A Guide to RSS Aggregators

September 10th, 2006

One of the most popular features of Internet portals, websites, pages and even emails is a frame that features an organized list of news headlines and periodic updates from other web sources.  Really Simple Syndication, formerly “Rich Site Summary” or simply, RSS makes this possible.

Most users visit a lot of websites whose content continually change, such as news sites, community organization or professional association information pages, medical websites, product support pages, and blogs.  As Internet surfing became an intrinsic part of business and leisure, it became important to get rid of the very tedious task of repeatedly returning to each website to see updated content.

RSS easily distributes information from different websites to a wider number of Internet users.  RSS aggregators are programs that use RSS to source these updates, and then organize those lists of headlines, content and notices for easy reading.  It allows computers to automatically retrieve and read the content that users want, then track changes and personalize lists of headlines that interests them.

The specially made computer programs called “RSS aggregators” were created to automatically find and retrieve the RSS feeds of pre-selected internet sites on behalf of the user and organize the results accordingly. (RSS feeds and aggregators are also sometimes referred to as “RSS Channels” and “RSS Readers”.)

The RSS aggregator is like a web browser for RSS content.  HTML presents information directly to users, and RSS automatically lets computers communicate with one another.  While users use browsers to surf the web then load and view each page of interest, RSS aggregators keeps track of changes to many websites.  The titles or descriptions are links themselves and can be used to load the web page the user wants.

RSS starts with an original Web site that has content made available by the administrator.  The website creates an RSS document and registers this content with an RSS publisher that will allow other websites to syndicate the documents.  The Web site also produces an RSS feed, or channel, which is available together with all other resources or documents on the particular Web server.  The website will register the feed as an RSS document, with a listed directory of appropriate RSS publishers.

An RSS feed is composed of website content listed from newest to oldest.  Each item usually consists of a simple title describing the item along with a more complete description and a link to a web page with the actual content being described.  In some instances, the short description or title line is the all the updated information that a user wants to read (for example, final games scores in sports, weblogs post, or stock updates).   Therefore, it is not even necessary to have a web page associated with the content or update items listed — sometimes all the needed information that users need would be in the titles and short summaries themselves.

The RSS content is located in a single file on a webpage in a manner not very different from typical web pages.  The difference is that the information is written in the XML computer code for use by an RSS aggregator and not by a web user like a normal HTML page.

There are 2 main parts that are involved in RSS syndication, namely:  the source end and the client end.

The client end of RSS publishing makes up part of the system that gathers and uses the RSS feed.  For example, Mozilla FireFox browser is typically at the client end of the RSS transaction.  A user’s desktop RSS aggregator program also belongs to the client end.

Once the URL of an RSS feed is known, a user can give that address to an RSS aggregator program and have the aggregator monitor the RSS feed for changes.  Numerous RSS aggregators are already preconfigured with a ready list of RSS feed URLs for popular news or information websites that a user can simply choose from.

There are many RSS aggregators that can be used by all Internet users.  Some can be accessed through the Internet, some are already incorporated into email applications, and others run as a standalone program inside the personal computer.

RSS feeds have evolved into many uses.  Some uses gaining popularity are:

·For online store or retail establishments:  Notification of new product arrivals
·For organization or association newsletters:  title listings and notification of new issues, including email newsletters
·Weather Updates and other alerts of changing geographic conditions
·Database management:  Notification of new items added, or new registered members to a club or interest group.

The uses of feeds will continue to grow, because RSS aggregators make access to any information that individual users like more convenient and fun.

The Basic Of RSS

September 10th, 2006

What is RSS?

You probably have seen this three-letter acronym in the course of your internet surfing. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary; syndicating means republishing an article that comes from another source such as a website or blog.

An RSS is a means of publicizing updates about websites. It may or may not include a summary and photos of the latest posting. But those that provide summaries (thus Rich Site Summary) allow users to skim through the article so that they could decide later on if they want to access the website source. The RSS feed usually contains the title of the update originating from the website. It is also usually the link to the website source.

