Tag Archives: rss
Is Google Buzz the Twitter Killer?
Some have compared it to FriendFeed, some have called it Google’s answer to Facebook, and some are just annoyed and can’t wait to turn it off (in GMail, you can scroll to the bottom and click on “turn off buzz”, by the way). Others have predicted Google Buzz will annihilate Twitter! They make a compelling argument. It’s a sophisticated broadcast notification system, much like Twitter. It’s public. You can send images (and you don’t need third party applications like TwitPic). You can automatically feed Buzz from other services (Blog RSS Feeds, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Digg, etc.). Your Google profile is now your Google Buzz profile, and has much more information …
Facebook Pages and RSS – A Step-By-Step Guide
The most annoying thing about a Facebook Page is that it is called Facebook Page. A page is not the same as your Facebook Profile, it is a separate feature that allows you to build a fan base to promote your website, brand, or company within the Facebook community. But do any search for “Facebook Page”, and I guarantee 85% of the results will relate to the Facebook profile. Overview This entry is how to get your blog to feed on your Facebook Page, and is a step-by-step guide. I wish I had this a month ago, but here it is for the rest of the world. If you do …
WordPress Plugins, Widgets and Must-Dos
Now that I have so many websites running on WordPress (I count 27, but I might be missing some), and have played around with so many plug-ins, widgets and features, I figured I’d write a little article all about my experience. Maybe it will save you a headache or two in your development. This article does not tell you how to install WordPress, the basic setup, or how to choose a template. Maybe I’ll cover these topics another day. WordPress is a good platform for both blogs, and “traditional” websites. Many of our websites just happen to run on WordPress so people may post comments and so forth. I only …
One Month of Twitter
It’s been one month since I skeptically started using Twitter. Wow. I’m convinced that every marketing person, Internet geek, computer programmer, opportunistic, or egomaniac should be using Twitter! Here’s what I’ve done in 28 days (in addition to my regular job managing the company): I’ve created profiles for all 3 of my business divisions and assigned somebody to maintain each one. For my eBrands division, I am syndicating the eBrands Twitter feed onto the website, and have plans to syndicate the other 2 to the company blogs (which are being prepared right now). I launched a profile for our popular news aggregator website, CanWire.ca (we are building the RSS interface …
Social Networking Primer
I spend a great deal of time going to conferences on Search Engine Optimization, Affiliate Marketing, Webmastering and so forth. Not as much as some of my crazy friends, but often enough. For the last few years, the buzz has been “social networking”. For the first few years it was “building your own social networks”. Now it’s shifted to “taking advantage of existing social networks”. You have your FaceBook and LinkedIn for your “basic” profile. Then you have your blogs. Then you have Twitter for micro-blogging (or, as I explain it to new people – like “broadcast instant messaging, only less likely to be read”). Then you have your social …
