt's come to the point where nonprofit staff who aren't using RSS aren't really doing all of their job.I And How to StartSubmitted by Jason Z. on Tue, 2007-02-13 11:06. MORE
Lee LeFever and Sachi created this three minute video to explain RSS in plain English and why if you're not tracking web information using RSS you need to do so! RSS is Step 5. Click to Play. His post is here. This afternoon I'm teaching a webinar called Ten Steps to Extension 2.0 for Extension professionals new to Web2.0 ideas and tools. I've been in the searching for best primers in text, photos, and video and this one is definitely a keeper. MORE
From Dem In Action via Tech SoupWhy Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS — And How to Start: "Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS — And How to StartGo from zero to RSS expert in three easy stepsBy: Jason ZanonJuly 9, 2007This article originally appeared on the Web site DemocracyInAction.org, which provides affordable e-advocacy tools to other nonprofits.It's MORE
Learn how to use RSS in Kinteras CMS Are you actively using an RSS reader in your daily life - for work and play? To be quite honest, I didnt begin regularly using RSS until recently, but it's changed my life. Why is RSS so important for your supporters? Their RSS reader will update them! Seriously! First , it makes it easy to know when you've published new content. They don't have to come to your site to check all the time. MORE
How can you stream and RSS as headline links down your sidebar in blogger? If you want to have a stream a RSS feed as headlines on your side bar in blogger, after you create the javascript, where do you put in the template This is one of those stupd questions one that reveals your own stupidity. Since questions are your best teachers. I posted it here. I know how to do this in typepad, but not blogger. MORE
This isn't the only widget that uses RSS stream headlines or content from feeds. These include: RSS Scroll Box - allows you to add up 3 RSS feeds that scroll up the page. RSS Feed Widget by MuseStorm - pulls any RSS feed into your blog or web pageI put query out on the NTEN affinity group for nonprofit blogging about widgets. MORE
Make The Web a Better Place with Better Content | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : n our quest to consume more and more content, we’ve developed quite an appetite. Perhaps now more than ever, it’s actually more difficult to carve out a little corner of the social web and plant a flag because there’s simply so much stuff being produced en masse each and every day. Facebook. Twitter. Medium. Instagram. Every status update and blog post adds to the p MORE
So long, Zombie Google Reader | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : "Case in point: Google Reader. The product was “killed” by Google in the middle of 2013, and it was no longer available to end users. So it was dead and buried, right? Wrong. It was a zombie. The back end of Google Reader kept on plugging away, checking feeds, dutifully reporting how many subscribers it was polling on behalf of. MORE
There are a few RSS feeds I don't want to miss. I have an RSS feed reader but I often go for days without looking at it. Some RSS feeds offer email subscriptions, but most don't. 2) Next, you need the RSS feed address for the page you want to track. Open a new tab or browser window, find the page you want to track and look for an RSS logo or link. FeedBurner's instructions are designed for someone posting an RSS feed link on a web site. MORE
WordPress Adds Real-time Update Alerts, Makes RSS Relevant Again? Technomix | Fast Company: "WordPress just added a new feature called RSSCloud--and as unassuming as that sounds, it's going to have a potent effect on every WordPress blog: They're all going to get a little injection of real-time update action MORE
RSS Related Topics NCE Social Media
MARCH 25, 2009
RSS - Really Simple Syndication, can be a great time saver. RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format (from Wikipedia ). Ideaware has an outstanding article on how to harness RSS to benefit your information needs. Tags: Tools rss ideaware feeds
AFP Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2014
So long, Zombie Google Reader | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : "Case in point: Google Reader. The product was “killed” by Google in the middle of 2013, and it was no longer available to end users. So it was dead and buried, right? Wrong. It was a zombie. The back end of Google Reader kept on plugging away, checking feeds, dutifully reporting how many subscribers it was polling on behalf of.
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AFP Blog
MARCH 20, 2013
RSS isn't dead: the best Google Reader alternatives | The Verge : Feedly appears to be the heir apparent to Google Reader’s throne, a modern take on RSS that blends some of the niceties of Flipboard (like a “magazine view”) with useful Reader features like keyboard shortcuts and tags. But its biggest advantage may be that it’s the only RSS application that also has excellent and free companion mobile apps.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 29, 2014
Content: Guided by Voices | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : So as I moved into doing more social media work, I found people clamouring for “better content”, “content marketing,” “being a content creator,” and a million other words. Heck, I even teach a course called “Creating Compelling Content.” But a lot of organizations aren’t. And I think it’s because there are a lot of people who aren’t hearing the right voices.