What are the benefits of RSS?

RSS gives benefits to both readers (users) and web publishers.

1. It gives you the latest updates.
Whether it is about the weather, new music, software upgrade, local news, or a new posting from a rarely-updates site learn about the latest as soon as it comes out.

2. It saves on surfing time.
Since an RSS feed provides a summary of the related article, it saves the user’s time by helping s/he decide on which items to prioritize when reading or browsing the net.

3. It gives the power of subscription to the user.
Users are given a free-hand on which websites to subscribe in their RSS aggregators which they can change at any time they decide differently.

4. It lessens the clutter in your inbox.
Although your email address will be required to enjoy the services of online RSS aggregators, RSS does not use your email address to send the updates.

5. It is spam free.
Unlike email subscriptions, RSS does not make use of your email address to send updates thus your privacy is kept safe from spam mails.

6. Unsubscribing is hassle-free.
Unlike email subscriptions where the user is asked questions on why s/he is unsubscribing and then the user would be asked to confirm unsubscribing, all you have to do is to delete the RSS feed from your aggregator.

7. It can be used as an advertising or marketing tool.

Users who subscribe or syndicate product websites receive the latest news on products and services without the website sending spam mail. This is advantageous to both the web user and the website owner since advertising becomes targeted; those who are actually interested in their products are kept posted.

What are the drawbacks of RSS?

The disadvantages of RSS use are brought about by its being a new technology and some user-preference concerns.

1. Some users prefer receiving email updates over an RSS feed.

2. Graphics and photos do not appear in all RSS feeds.

For conciseness and ease of publication, RSS feeds do not display the photos from the original site in announcing the update except for some web-based aggregators

3. The identity of the source website can be confusing.

Since RSS feeds do not display the actual URL or name of the website, it can sometimes get confusing on what feed a user is actually reading.

4. Publishers cannot determine how many users are subscribed to their feed and the frequency of their visits. Moreover, they would not know the reasons why users unsubscribe which could be important in improving their advertising.

5. RSS feeds create higher traffic and demands on the server.

Most readers still prefer the whole update over a brief summary of the entry, thus they still access the site.

6. Since it is a new technology, many sites still do not support RSS.

How do I start using RSS?

There are two things needed: an RSS feed and an RSS aggregator or RSS reader. The RSS feed comes from an RSS-supported website. There are also websites that provide a list of RSS feeds of different websites. An RSS aggregator is used to read the RSS feed from the source website. It scans and collects data on latest RSS feeds from the worldwide web.

An aggregator comes in two forms: a downloadable program also known as desktop aggregator and an online or web-based aggregator. Downloadable aggregators may require payment before they can be acquired, while internet-based aggregators are usually free of charge. All you need to do is to register an account then you are ready to use their services. Both versions allow you to customize or choose which RSS feeds to enter. Paid aggregators are usually chosen by more experienced users and they usually allow more freedom in customizing feeds.

1. Choose an RSS aggregator to use. For beginners, web-based aggregators are recommended since they are usually user-friendly

2. Scan the homepage of your target website for the RSS or XML button. It contains the RSS code you need to enter in the aggregator. Copy this code. Syndic8 provides a directory of websites that support RSS.

3. Paste the code (which contains the URL of the website) in your aggregator. There is a space provided for pasting the code.

After you have done these three easy steps, you can start reading the RSS feeds coming from the website. New postings appear as they are published real time at the source website or blog.

RSS and Internet Marketing

The original idea of RSS came from Netscape, where their intention is to provide a means for users to customize their personal homepage to contain links to websites that interest them, similar to bookmarking websites.

The application of RSS to internet marketing was an unforeseen development to RSS technology developers. Since users are given the freedom to add RSS feeds to their aggregators, those who are interested in particular products and services available in the internet can now be notified real time. Marketing becomes more specific to interested people and not a hit-and-miss operation.

