Category Archives: RSS feeds

The top ten posts of 2009 from These Digital Times

Posted on January 11, 2010 by John Welsh

Here are the top ten posts of 2009 from These Digital Times. Twitter and social media dominate – not at all surprising for a blog in this area. Six types of Tweets if you Twitter every day The ten questions … Continue reading →

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A list of ten Google Reader Shared Items to which you can subscribe saving you time.

Posted on March 13, 2009 by John Welsh

UPDATE: I’ve added an eleventh! You’ve only just learnt to manage your daily reading through RSS feeds. And soon you find yourself overwhelmed with the number of blogs to which you have subscribed. What do you do?  Why not subscribe to … Continue reading →

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Guest post: how to be a better listener by becoming a Power Google Reader

Posted on March 9, 2009 by John Welsh

Many of my colleagues ask me how to get started in social media. I always say “listen”. Set up a Twitter profile, but do not Tweet. Read blogs, but do not comment. Listen to the conversation, before you dare to … Continue reading →

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Five more online skills you must master BEFORE you start a blog

Posted on January 28, 2009 by John Welsh

Earlier this week, I launched the first of my two part campaign to encourage people to master five online skills before they start a blog. I promised five more online skills. So here they are. Once again, I make suggestions for … Continue reading →

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What do big variances in the number of your RSS subscribers mean?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by John Welsh

Do your RSS subscribers vary radically from one day to another? Does a sudden surge in subscribers indicate your blog posts are perfectly aligned with your community? Does a decline mean you are hopelessly mistaken in what you do ? … Continue reading →

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How to manage your daily reading through RSS feeds

Posted on December 6, 2008 by John Welsh

They fill my email inbox all day long. They boast names of interesting people. They jostle for my attention all day long. They promise to absorb and distract me. They are email subscriptions to leading bloggers’ daily posts or great news … Continue reading →

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