http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-164670 Ian Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:19:23 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=46#comment-164670 Just came across the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU" rel="nofollow">RSS in Plain English Video</a>. Clear as a bell. Great video. Just came across the RSS in Plain English Video. Clear as a bell. Great video.

]]> http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-34327 Ian Sat, 12 May 2007 21:12:56 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=46#comment-34327 A 3:30 video <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english" rel="nofollow">RSS In Plain English</a> on understanding RSS. Recommended. A 3:30 video RSS In Plain English on understanding RSS. Recommended.

]]> http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-23248 Ian Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:24:39 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=46#comment-23248 Flyte has a <a href="http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/01/how_to_subscrib.html" rel="nofollow">great post</a> on subscribing to Blogs with RSS. Includes a how-to movie. Flyte has a great post on subscribing to Blogs with RSS. Includes a how-to movie.

]]> http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-15584 Ian Griffin’s Blog » Ragan Speechwriters Conference: Day 3 - Debbie Weil (Continued) Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:36:49 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=46#comment-15584 [...] Debbie led the group in a debate on pros and cons of blogging. By the end of the afternoon at least one former skeptic was convinced. Look for a blog by an employee of a Defense Contractor (of course, if you read it, he may have to shoot you!) She took us through a show and tell on setting up feeds in Bloglines. We discussed the best use of RSS feeds and such to help monitor the blogosphere. I refrained from mentioning my Handy Dandy Guide to setting up an RSS Newsreader, so I’ll do that here. [...] [...] Debbie led the group in a debate on pros and cons of blogging. By the end of the afternoon at least one former skeptic was convinced. Look for a blog by an employee of a Defense Contractor (of course, if you read it, he may have to shoot you!) She took us through a show and tell on setting up feeds in Bloglines. We discussed the best use of RSS feeds and such to help monitor the blogosphere. I refrained from mentioning my Handy Dandy Guide to setting up an RSS Newsreader, so I’ll do that here. [...]

]]> http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-14870 Ian Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:16:46 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=46#comment-14870 When all's said and done RSS feeds are still <a href="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/km/elsua/archives/5-reasons-why-rss-feeds-are-not-popular-avoiding-comparing-pears-with-apples-12331">not popular</a>. Feedburner and other email subscription tools offer a better option for many. When all’s said and done RSS feeds are still not popular. Feedburner and other email subscription tools offer a better option for many.

]]> http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2364 Ian Griffin’s Blog » RSS redux Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:55:39 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=46#comment-2364 [...] OK, you 9%, here’s a Handy-Dandy Guide to get you from a state of knowing to a state of subscribing. [...] [...] OK, you 9%, here’s a Handy-Dandy Guide to get you from a state of knowing to a state of subscribing. [...]

]]> http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Ian Griffin’s Blog » 29 Search tools for Savvy Speechwriters Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:18:33 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=46#comment-609 [...] Is my personal RSS newsfeed reader and blog search engine. I have written at length about Bloglines here. [...] [...] Is my personal RSS newsfeed reader and blog search engine. I have written at length about Bloglines here. [...]

]]> http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/03/04/reading-blogs-a-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Executive Communications » National Speakers Associati0n Northern California: Day of the Divas Sun, 05 Mar 2006 06:16:02 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=46#comment-43 [...] About the only way I know of to gather content that Susan did not cover is to subscribe to blogs in your area of interest and use an RSS aggregator like Bloglines to build your own ‘morning newspaper’ from diverse sources, something for which I’ve just written a handy-dandy guide. [...] [...] About the only way I know of to gather content that Susan did not cover is to subscribe to blogs in your area of interest and use an RSS aggregator like Bloglines to build your own ‘morning newspaper’ from diverse sources, something for which I’ve just written a handy-dandy guide. [...]

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