Those who intend to use RSS for marketing their products and services should consider linking up with email account providers, (e.g. Yahoo, MSN, Google mail); networking websites (e.g. Friendster, Multiply, My Space, Hi5); websites of newspapers and television network websites (e.g. New York Times, CNN) for medium to big-scale companies. Small-time industries can also look into networking websites as well as personal blog websites (e.g. Blogspot) and websites of clubs and organizations that would probably make use of their products or services e.g. a fishing supplies store can look for the website of their local fishing club for possible RSS marketing.

Clearly, RSS is an innovation in information management in the worldwide web as well as online marketing. We can expect better RSS technology in the not-so-distant future as its popularity increases among users and website owners alike.

Tip-tip mencari partner untuk tukar link (link partner)

September 9th, 2006

Tip ini berasal dari Brad Callen pembuat software Seo Elite yang saya tambahkan beberapa kata pencarian. Caranya adalah masukkan berbagai kata pencarian yang akan saya daftarkan di bawah ini ke PageRank Search dari SEOCHAT, anda cukup merubah kata pencariannya satu persatu, nanti akan dihasilkan berbagai halaman website yang menerima link partner, bisa diurutkan berdasarkan Google PageRank. Semakin tinggi PageRank dari link partner kita, maka semakin baik pengaruhnya bagi peringkat anda di mesin pencari.

“Add link” “keyword”
“Add a link” “keyword”
“Add site” “keyword”
“Add a site” “keyword”
“Add URL” “keyword”
“Add a URL” “keyword”
“Add an URL” “keyword”
“Submit link” “keyword”
“Submit a link” “keyword”
“Submit site” “keyword”
“Submit a site” “keyword”
“Submit URL” “keyword”
“Submit a URL” “keyword”
“Submit an URL” “keyword”
“Suggest link” “keyword”
“Suggest a link” “keyword”
“Suggest site” “keyword”
“Suggest a site” “keyword”
“Suggest URL” “keyword”
“Suggest a URL” “keyword”
“Suggest an URL” “keyword”

“favorite links” “keyword”
“recommended links” “keyword”
“cool sites” “keyword”
“cool places” “keyword”
“reciprocal” “keyword”
“directory” “keyword”
“directorys” “keyword”
“directories” “keyword”
“exchange” “keyword”
“exchanges” “keyword”
“resources” “keyword”
“resource” “keyword”
“links” “keyword”

Selanjutnya :
“nama negara” “add url”
“nama negara” “suggest a site”
“nama negara” “submit site”
“nama negara” “links”
“nama negara” “reciprocal links”
“nama negara” “directory”

“friends” “keyword”
“partners” “keyword”

“add your url” “keyword”
“submit your url” “keyword”
“submit your site” “keyword”
“add your url” “keyword”
“add your link” “keyword”

“add url” “keywords”
“add site” “keywords”
“add link” “keywords”
“add a url” “keywords”
“add a site” “keywords”
“add a link” “keywords”
“submit url” “keywords”
“submit site” “keywords”
“submit link” “keywords”
“submit a url” “keywords”
“submit a site” “keywords”
“submit a link” “keywords”

“recomended sites” “keyword”
“links” “keyword”
“link exchange” “keyword”
“link exchanges” “keyword”
“link request” “keyword”
“link partner” “keyword”
“recip link” “keyword”
“link” “keyword”

“addurl.html” “keyword”
“addsite.html” “keyword”
“addlink.html” “keyword”
“addaurl.html” “keyword”
“addasite.html” “keyword”
“addalink.html” “keyword”
“submiturl.html” “keyword”
“submitsite.html” “keyword”
“submitlink.html” “keyword”
“submitaurl.html” “keyword”
“submitasite.html” “keyword”
“submitalink” “keyword”

“add-url.html” “keyword”
“add-site.html” “keyword”
“add-link.html” “keyword”
“add-a-url.html” “keyword”
“add-a-site.html” “keyword”
“add-a-link.html” “keyword”
“submit-url.html” “keyword”
“submit-site.html” “keyword”
“submit-link.html” “keyword”
“submit-a-url.html” “keyword”
“submit-a-site.html” “keyword”
“submit-a-link.html” “keyword”

