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Sending Out An RSS

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RSS is a friend of mine. Subscribing to feeds helps me keep current on a wide variety of blogs and topics. So, today I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on using RSS.

Your Eyes Are Getting Heavy…

Yes, your eyes are getting heavy thanks to my patented digital hypnosis technique. I’m hypnotizing you so that you will do my bidding. There are several actions I want you to take. Let’s review while you are still under the spell:

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My Big List Of Marketing Lists

Do you have a list of good marketing related resources? If so, please comment on my list so we can build a really incredible list of marketing lists. I’ll go first with the evolving Big List:

Top 29 Social Media Sites That Send Traffic

Top 16 RSS Links To Get You Started

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RSS 101 – Top 16 Links To Get You Started

RSS is a great way to ensure the quality content you want is delivered to you and not into your spam folder. But many computer users still have not embraced this organizational tool. So, I thought I’d put together a post on all you need to know about RSS.

Let Your Blog Speak For Itself

Talkr is a free Web 2.0 service that lets your blog speak for itself.

If your blog has a machine readable feed – thats typically one in RSS or Atom format – Talkr will pull your feed into its system where it is processed and output using speech simulation technology. Then, your audience can subscribe to the audio, download it onto their mp3 player and take you on the road with them.

RSS Alert – FeedBurner Offers New Self-Service Advertising Model

FeedBurner announced a new self-service advertising option for advertisers. It uses their headline animator service and so basically anyone who has a feed hosted with FeedBurner can push it out to other sites that are part of the FeedBurner ad network. It’s like a live AdWords alternative.

RSS Resources

BNET is a great source for business information of all types. I read it regularly. Here is a link to BNET’s RSS tagged information.

RSS Resources on BNET

In other RSS news, here is an excellent list of RSS and Blog directories, and here is some additional RSS information from Search Engine Watch.

RSS Strategy

I’m still a big fan of email marketing despite the problems – like deliverability – that surround email. It is a great way to communicate with interested customers and prospects. Email, however, is a push strategy. Marketers and PR professionals need some pull, and that is where RSS – really simple syndication – comes into play.