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New Blog feature on Linkedin

Michelle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:23:29 +0000

My friend Gwen Mangelson just told me about a new Ap on LinkedIn. It is a feature that collects the newest blog posts from everyone in your LinkedIn network. It is affiliated with Typepad, but you don’t have to be a Typepad blogger to use the Ap on LinkedIn. This Ap works with all blogs that have feeds! They Ap is easy to understand and it works just like a Reader.

Check it out here.

Adding your Feed to your FB Profile

Michelle Laycock — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:21:30 +0000

Let your FB friends know what your most recent blog posts are!

Make it easy for your customers and friends at Facebook to read your blog posts. Sign up for Feed Friend!

Instructions for setting up Feed Friend:
Click on "Applications" on the left side of your FB profile.
Click on "Browse more Applications"
In the Search Apps field, type "Feed Friend"
Add this Application
Now you’ll need to add your feed
Go to "Manage Feeds"
"Your Feeds"
Click on "Add a new Feed"
Type in your Feed URL
Your newest blog posts will now appear on your FB profile. Anytime you post something new on your blog, it will also appear in your FB Feed that gets published to your friends and customers at FB!
If you go to your Feed Friend App, you will also be able to read your friend’s feeds too!

Get the facts on RSS Feeds

Michelle Laycock — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:55:05 +0000

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a way to distribute your blog’s content directly to your readers through their email, social media profiles, news aggregators or on other websites via widgets.

When you start a blog, you should make sure a Feed is "burned" for your blog by going to Feedburner. Once you have a Feed for your site, you can add a small icon indicating your blog is Feed friendly. Here are some of the icons you can add to your blog along with a link to your Feed:

You can find these and lots more Feed icons by logging in at Feedburner, clicking on "Publicize" and choosing "Chicklet Chooser". Follow the instructions and copy/paste the appropriate code into your blog.

Using these icons and links, your readers will be able to add your feed to their aggregator of choice with the click of a mouse!

Providing Email subscriptions to your blog is easy. Log in at Feedburner, click on "Publicize" and choose "Email Subscriptions". Choose the "Feedburner" selection at the multiple choice options and click on "Activate" at the bottom of the page.

Follow the instructions. If you are blogging with Typepad or Blogger, select in the "Use as Widget In" drop-down menu. If you are blogging with another platform, you can copy/paste the subscription code directly into your blog code where you’d like it to appear.

Click here for a useful tutorial about Feeds at Feedburner!