“add_url.html” “keyword”
“add_site.html” “keyword”
“add_link.html” “keyword”
“add_a_url.html” “keyword”
“add_a_site.html” “keyword”
“add_a_link.html” “keyword”
“submit_url.html” “keyword”
“submit_site.html” “keyword”
“submit_link.html” “keyword”
“submit_a_url.html” “keyword”
“submit_a_site.html” “keyword”
“submit_a_link.html” “keyword”

“add-url.htm” “keyword”
“add-site.htm” “keyword”
“add-link.htm” “keyword”
“add-a-url.htm” “keyword”
“add-a-site.htm” “keyword”
“add-a-link.htm” “keyword”
“submit-url.htm” “keyword”
“submit-site.htm” “keyword”
“submit-link.htm” “keyword”
“submit-a-url.htm” “keyword”
“submit-a-site.htm” “keyword”
“submit-a-link.htm” “keyword”

“add_url.htm” “keyword”
“add_site.htm” “keyword”
“add_link.htm” “keyword”
“add_a_url.htm” “keyword”
“add_a_site.htm” “keyword”
“add_a_link.htm” “keyword”
“submit_url.htm” “keyword”
“submit_site.htm” “keyword”
“submit_link.htm” “keyword”
“submit_a_url.htm” “keyword”
“submit_a_site.htm” “keyword”
“submit_a_link.htm” “keyword”
“submitlink.htm” “keyword”
“submitsite.htm” “keyword”

“add-url.php” “keyword”
“add-site.php” “keyword”
“add-link.php” “keyword”
“add-a-url.php” “keyword”
“add-a-site.php” “keyword”
“add-a-link.php” “keyword”
“submit-url.php” “keyword”
“submit-site.php” “keyword”
“submit-link.php” “keyword”
“submit-a-url.php” “keyword”
“submit-a-site.php” “keyword”
“submit-a-link.php” “keyword”

“add_url.php” “keyword”
“add_site.php” “keyword”
“add_link.php” “keyword”
“add_a_url.php” “keyword”
“add_a_site.php” “keyword”
“add_a_link.php” “keyword”
“submit_url.php” “keyword”
“submit_site.php” “keyword”
“submit_link.php” “keyword”
“submit_a_url.php” “keyword”
“submit_a_site.php” “keyword”
“submit_a_link.php” “keyword”
“submitlink.php” “keyword”
“submitsite.php” “keyword”

“add-url.shtml” “keyword”
“add-site.shtml” “keyword”
“add-link.shtml” “keyword”
“add-a-url.shtml” “keyword”
“add-a-site.shtml” “keyword”
“add-a-link.shtml” “keyword”
“submit-url.shtml” “keyword”
“submit-site.shtml” “keyword”
“submit-link.shtml” “keyword”
“submit-a-url.shtml” “keyword”
“submit-a-site.shtml” “keyword”
“submit-a-link.shtml” “keyword”
“submitlink.shtml” “keyword”
“submitsite.shtml” “keyword”

“add_url.shtml” “keyword”
“add_site.shtml” “keyword”
“add_link.shtml” “keyword”
“add_a_url.shtml” “keyword”
“add_a_site.shtml” “keyword”
“add_a_link.shtml” “keyword”
“submit_url.shtml” “keyword”
“submit_site.shtml” “keyword”
“submit_link.shtml” “keyword”
“submit_a_url.shtml” “keyword”
“submit_a_site.shtml” “keyword”
“submit_a_link.shtml” “keyword”

“add-url.cfm” “keyword”
“add-site.cfm” “keyword”
“add-link.cfm” “keyword”
“add-a-url.cfm” “keyword”
“add-a-site.cfm” “keyword”
“add-a-link.cfm” “keyword”
“submit-url.cfm” “keyword”
“submit-site.cfm” “keyword”
“submit-link.cfm” “keyword”
“submit-a-url.cfm” “keyword”
“submit-a-site.cfm” “keyword”
“submit-a-link.cfm” “keyword”
“submitlink.cfm” “keyword”
“submitsite.cfm” “keyword”

