Comments on: Full text rss = death for blog?? http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: quaisi http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86882 quaisi Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:19:53 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86882 Feedburner provides you with lots of good stats. It`s full all the way for me. Feedburner provides you with lots of good stats. It`s full all the way for me.

]]> By: Scott Y http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86777 Scott Y Wed, 15 Feb 2006 06:17:53 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86777 As of income from people clicking into your site, are we talking about CPM or CPC ads here? The fact that more people coming in to read the full-text doesn't really bring extra income through CPC ads, but only inflats the impressions, which sometimes even has negative effect when things like "smart pricing" kicks in. Regular readers are already ad-blind -- just spare them and provide the full feed! I would think that majority of CPC income would be coming from organic traffic, i.e. those who actually searched the web for ways to spend their money and then subseqently landed on your blogsite... As of income from people clicking into your site, are we talking about CPM or CPC ads here? The fact that more people coming in to read the full-text doesn’t really bring extra income through CPC ads, but only inflats the impressions, which sometimes even has negative effect when things like “smart pricing” kicks in. Regular readers are already ad-blind — just spare them and provide the full feed!

I would think that majority of CPC income would be coming from organic traffic, i.e. those who actually searched the web for ways to spend their money and then subseqently landed on your blogsite…

]]> By: Shane http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86750 Shane Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:36:20 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86750 As a blog <i>reader</i>, I much prefer a full-text feed. I hate getting only the smallest of snippets and having to go through the delay of clicking the link, waiting for the page to load, and only then finding out that it wasn't interesting after all. The bigger the snippet, the more likely I am to stay subscribed to the feed because it's not a chore to read. I haven't found any feed that was crucial enough to subscribe to long-term even if their feed was cumbersome. I'd drop them before continuing to wade through a useless feed. As a blog reader, I much prefer a full-text feed. I hate getting only the smallest of snippets and having to go through the delay of clicking the link, waiting for the page to load, and only then finding out that it wasn’t interesting after all. The bigger the snippet, the more likely I am to stay subscribed to the feed because it’s not a chore to read. I haven’t found any feed that was crucial enough to subscribe to long-term even if their feed was cumbersome. I’d drop them before continuing to wade through a useless feed.

]]> By: Mike http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86716 Mike Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:44:00 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86716 Cary - Thanks ! Eoghann - They're the same cheap bastards that come into one of my brick and mortar stores everyday looking for something they can't afford because of their outlook on life. They wake up thinking the world owes them something and rather than participate and work for it...they whine for it. Chris - you are absolutely riight. Cary – Thanks !

Eoghann – They’re the same cheap bastards that come into one of my brick and mortar stores everyday looking for something they can’t afford because of their outlook on life. They wake up thinking the world owes them something and rather than participate and work for it…they whine for it.

Chris – you are absolutely riight.

]]> By: Rick http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86689 Rick Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:51:14 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86689 If you want me to read your blog then you better have a good headline. This is what grabs a readers attention and gets the clickthrough. If you can't write a good headline that will initiate a clickthrough, you are in the wrong business. If you want me to read your blog then you better have a good headline. This is what grabs a readers attention and gets the clickthrough. If you can’t write a good headline that will initiate a clickthrough, you are in the wrong business.

]]> By: Eoghann Irving http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86683 Eoghann Irving Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:47:13 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86683 I'm curious why those pushing for full feeds think telling the site owner that they will never click on his adverts whatever he does will motivate him to pander to them? Actually I am experimenting with full feeds on one of my blogs right now. My gut instinct is that it will hurt page-views and income, but I could be wrong and there's only one way to find out. I’m curious why those pushing for full feeds think telling the site owner that they will never click on his adverts whatever he does will motivate him to pander to them?

Actually I am experimenting with full feeds on one of my blogs right now. My gut instinct is that it will hurt page-views and income, but I could be wrong and there’s only one way to find out.