AFP Blog
JUNE 30, 2014
CASL – A Quick Guide and the Death of Single Opt-In | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 11, 2009
So, my response is simple: I want to share my RSS reader with you. Amy Sample Ward’s Version of RSS. Opening up my RSS reader (well, except for my mom’s blog and that kind of thing!) My public RSS reader is built on Netvibes , which is a free, web-based RSS reader. This is a place to find blogs or RSS feeds from research or organizational websites - all focused on the large intersection of social technologies and social benefit work.
Robert Weiner
MAY 16, 2010
There are a few RSS feeds I don't want to miss. I have an RSS feed reader but I often go for days without looking at it. Some RSS feeds offer email subscriptions, but most don't. 2) Next, you need the RSS feed address for the page you want to track. Open a new tab or browser window, find the page you want to track and look for an RSS logo or link. FeedBurner's instructions are designed for someone posting an RSS feed link on a web site.
NetWits
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Learn how to use RSS in Kinteras CMS Are you actively using an RSS reader in your daily life - for work and play? To be quite honest, I didnt begin regularly using RSS until recently, but it's changed my life. Why is RSS so important for your supporters? Their RSS reader will update them! Seriously! First , it makes it easy to know when you've published new content. They don't have to come to your site to check all the time.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 8, 2014
Five Tips for Developing a Successful Email Newsletter | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : Despite the advent of the “always-on” mentality that social media has instilled in us, email marketing is still one of the best ways to reach your audience, especially for small business.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 15, 2014
Make The Web a Better Place with Better Content | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : n our quest to consume more and more content, we’ve developed quite an appetite. Perhaps now more than ever, it’s actually more difficult to carve out a little corner of the social web and plant a flag because there’s simply so much stuff being produced en masse each and every day. Facebook. Twitter. Medium. Instagram. Every status update and blog post adds to the p
Judi Sohn
JUNE 18, 2009
I admit it, I have a serious RSS habit. Thanks to Fever , a brand new RSS feed reader from web guru Shaun Inman , it’s okay. They shouldn’t be read and organized like a standard inbox handles email messages, which is the way most readers treat RSS feeds. I no longer feel that I have to resist subscribing to RSS feeds for fear of overwhelming myself.
Judi Sohn
JUNE 18, 2009
I admit it, I have a serious RSS habit. Thanks to Fever , a brand new RSS feed reader from web guru Shaun Inman , it’s okay. They shouldn’t be read and organized like a standard inbox handles email messages, which is the way most readers treat RSS feeds. I no longer feel that I have to resist subscribing to RSS feeds for fear of overwhelming myself.
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 14, 2009
A few months ago, we featured Peter Campbell 's article Using RSS Tools to Feed Your Information Needs , courtesy of Idealware. Since then, Peter has been posting some great followups on the Idealware blog : More RSS Tools: Web Site Integration. More RSS Tools: Managing Content with Pipes. More RSS Tools: Using Google Reader for Research and Sharing. More RSS Tools: Sharing Feeds. There's a lot of good information here, even if you're already a pro at RSS.
AFP Blog
JUNE 18, 2014
Social Login and Your Website: Higher Engagement & ROI | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : n the early days of social media, the question was: Should we or shouldn’t we take the plunge into social media? Now, the answer is clear. If you aren’t using social media, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. The new questions are: How do we use social media the best possible way to increase engagement and ROI? What is the next logical step?
AFP Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2013
Social Media Crisis Communications for Bloggers | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS : t happened. Someone took offense to something on your blog. A thought wasn’t as well developed as you imagined. Or you wrote something you wish you hadn’t. People are taking to your digital properties with pitchforks and lit torches. Comments section is filled with vile. And so is your Facebook Page. Twitter isn’t much better
Allegiance Group
JUNE 9, 2008
That’s because we’ve been recently upgrading our hosting infrastructure, updating to the very latest version of WordPress, and enhancing our RSS feed, all at the same time! For those who prefer to read the Wire in their RSS readers, you may notice some new buttons on the bottom of each post – at the moment, we’ve added links to email, Digg, Stumble and share each post on Facebook, to make it easier than ever to share a post you found insightful or helpful.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Now here’s a new Facebook application that can take your RSS-to-Facebook to a whole new level. And let's say you want to “mix and match” — to post RSS feeds ‘A’, B’, and ‘C’ to your personal Profile; and post.( Social networking Facebook RSS application social media We’ve talked recently about how to publish your Twitter updates to Facebook Page or personal Profile page.