“add_url.cfm” “keyword”
“add_site.cfm” “keyword”
“add_link.cfm” “keyword”
“add_a_url.cfm” “keyword”
“add_a_site.cfm” “keyword”
“add_a_link.cfm” “keyword”
“submit_url.cfm” “keyword”
“submit_site.cfm” “keyword”
“submit_link.cfm” “keyword”
“submit_a_url.cfm” “keyword”
“submit_a_site.cfm” “keyword”
“submit_a_link.cfm” “keyword”

Tambahan:

“add your link” + “keyword”
“add link” + “keyword”
“add your site” + “keyword”
“link exchange” + “keyword”
“add your URL” + “keyword”
“submit your link” + “keyword”
“add links” + “keyword”
“submit your site” + “keyword”
“exchange links” + “keyword”
“add new link” + “keyword”
“add URL” + “keyword”
“add site” + “keyword”
“add a link” + “keyword”
“add your website” + “keyword”
“submit your website” + “keyword”
“add a new link” + “keyword”
“submit URL” + “keyword”
“submit link” + “keyword”
“request a link” + “keyword”
“exchanging links” + “keyword”
“submit a link” + “keyword”
“trade links” + “keyword”
“submit website” + “keyword”
“link requests” + “keyword”
“website listed here” + “keyword”
“link swap” + “keyword”
“add a site” + “keyword”
“partner with us” + “keyword”
“submit site” + “keyword”
“links exchange” + “keyword”
“post your link” + “keyword”
“submit new url” + “keyword”
“suggest link” + “keyword”
“add new links” + “keyword”
“add your links” + “keyword”
“submit website” + “keyword”
“submit your page” + “keyword”
“suggest a url” + “keyword”
“swap links” + “keyword”
“add your site’s link” + “keyword”
“submit your URL” + “keyword”
“trade reciprocal links” + “keyword”
Sebenarnya masih banyak lagi, tunggu saja postingan selanjutnya. Atau anda mau menambahkannya silakan komentari :)

Optimasi untuk mesin cari Google™

September 7th, 2006

Dari berbagai rujukan saya mendapatkan beberapa point yang paling mempengaruhi peringkat website anda di mesin cari Google™. Berikut ini:

  1. Keyword Density dari suatu halaman website anda. Perbandingan keyword target anda terhadap kata kata yang lainnya. Usahakan untuk mendekati 5%.
  2. Freshness Factor  Seberapa sering halaman tertentu dari website anda terupdate? Lebih sering lebih baik.
  3. Title yang mengandung keyword.
  4. Nama link yang mengandung keyword.
  5. Nama link dari luar (anchor text) yang mengandung keyword.
  6. Nama directory yang mengandung keyword.
  7. Alt image yang mengandung keyword.
  8. Comment html yang mengandung keyword.
  9. Validasi HTML,CSS,dan RSS.
  10. Link Popularity lebih tepatnya one-way link, yaitu link dari website lain ke website anda. Kualitas dari link tersebut sebanding dengan nilai PageRank™ dari halaman website yang bersangkutan. Semakin tinggi  PR  dari halaman website yang mengelink ke  website anda semakin baik  kualitasnya.
  11. Link  Relevansi   sebagai tambahan untuk no.10 diatas, maksudnya link tersebut harus dari website yang mempunyai tema, yang berhubungan dengan tema website anda.

Ada tanggapan atau tambahan?

Berapakah harga blog anda?

September 6th, 2006

Ingin tahu berapa harga blog anda? Silakan coba disini

Ternyata harganya lebih tinggi jika blog anda mempunya inbound link (link dari blog lain ke blog anda) yang banyak. Makanya kita tukeran link yuk..biar harganya naik.