]]> By: Cary http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86679 Cary Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:52:40 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86679 Mike...you da' man. There. It's been said. :) Mike…you da’ man.

There.

It’s been said.

:)

]]> By: PAStheLoD http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86678 PAStheLoD Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:36:19 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86678 the ones who would like to read the full posts in the feeds, use ad-block of some kind :) I usually visit a blog, if i want to comment.. the ones who would like to read the full posts in the feeds, use ad-block of some kind :)

I usually visit a blog, if i want to comment..

]]> By: Chris Albon http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86677 Chris Albon Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:04:31 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86677 Full text isn't the death of blogs, it is the death of great blogs. Sure, with full text some people will still write about their new cat or old boyfriend, but those aren't the blogs people read. I WANT full time paid bloggers because they can provide a news/information service in a niche which is too small for traditional paper media, not just insight into their feelings about the new ikea livingroom they bought. People who want full text rss are the same people who copy music, pirate movies, steal software. They want it now and they want it for free, screw the consequences. If blogging is going to break into the mainstream we can't all be poor part-time bloggers talking about our 17 cats. There needs to be an acceptable way to become a high quality full time blogger, and full text rss just isn't it. Full text isn’t the death of blogs, it is the death of great blogs. Sure, with full text some people will still write about their new cat or old boyfriend, but those aren’t the blogs people read.

I WANT full time paid bloggers because they can provide a news/information service in a niche which is too small for traditional paper media, not just insight into their feelings about the new ikea livingroom they bought.

People who want full text rss are the same people who copy music, pirate movies, steal software. They want it now and they want it for free, screw the consequences.

If blogging is going to break into the mainstream we can’t all be poor part-time bloggers talking about our 17 cats. There needs to be an acceptable way to become a high quality full time blogger, and full text rss just isn’t it.

]]> By: Mike http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86672 Mike Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:54:24 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86672 Those that want everything in life for free and think that living in their mama's basement while she pays their hosting bill will never change. Those that think I'm gonna change the way I supply my feed are wrong. This doesn't even bring into play the splogs that gather your full feed and sell it as their own. Click thru - enjoy the ride - or don't. Some will...some won't...so what...so who's next ? Those that want everything in life for free and think that living in their mama’s basement while she pays their hosting bill will never change.

Those that think I’m gonna change the way I supply my feed are wrong.

This doesn’t even bring into play the splogs that gather your full feed and sell it as their own.

Click thru – enjoy the ride – or don’t.

Some will…some won’t…so what…so who’s next ?

]]> By: Andru Edwards http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86669 Andru Edwards Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:06:33 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86669 Full text or die? Is it okay that the blogger inserts advertising to support the full text feed, or are you one who just wants everything to come to you for free? I don't mind a partial feed at all. If I am interested, I will click through. Full text or die? Is it okay that the blogger inserts advertising to support the full text feed, or are you one who just wants everything to come to you for free?

I don’t mind a partial feed at all. If I am interested, I will click through.

]]> By: Chrono Cr@cker http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86667 Chrono Cr@cker Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:35:11 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86667 You see the audience which views the full text feed in Bloglines or so is not the kind of audience which clicks google ads. Geeks and Techno-Rated people don't really have time to click and what's with the what color is lemon thing? And Ofcourse, if people like the post they come to comment right. Hope that bloglines does not introduce a comment directly inside the interface, that is the true death of blog revenue. You see the audience which views the full text feed in Bloglines or so is not the kind of audience which clicks google ads. Geeks and Techno-Rated people don’t really have time to click and what’s with the what color is lemon thing?

And Ofcourse, if people like the post they come to comment right. Hope that bloglines does not introduce a comment directly inside the interface, that is the true death of blog revenue.

]]> By: Steven Frein http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-86665 Steven Frein Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:24:55 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/02/13/full-text-rss-death-for-blog/#comment-86665 Full experience is not Google ads. I will never click on your ads. Full text or die is more like it. Full experience is not Google ads. I will never click on your ads. Full text or die is more like it.

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