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Post by Sage on Feb 4, 2005 11:44:15 GMT -5
Tim,
When you update the site with Eleven19, will you be including an RSS feed? That would be helpful.
The new board looks better. Thanks for making the switch.
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Post by Tim S. McMahan on Feb 4, 2005 12:29:18 GMT -5
The new blog will be Blogger-driven, so it will likely include an RSS feed. I'm also working with eleven19 to possibly blog the CD reviews/matrix as well.
For those wondering what RSS is, here's a quick FAQ I found on the web that explains RSS and syndication:
What is RSS?
Basically, it's a mechanism for publishing (syndicating) and subscribing to recent additions to any website -- usually a news site or a weblog.
How Does It Work?
The RSS software tracks new posts on your blog, or your favourite news site, packages them all up in a standard format, called a feed, and sends them to anyone who has 'subscribed' to them. All your RSS feeds are integrated together, creating a kind of personalized newspaper. Some RSS feeds contain the entire article, while others offer just the headline, or the headline with the first part of the article, with a link to the full article.
How Do You Subscribe to an RSS 'feed'?
First you need to have a news aggregator (sometimes called a 'newsreader'), a software tool that collects and displays the feeds you choose to subscribe to. Radio Userland has one built in. The one I use is called Bloglines, but Feed Demon, NewsGator, and many other news aggregators operate similarly. They're free, and each has slightly different features.
To subscribe to the RSS feeds for your favourite news sites and blogs: Go to the site and find the URL for its RSS feed -- there will be a small orange box saying 'XML", or a link that says 'subscribe/syndicate this site'. When you've found it, right click on the box or link and 'copy link location'. Then go to your news aggregator and paste the copied link (it usually ends with .xml or .rdf) into the aggregator's 'subscribe' box.
Some news aggregators, and RSS catalogues like Syndic8 will even look up the RSS URL for you -- all you need to do is enter the name of the news source or blog, or its regular URL, and it will save you searching for the sometimes hard-to-find RSS link. Some news aggregators and channel builders like MyRSS can create a synthetic RSS feed for sources that don't have one.
Why Would You Want to Subscribe to an RSS feed?
Unlike e-mail subscriptions, RSS feeds don't clutter your e-mail inbox. News aggregators also give you more flexibility in what you subscribe to than e-mail subscriptions, and more flexibility in how information is displayed. And if you read a lot, it can save you time compared to browsing all the sources in your blogroll or Favorites folder. And it's spam-free. But it's not for everyone -- some people prefer browsing serendipitously, or like looking at blogrolls and other sidebar contents (which don't make it into RSS feeds) -- and a huge backlog of unread RSS feeds can by intimidating, even tyrannical.
Why Would You Want to Have an RSS feed?
It's another way to get your message out, and to find readers for your writing. It reduces the chance that your most faithful readers will miss some of your posts by forgetting to visit, or will see time-sensitive posts too late. Some people won't even read sources that don't offer RSS feeds, claiming they don't have time. Dave Winer now offers a service to let you see who subscribes to your RSS feed, to complement your Technorati inbound links so you have a better sense of who your entire readership is.
Next Steps
If you want to try out subscribing to RSS feeds, to see if you like them, pick one of the free news aggregators, subscribe to a dozen or two of your favourite news sources or blogs, and look at the feeds once a day for a week. After that trial period you'll probably either make your aggregator your one-stop shop for news and blog-reading, or decide it's not for you and go back to browsing your blogroll or Favorites folder sites. And if you prefer your RSS feeds by e-mail, Bloglet can send them to you that way, too.
If you want to set up an RSS feed for your blog, unless you're a Radio Userland blogger you'll have to check out the instructions for your particular blog tool (they're all different). Or you can simply provide a link to one of the services like Bloglines that create a synthetic RSS feed for you. And if this is all too complicated for you, Bloglet lets you offer your readers a daily e-mail digest of your posts (or your RSS feed) instead.
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Post by Thom on Feb 5, 2005 21:31:53 GMT -5
Tim,
Did you ever get that new interview with Son, Ambulance taken care of? I hope we get to see it soon.
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Post by Tim S. McMahan on Feb 5, 2005 23:00:41 GMT -5
The Son, Ambulance interview will be online a week from this coming Wednesday.
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Post by phonebooths on Feb 6, 2005 12:27:45 GMT -5
Awesome! I can't wait.
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Post by Vince on Feb 7, 2005 1:01:28 GMT -5
Simply put, the new son ambulance record is one of the best things saddle-creek has put out, and one of the best records of 2004 if not the past 5 years. It is mind boggling that Creek doesn't give ambulance more attention. "Key" outshines anything they have put out in a long time, and they don't seem to be pushing as much as the other albums.
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Post by Thom on Feb 7, 2005 16:34:14 GMT -5
I agree. "Key" was an amazing record and the kids at Saddle Creek aren't doing enough for it. Beep Beep's "Business Casual" is amazing as well. I just think that some of the Creek's bands need exposure other than the usuals that we see . . .
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Post by Jane on Feb 7, 2005 16:46:21 GMT -5
I couldn't agree more about 'Key' and 'Business Casual'. It boggles my mind that I went to a sold out Rilo Kiley show and two weeks later was one of maybe ten people at the Son, Ambulance show. The same could be said for Friday's Beep Beep show. They played to a 1000+ crowd when they opened for the Faint and Friday it might have been 30 people. What's the deal? Seriously, those are two of the best records I've heard since I can't even remember when...I just don't get it.
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Post by Tim S. McMahan on Feb 7, 2005 18:31:52 GMT -5
Jane, where was that Beep Beep show at?
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Post by Jane on Feb 8, 2005 16:35:02 GMT -5
Jane, where was that Beep Beep show at? Haileys in Denton TX and the Son, Ambulance show was at Rubber Gloves in Denton.
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Post by Thom on Feb 12, 2005 18:43:32 GMT -5
Yeah, some friends and I went to go see Beep Beep when they played Fayetteville and we were maybe 3 of 5 kids there to see them. It was sad. They're such a great band and they travel to receive very little appreciation. I couldn't thank them enough for coming. Everybody was there to see Lucero (who aren't horrible, but . . .) I don't know. It's stuff like that . . . that just keeps people like Joe from coming to Arkansas.
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Post by Jane on Feb 13, 2005 13:43:49 GMT -5
Yeah, some friends and I went to go see Beep Beep when they played Fayetteville and we were maybe 3 of 5 kids there to see them. It was sad. They're such a great band and they travel to receive very little appreciation. I couldn't thank them enough for coming. Everybody was there to see Lucero (who aren't horrible, but . . .) I don't know. It's stuff like that . . . that just keeps people like Joe from coming to Arkansas. hahaha...fayetteville...they had some stories about that night. i'm glad you went.
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Post by Thom on Feb 14, 2005 14:34:02 GMT -5
Oooo, stories? Do tell. ;D
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Post by Jane on Feb 14, 2005 17:01:12 GMT -5
Oooo, stories? Do tell. ;D you weren't the drunk guy who stormed the dressing room and had to be escorted out where you? because if you were...then this story would be weird... confirm this and then i'll share with everyone.
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Post by Thom on Feb 14, 2005 23:51:12 GMT -5
ahahahaha
No, alas, I'm not.
I'm the kid with the big hair that gave Joel a sandwich.
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