Bisnis Affiliate Program

August 21st, 2006

Disini kita akan gali segala sesuatu tentang affiliate program, sebuah jalan menuju kebebasan finansial. Saya akan pilihkan untuk anda affiliate program yang berkualitas tinggi dan lifetime atau recurring commission. Maksud loh? Maksud saya lifetime commission itu adalah komisi yang dibayarkan berulang ulang oleh penyedia program selama sang pembeli menjadi anggota penyedia program yang bersangkutan. Nah kalau begitu, sekali kita telah mempunyai komisi maka itu akan menjadi pendapatan anda seterusnya. Wow, dan tanpa bersusah payah lagi, kecuali tentunya anda tidak puas dengan besar komisi tersebut yang nantinya anda akan cari dan cari dan cari terus kostumer untuk penyedia program tersebut -sampai anda rasa cukup. Wah tapi tak ada yang cukup yah buat kita, semuanya kelihatan kurang, yah itulah manusia meeenn….

Apa itu SEO?

August 21st, 2006

SEO kependekan dari Search Engine Optimization, yaitu cara cara bagaimana memaksimalkan peringkat website anda di mesin cari, berdasarkan kata kunci (keyword) yang anda maksudkan. Strategi ini cepat sekali perubahannya sejalan dengan algoritma perankingan di mesin pencari itu sendiri. Di blog ini kita akan mendiskusikan banyak strategi SEO terbaru yang efektif dan aman. Tunggu saja..kunjungi terus blog ini, atau subscribe ke rss reader anda. Tidak rugi kan?

Diskusi tentang google adsense

August 21st, 2006

Anda merupakan salah seorang yang sudah mempunyai pendapatan online dengan mengikuti program google adsense? Jika ya, tidak salahnya anda sharing ilmu tentang memaksimalkan pendapatan di google adsense ini di sini. Anda akan menjadi seorang pahlawan bagi mereka yang newbie atau pemula di bidang google adsense ini. Setuju??

Diskusi tentang Asia Income

August 21st, 2006

Siapa tahu? Bisnis asia income akan merajai bisnis online MLM yang ada. Kedengarannya terlalu muluk. Tapi kalau memang si pengelola punya idealisme yang kuat, tentu akan terjadi juga. Makanya jika anda tertarik sebelumnya kita diskusikan dulu disini, kelebihan dan kelemahannya. Saya percaya, anda sudah lelah dengan iming iming dollar, dan selanjutnya bisnis ini mati, seperti indostar-v misalnya atau Elite Marketing.

ASIA INCOME - Kesempatan menuju kebebasan finansial

August 20th, 2006

Program MLM ini baru dibuka pada 17 Agustus 2006 Baru sekali. Berikut ini ulasan tentang program ini…


Persiapkan diri anda untuk menjadi seorang Milyuner dalam 1 tahun kedepan!

Hanya dengan Investasi sebesar 70ribu atau 7Usd saja, anda berhak mendapatkan Royalti sebesar 10Milyar!

Bagaimana CARA mendapatkan 10Milyar dalam 1 tahun kedepan ?

MUDAH dan Sederhana! Melalui Sistem Network Marketing yang kami terapkan! Sistem Forced Matrix 10X6 (dengan SPILLOVER) akan memberikan anda penghasilan 10Milyar Rupiah dan menghantarkan anda menuju Kebebasan Finansial!

Passive Income yang sebenarnya akan anda dapatkan secara tidak terduga!
Anda akan merasakan nikmatnya hasil dari sebuah Sistem Network Marketing, karena begitu banyaknya UANG mengalir ke rekening pribadi anda Kapan Saja,
dan Dari Mana Saja!

Posisi Level Jumlah Peserta Penghasilan (Usd)
1 10 10 x 1            = 10
2 10 x 10 100 x 1          = 100
3 10 x 10 x 10 1000 x 1        = 1000
4 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 10000 x 1      = 10.000
5 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 100000 x 1    = 100.000
6 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 1000000 x 1  = 1.000.000
 

Total :

1.111.110 USD

Potensi pendapatan anda dalam 1 tahun kedepan lebih 1juta Usd (10Milyar).
Luar biasa! Bahkan anda bisa mendapatkannya tanpa harus bersusah payah!
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