ScreenCast - Understanding RSS and How to Subscribe to Blogs
By Michael Pollock in Blogs and Blogging, Tutorials
I read a great article by Keith Robinson titled: Fixing (RSS/Atom) Newsfeed Subscription. His basic statement is blogs, RSS, etc. are way too techie - too much geek-speak, and it’s slowing down adoption of the technology.
I agree, and here’s a short screencast (15 minutes) to help folks better understand RSS and subscribe to blogs using My Yahoo or Bloglines. Hope it’s helpful.
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On Jul 29, 2005, Joshua Lane said:
Don’t you find it a little ironic that you agree with the sentiment, but then go on to mention a “screen-cast”… another term/concept that is also “way too techie” for the average user to understand?
Just a thought.
On Jul 29, 2005, michael d. pollock said:
josh: yes, just a little ironic. very little though. i think the difference is people can click the link and instantly understand what a screencast is by watching one.
Laura: yea, it’s a big nut to crack in learning all that. i’d like to see more designers create some easily accessible, low-cost tools to help people do blog customizing on their own.
screencasts would be a great way to do that. something like “how to customize your blog in 10 easy lessons.” think folks like you might pay 40-50 bucks for something like that? i do.
same thing with podcasting. i’m actualy toying around with running a free beta offering to help folks create a podcast. if you’re interested let me know.
On Apr 9, 2006, Jack Halpern said:
Thank you for finally clarifying RSS Feeds for me.
Jack
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