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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Getting notifications
Does anybody know if a reader somehow can sign up to get an email notification of a new post? Some of us don't care for RSS, because it doesn't have the normal layout and graphics, and no videos.)
I've seen options to be emailed when there's a new post, but not sure that's possible on Blogger. Or only for people with Blogger usernames. I'd still keep using RSS even if it was available, though.
I would try Feedburner, which seems to be very popular. http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/19/feedburner-will-dominate-blog-to-email/
There's also a nice Google-based solution. But while I love Google but wouldn't want to overly depend of them. I remember too well how prominent PF-blogger Millionaire Mommy Next Door lost her blog and her mailbox when her Google account got locked. Should that happen to you, having your rss and e-mail notifications list hosted elsewhere could help you keep your audience.
The Google solution is somewhere in the middle of this page (scroll down) http://20stickyposts.blogspot.com/search/label/notification
Please keep RSS, it's what I use to read your stuff. :-)
I think there are no notifications as default because some blogs are big, and running a big mailing list is surprisingly complex. Some people, like Lyris, charge very good money for doing it. (I pay over 100$ per month for the Domai newsletter at some 20-odd thousand members.)
When I am signed in in my blogger account and I leave a message on your blog, I have the option to ask for an e-mail follow-up of the comments on that post. It just needs an X in a box. Then I get a follow-up on that specific post.
I have and RSS link in my bookmarks line of Firefox. I mouse over the Stobblehouse tab and get a list of post titles. That's enough to know if I should visit.
Frankly I'd rather pull a blog than have it pushed, then I can do it on my schedule.
I know exactly what you mean. Sage is a RSS reader extension for Firefox. Pages open directly in FF instead of some second-rate feed reader HTML renderer thingy.
pictures and videos you post, too.
ReplyDeleteI've seen options to be emailed when there's a new post, but not sure that's possible on Blogger. Or only for people with Blogger usernames. I'd still keep using RSS even if it was available, though.
I would try Feedburner, which seems to be very popular. http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/04/19/feedburner-will-dominate-blog-to-email/
ReplyDeleteThere's also a nice Google-based solution. But while I love Google but wouldn't want to overly depend of them. I remember too well how prominent PF-blogger Millionaire Mommy Next Door lost her blog and her mailbox when her Google account got locked. Should that happen to you, having your rss and e-mail notifications list hosted elsewhere could help you keep your audience.
The Google solution is somewhere in the middle of this page (scroll down)
http://20stickyposts.blogspot.com/search/label/notification
Please keep RSS, it's what I use to read your stuff. :-)
I think there are no notifications as default because some blogs are big, and running a big mailing list is surprisingly complex. Some people, like Lyris, charge very good money for doing it. (I pay over 100$ per month for the Domai newsletter at some 20-odd thousand members.)
ReplyDeleteWhen I am signed in in my blogger account and I leave a message on your blog, I have the option to ask for an e-mail follow-up of the comments on that post. It just needs an X in a box. Then I get a follow-up on that specific post.
ReplyDeleteMy RSS feed of this site, when viewed in Google Reader, contain the pics and videos in the message and the videos play fine.
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ReplyDeleteMan, Blogger is broken.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by "news post"? Usenet?
ReplyDeleteDang. Sorry, I meant "new post".
ReplyDeleteI have and RSS link in my bookmarks line of Firefox. I mouse over the Stobblehouse tab and get a list of post titles. That's enough to know if I should visit.
ReplyDeleteFrankly I'd rather pull a blog than have it pushed, then I can do it on my schedule.
I know exactly what you mean. Sage is a RSS reader extension for Firefox. Pages open directly in FF instead of some second-rate feed reader HTML renderer thingy.
ReplyDelete> I love Google but wouldn't want
ReplyDelete> to overly depend of them.
Oops, just noticed that Feedburner has been bought by Google. LOL