Robert Weiner
OCTOBER 4, 2009
And I don't like having to look at a web page/feed reader every day to find out whether anything new has appeared on an RSS feed. I'm testing a solution that will deliver RSS updates to me via email: Feed My Inbox I'm starting with a few sites I want to track, but that are only updated occasionally. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks: I like to get information by email. I prefer listserves over online forums and email to IM.
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 26, 2010
Google Reader has announced a new feature that lets users create an RSS feed to track changes to any web page, even if the site doesn’t publish a feed. Google Non-profit Communications websites RSS Feedburner It’s great new feature for your website visitors who use Google Reader, but what about people who use a different feedreader or like to get updates by email? You can help those people get automatic notifications of your website changes, too.( read more ).
Allegiance Group
MARCH 1, 2008
RSS is becoming ubiquitous, and with the sheer volume of content on the internet, more users are finding that they need a way to manage their content. This week, we asked the Beaconfire staff: How do you consume RSS content? Amy , Functional Consultant : RSS is everywhere but I pro-actively consume RSS in two ways. I also use Bloglines to manage RSS feeds. Paul, Software Engineer : This may brand me as a neo-Luddite, but I don’t use RSS.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 12, 2009
There are many ways to publish any RSS feed on your own website — Feedburner’s BuzzBoost feature, and Widgetbox, for example, among a host of other methods including a Google Docs trick — but lately I’ve been using a free service called Feed Informer, for several reasons.( Tags: RSS Widgets Non-profit technology Web 2.0
Beth Kanter
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
Do you read Beth’s Blog in an RSS Reader? As part of my blog redesign, I’ve moved my RSS Feed to: [link] and changed my RSS host. You’re still getting my content because I haven’t shut down my old account which I will do next month. So, take this opportunity to click here so you’ll always have my feed no matter where I host it!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 24, 2007
Lee LeFever and Sachi created this three minute video to explain RSS in plain English and why if you're not tracking web information using RSS you need to do so! RSS is Step 5. Click to Play. His post is here. This afternoon I'm teaching a webinar called Ten Steps to Extension 2.0 for Extension professionals new to Web2.0 ideas and tools. I've been in the searching for best primers in text, photos, and video and this one is definitely a keeper.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 26, 2009
LazyFeed is a new RSS feed engine based on topics, not sources or individuals, that offers a new way to find information online blogs, news services, podcasts, social media updates, and so on — content from any site that publishes an RSS feed. Video RSS search
AFP Blog
JULY 10, 2007
From Dem In Action via Tech SoupWhy Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS — And How to Start: "Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS — And How to StartGo from zero to RSS expert in three easy stepsBy: Jason ZanonJuly 9, 2007This article originally appeared on the Web site DemocracyInAction.org, which provides affordable e-advocacy tools to other nonprofits.It's
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 16, 2007
Michael Pick recently posted this entertaining how-to video about RSS for some client work he was doing for a social RSS application called " Feed Each Other." His RSS Guide for Beginners is an absolute gem! A must-read for anyone trying to explain what RSS is and why one should use it. " I just love the retro clip of the women with her remote control. I'm also so honored that he joined my Facebook Cause for the Sharing Foundation too
Network-Centric Advocacy
MAY 1, 2007
Home Green Media Toolshed Profile Twitter Shared Links Subscribe Archives « Phone messages from activists locked down inside Kimberly-Clark Canadians headquarters | Kleercut.Net | Main | World Without Oil :: Start Here » May 01, 2007 RSS in Plain English This is cool. Nice show of the RSS. Click To Play There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that dont. Nice show of the RSS.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 7, 2006
the lastest from Feedburner - the ability to put your log or photo into an RSS widget. Get this widget! You knew I just had to do this. The hardest part was the creating the jpg. That's my Second Life avatar). Downside is that if you put javascript into your post - it doesn't show up
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 8, 2013
An RSS reader is an essential tool for keeping up with current news and the issues that affect or influence your organization. Social media and community staff rely on RSS readers to find interesting and share-worthy articles for Facebook or Twitter. News360 (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows 8) is an RSS reader app that will actually "learn" what kind of stories you like and don't like. Find even more RSS reader tools in this roundup from Gizmodo.
