Comments on: Do We Even Need FeedBurner Anymore? http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/06/do-we-even-need-feedburner-anymore/ Social Media, WordPress and Web Development Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Phil Hollows http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/06/do-we-even-need-feedburner-anymore/#comment-12514 Phil Hollows Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:05:37 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=816#comment-12514 If you don[t have wordpress - or the time or technical skills to pull an equivalent together, FeedBlitz has a fully supported RSS stats and branding service. www.feedblitz.com/rssfaq.asp If you don[t have wordpress – or the time or technical skills to pull an equivalent together, FeedBlitz has a fully supported RSS stats and branding service. http://www.feedblitz.com/rssfaq.asp

]]> By: Actions Speak Louder Than Words http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/06/do-we-even-need-feedburner-anymore/#comment-9545 Actions Speak Louder Than Words Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:45:22 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=816#comment-9545 [...] proof. The problem is numbers are a a dying (dead) form of social proof. Your Twitter followers and blog subscriber numbers can both be manipulated. That leaves your actions and thoughts, and the more conversation the [...] [...] proof. The problem is numbers are a a dying (dead) form of social proof. Your Twitter followers and blog subscriber numbers can both be manipulated. That leaves your actions and thoughts, and the more conversation the [...]

]]> By: Vishveshwar Jatain http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/06/do-we-even-need-feedburner-anymore/#comment-7667 Vishveshwar Jatain Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:43:15 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=816#comment-7667 I have been using feedburner for our blog for about 3 months now and don't see much use for it, for one, the views that one gets at the blog are in no way proportional to the subscribed RSS readers. I have been using feedburner for our blog for about 3 months now and don’t see much use for it, for one, the views that one gets at the blog are in no way proportional to the subscribed RSS readers.

]]> By: Kevin Muldoon http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/06/do-we-even-need-feedburner-anymore/#comment-7293 Kevin Muldoon Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:13:14 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=816#comment-7293 I agree completely with everything you said. I was incredi surprised when feedburner started including feedburner stats, it makes it too easy to manipulate things (I wrote about this <a href="http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/06/18/feedburner-counts-appear-incorrectly-high-because-of-friendfeed/" rel="nofollow">here</a>). I am going to continue to use feedburner until a good alternative arrives. i.e. a service company like aweber or whatever who can offer a viable alternative and make it more difficult for people to artificially increase their feed count. Which is the biggest issue here. We could all just advertise our feeds directly with out xml feeds because as you saymost feed readers can handle all types now. However, feedburners greatest asset was it's chicklet - it was the the chicklet which quickly showed everyone how popular a blog was. It wasn't perfect but it was the best we had. Sadly, it's becoming more useless. I agree completely with everything you said. I was incredi surprised when feedburner started including feedburner stats, it makes it too easy to manipulate things (I wrote about this here).

I am going to continue to use feedburner until a good alternative arrives. i.e. a service company like aweber or whatever who can offer a viable alternative and make it more difficult for people to artificially increase their feed count.

Which is the biggest issue here. We could all just advertise our feeds directly with out xml feeds because as you saymost feed readers can handle all types now. However, feedburners greatest asset was it’s chicklet – it was the the chicklet which quickly showed everyone how popular a blog was. It wasn’t perfect but it was the best we had. Sadly, it’s becoming more useless.

]]> By: Jon Bishop http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/06/do-we-even-need-feedburner-anymore/#comment-7277 Jon Bishop Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:00:59 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=816#comment-7277 @Norcross I forgot about the multiple feed thing, but I'm wondering if that can't done with some other service. Maybe yahoo pipes or another WordPress plugin. My brains been spinning ever since that last little conversation we had. @Norcross I forgot about the multiple feed thing, but I’m wondering if that can’t done with some other service. Maybe yahoo pipes or another WordPress plugin. My brains been spinning ever since that last little conversation we had.

]]> By: Norcross http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/06/do-we-even-need-feedburner-anymore/#comment-7272 Norcross Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:26:42 +0000 http://www.jonbishop.com/?p=816#comment-7272 I agree 100%. I began using it simply because it made it easier. Now, I really don't see the point, and I find it less useful as time goes on. The one helpful thing it still has (IMO) is the dashboard for keeping an eye on multiple feeds. I agree 100%. I began using it simply because it made it easier. Now, I really don’t see the point, and I find it less useful as time goes on. The one helpful thing it still has (IMO) is the dashboard for keeping an eye on multiple feeds.

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