vs Looking for a great blogging platform? ContentRobot performed a head-to-head test of two popular, open-source software platforms: Drupal and WordPress. As a testament to these products, there was no clear-cut winner as each has their merits. Here are some of the criteria we used and our thoughts about each. InstallationDrupal’s multi-step installation and database … Read More
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Can You Digg It?
Have you noticed while your are reading online you see a prompt to “digg” this story? We have one on the bottom of each of our full page posts that looks like this: Digg What is Digg? It’s is a technology news website that combines social bookmarking, blogging, and syndication with non-hierarchical, democratic editorial control. … Read More
Use Feedburner to Fight Splogging and Scraping
Do you know where your feeds are? Do you know who is reading them? Feedburner gives bloggers a simple way of finding out exactly how many people were reading your feed, how many of those people were clicking on items and which items they were following up on. It’s an extremely useful service. You can … Read More
How to Use NewsGator to Subscribe to RSS Feeds
NewsGator is another popular and free news reader (although you can sign up for more premium services). Sign up Access NewsGator here. Click on the “Sign Up” button on the home page. Enter a username, password, first name, last name, and email address. Also, click the checkbox to agree to the Terms of Service and … Read More
How to Use My Yahoo! to Subscribe to News Feeds
Register with My Yahoo! Go to My Yahoo!. Click the “Sign Up” link in the top left corner. (If you already have a Yahoo account click “Sign In” and skip to the “Adding a Feed to My Yahoo! using the + My Yahoo! Button” section below.) At the next screen, click on your interests, then … Read More
How to Use Bloglines to Subscribe to News Feeds
Signing up with Bloglines is free and easy – only an email address and password are required. How to Register with Bloglines Go to www.bloglines.com. Click on the Sign up now link. Enter your email address and a password. (Make sure that you type in a correct email address as they will send you an … Read More
All About News Feeds and Subscribing to Them
Subscribing to News Feeds Have you ever seen icons but didn’t know what they were all about? These point to XML (Extensible Markup Language), or special Web coding for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) that describes a new type of Web information called a “news feed.” Essentially, these feeds contain a summary and links of any … Read More
Web 2.0 and Blogging
One of the most highly touted features of the Web 2.0 era is the rise of blogging. Personal home pages, personal diaries, and personal opinion, have been around since the early days of the web, so what is the fuss all about? RSS Extends Web Page Viewing Away from the Browsers It used to be … Read More