Comments on: Flock Feed Reader - why redirect to FeedBurner? http://www.johnon.com/53/feedreaders.html I think there's an opinion on that subject lying around here somewhere.... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:28:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: John Andrews http://www.johnon.com/53/feedreaders.html#comment-23 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:07:52 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/53/feedreaders.html#comment-23 Okay so there you have it! Thanks Don, now I have some reasons why to use Feedburner: >track feed subscribers automagically (lyes, this is good) >track other data about subscriber's use ($) >insert metadata into the feed ($) >promote the feed ($) >monetize the feed via revenue sharing (if you wants ads) >animated gifs I shall take a closer look at these, although I am pretty sure I will pass on the animated gifs. I also note there is a feed troubleshooter, which reports on feedburner's ability to read your feed. On my DreamHost account, that's a busy place (not havingmuch luck with Dreamhost these days...) Okay so there you have it! Thanks Don, now I have some reasons why to use Feedburner:

>track feed subscribers automagically (lyes, this is good)
>track other data about subscriber’s use ($)
>insert metadata into the feed ($)
>promote the feed ($)
>monetize the feed via revenue sharing (if you wants ads)
>animated gifs

I shall take a closer look at these, although I am pretty sure I will pass on the animated gifs. I also note there is a feed troubleshooter, which reports on feedburner’s ability to read your feed. On my DreamHost account, that’s a busy place (not havingmuch luck with Dreamhost these days…)

]]> by: don loeb http://www.johnon.com/53/feedreaders.html#comment-22 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:48:51 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/53/feedreaders.html#comment-22 john, i work at feedburner...we're excited that browswers are making it easier for people to subscribe to RSS. anything that helps bring RSS to the masses is a good thing. yes, we provide a browser friendly version of feeds for publishers, but it's not our focus. we provide a suite of value-added services for publishers that allow you to (1) measure your audience (subscribers, reach, pvs, clicks, etc.), (2) optimize your feed (insert metadata, transform feeds, add webservices (digg this, add to delicious, etc.)), (3) promote your feed (pinging, javascript and animated gif shareable widgets, email newsletters, etc.), and (4) monetize your feed and site (we share revenue with publishers that opt-in to our advertising network. hopefully, you will try out these services and remain a customer. ping me anytime with questions or thoughts. thanks..don john,

i work at feedburner…we’re excited that browswers are making it easier for people to subscribe to RSS. anything that helps bring RSS to the masses is a good thing. yes, we provide a browser friendly version of feeds for publishers, but it’s not our focus. we provide a suite of value-added services for publishers that allow you to (1) measure your audience (subscribers, reach, pvs, clicks, etc.), (2) optimize your feed (insert metadata, transform feeds, add webservices (digg this, add to delicious, etc.)), (3) promote your feed (pinging, javascript and animated gif shareable widgets, email newsletters, etc.), and (4) monetize your feed and site (we share revenue with publishers that opt-in to our advertising network.

hopefully, you will try out these services and remain a customer. ping me anytime with questions or thoughts. thanks..don

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