Allegiance Group
MAY 22, 2008
That’s why non-profits who have a significant RSS readership should consider ways to advertise their other services in their feed to push people to donate, take action, or join the email list. While RSS giveth, it also taketh away. And as RSS becomes more ubiquitous, we’ll hopefully see an expansion of ways for non-profits to take advantage of it. You can follow responses through the RSS 2.0
Network-Centric Advocacy
JANUARY 24, 2008
Home Green Media Toolshed Profile Twitter Shared Links Subscribe Archives « Distributed Research: needs 43 phone calls to track Hill staff | Main | 36 million watch Youtube of Connon in D: 23 year old : no recording contract » January 24, 2008 RSS for nonprofit staff. Tuesday Tips: Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS. Comments RSS for nonprofit staff. Tuesday Tips: Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS.
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
WordPress Adds Real-time Update Alerts, Makes RSS Relevant Again? Technomix | Fast Company: "WordPress just added a new feature called RSSCloud--and as unassuming as that sounds, it's going to have a potent effect on every WordPress blog: They're all going to get a little injection of real-time update action
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 12, 2005
How can you stream and RSS as headline links down your sidebar in blogger? If you want to have a stream a RSS feed as headlines on your side bar in blogger, after you create the javascript, where do you put in the template This is one of those stupd questions one that reveals your own stupidity. Since questions are your best teachers. I posted it here. I know how to do this in typepad, but not blogger.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 7, 2009
So, my response is simple: I want to share my RSS reader with you. Amy Sample Ward’s Version of RSS Why? Opening up my RSS reader (well, except for my mom’s blog and that kind of thing!) My public RSS reader is built on Netvibes , which is a free, web-based RSS reader. This is a place to find blogs or RSS feeds from research or organizational websites - all focused on the large intersection of social technologies and social benefit work.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 1, 2006
This isn't the only widget that uses RSS stream headlines or content from feeds. These include: RSS Scroll Box - allows you to add up 3 RSS feeds that scroll up the page. RSS Feed Widget by MuseStorm - pulls any RSS feed into your blog or web pageI put query out on the NTEN affinity group for nonprofit blogging about widgets.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 20, 2007
in the UK, I made a Freudian slip and called RSI - RSS by mistake.). I'm finding that some people's initial reactions to RSS is "OMG, information overload!" I'm discovering that I'm finding RSS so efficient that I find email annoying. Email subscriptions are great for announce-only or broadcast mailing lists that don't provide RSS feeds. I have in the past tried to access email from listservs that had RSS feeds.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 2, 2008
I still use RSS readers, of course, but I'm not necessarily following the same set of blogs in linear way. I don't know if it is over for me, but I haven't been as disciplined lately reading my feeds. I am finding myself keeping up through items shared in google reader or via friendfeed or twitter -- and while I'm writing via Zemanta. An interesting discussion going on here. I'll have to dig in deeper. What do you think
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2007
Tipsheet Tuesday: Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS. And How to Start | DemocracyInAction: "ipsheet Tuesday: Why Nonprofit Managers Must Use RSS. management | nptech | rss | tipsheetIt's come to the point where nonprofit staff who aren't using RSS aren't really doing all of their job.I And How to StartSubmitted by Jason Z. on Tue, 2007-02-13 11:06.
Buzz Marketing for Technology
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
I use a RSS reader and read feeds because it is part of my writing process. Lately, my RSS reading habits have changed. My RSS reading is mostly information gathering or browsing. Photo by Lynetter. I haven't given up on it completely, but my process has changed. My feeds are organized into folders and the folders ordered by priority.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 14, 2008
But, none used RSS readers or knew what they were. Not sure if this matches demographic studies of RSS users or not because this group was under 18) They were aware of tagging, but in the sense of how it is used on Facebook - to tag your friends in photographs or notes, etc. Last week, I did a workshop for a board of a secondary school interested in taking the first steps into social media. While I was there, I got a tour, visited some classrooms, and talked to a few students.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 24, 2007
Nedra Weinreich of the SpareChange Blog left a pointer to comic this in a comment on my post about RSS as coping tool for Information Overload ! I've been reflecting a lot on my RSS reading habits lately and how I organize (or don't) my RSS feeds in the reader. It is most likely the discomfort that newcomers to blogging, rss feeds, or these other social tools may feel initially and it's always good for me to feel this first hand.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Use this step-by-step guide for adding RSS feeds. resources rss socialmedia calendar content diy google planning social media toolsYesterday, I had a lot of fun giving another webinar for Nonprofit Webinars, this time focused on DIY Social Media Management. There are so many tools out there and so many different options pulling us in so many directions that I’ve found many organizations, especially very small organizers, can feel like they are getting tied up in knots.
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