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Between, the 'Subscribe without commenting' box is appearing both inside and outside the comment form.. not sure if you intended it to be!
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Now, the good news is that when Google acquires real estate, the end user usually ends up winning. So from a user's point of view, I'm sure this will enhance my web experience.
We can only hope it will enhance the content provider's (a.k.a. the blogger) experience as well.
Blogger had quite a commanding lead when Google purchased them, and it then took a number of years before there was any significant upgrade, and even then they are still lagging behind.
One of the Blogger founders since leaving Google has already produced Odeo and Twitter.
There are some benefits, normally anything Google buy becomes free to use, such as Analytics, but it also then took 18 months for Analytics to get a facelift.
What I was trying to say is that Google buying Feedburner won't be like News Corp buying Myspace. Myspace SUCKS since they were "assimilated". At least when Google picked up Blogger it didn't deteriorate to the point of being almost unusable. The same with Analytics.... they may not "improve" but at least they don't dissolve once assimlated.
Would I rather Feedburner remain swift and nimble? Sure. But at least we're assured it's continued existence once it's secure in the Google stable.
Now, the good news is that when Google acquires real estate, the end user usually ends up winning. So from a user's point of view, I'm sure this will enhance my web experience.
We can only hope it will enhance the content provider's (a.k.a. the blogger) experience as well.
Blogger had quite a commanding lead when Google purchased them, and it then took a number of years before there was any significant upgrade, and even then they are still lagging behind.
One of the Blogger founders since leaving Google has already produced Odeo and Twitter.
There are some benefits, normally anything Google buy becomes free to use, such as Analytics, but it also then took 18 months for Analytics to get a facelift.
What I was trying to say is that Google buying Feedburner won't be like News Corp buying Myspace. Myspace SUCKS since they were "assimilated". At least when Google picked up Blogger it didn't deteriorate to the point of being almost unusable. The same with Analytics.... they may not "improve" but at least they don't dissolve once assimlated.
Would I rather Feedburner remain swift and nimble? Sure. But at least we're assured it's continued existence once it's secure in the Google stable.
Having said that, I've just turned off FAN this week. After two months I'd barely made $7 out of about - ack, now that I've turned off FAN I can't check the stats - 10,000 or more impressions. Most of the ads were pretty naff and had geo-targetting, so I don't actually know what my actual "Live" circulation is. They also have an end-of-the-month recalculation of your revenue which seemed to knock about 20% or more off my meagre take.
I am not really worried about that monetization for this blog, I just find it strange that there hasn't been an invite.
How much you can earn I suppose is partially due to market sector.
Looking around the web there seems to be people making a decent amount through FAN, but even though I had a number of $6 CPM ads I never really got enough views. Perhaps if I was making three or more posts per day I could have tripled my income to a slightly less pitiful amount. These FAN earnings I quoted are about 2% of my total, so it won't be missed by me.
Having said that, I've just turned off FAN this week. After two months I'd barely made $7 out of about - ack, now that I've turned off FAN I can't check the stats - 10,000 or more impressions. Most of the ads were pretty naff and had geo-targetting, so I don't actually know what my actual "Live" circulation is. They also have an end-of-the-month recalculation of your revenue which seemed to knock about 20% or more off my meagre take.
I am not really worried about that monetization for this blog, I just find it strange that there hasn't been an invite.
How much you can earn I suppose is partially due to market sector.
Looking around the web there seems to be people making a decent amount through FAN, but even though I had a number of $6 CPM ads I never really got enough views. Perhaps if I was making three or more posts per day I could have tripled my income to a slightly less pitiful amount. These FAN earnings I quoted are about 2% of my total, so it won't be missed by me.
I am not sure if I understand you correctly.
Regarding the copyright in your RSS, you could actually put it as part of the post at the end of it.
Whichever way the RSS is extracted, thru WordPress or Feedburner, the copyright is still there and unless the readers (human + software) stripped it off.
I have been using this since 2 months ago. The copyright notice is only inserted if the post is extracted through RSS and not normal post to the browser.
I have a custom made plugin for this purpose. It is available on my site here:
http://blog.sapphireknight.com/projects/wordpre...
Maybe that is the reason why my RSS subscription never increase.
:)
my 2 cents.
Wordpress however is only a small part of the market, and for email you don't really want a copyright message at the bottom of every post, you want it at the end of the email. The same is true of address information, company registration details etc.
I am only partially in compliance, I just have a link to my contact page.
If you are on a few email marketing mailing lists, you will see that email marketers include in general a lot more information, and you certainly wouldn't want that at the bottom of every post, though currently even with Wordpress, that is forced upon you if you are using Feedburner.
Most blogs don't use anything, including some of the most popular blogs, who also offer email subscriptions probably if they were examined in violation of CAN-SPAM (I am not a lawyer)
I am not sure if I understand you correctly.
Regarding the copyright in your RSS, you could actually put it as part of the post at the end of it.
Whichever way the RSS is extracted, thru WordPress or Feedburner, the copyright is still there and unless the readers (human + software) stripped it off.
I have been using this since 2 months ago. The copyright notice is only inserted if the post is extracted through RSS and not normal post to the browser.
I have a custom made plugin for this purpose. It is available on my site here:
http://blog.sapphireknight.com/projects/wordpre...
Maybe that is the reason why my RSS subscription never increase.
:)
my 2 cents.
Wordpress however is only a small part of the market, and for email you don't really want a copyright message at the bottom of every post, you want it at the end of the email. The same is true of address information, company registration details etc.
I am only partially in compliance, I just have a link to my contact page.
If you are on a few email marketing mailing lists, you will see that email marketers include in general a lot more information, and you certainly wouldn't want that at the bottom of every post, though currently even with Wordpress, that is forced upon you if you are using Feedburner.
Most blogs don't use anything, including some of the most popular blogs, who also offer email subscriptions probably if they were examined in violation of CAN-SPAM (I am not a lawyer)
There are services that Google have acquired that haven't come out of closed beta more than a year after they purchased the company.
There are services that Google have acquired that haven't come out of closed beta more than a year after they purchased the company.
I wish people would get over the idea that Google are some cuddly company with everyone's best interests at heart. They may have been once, but their core activity now is covering the web in adverts, and the search engine is only a means to that end.
Do No Evil? How about 'Well, at least we're not Microsoft'...
I wish people would get over the idea that Google are some cuddly company with everyone's best interests at heart. They may have been once, but their core activity now is covering the web in adverts, and the search engine is only a means to that end.
Do No Evil? How about 'Well, at least we're not Microsoft'...
And Andy, check your Monetize tab on Feedburner.
The other day mine gave me the ability to join FAN -- and I've got around 221 feedburner subscribers. I wonder what stats they use?
Peace,
Paula
And Andy, check your Monetize tab on Feedburner.
The other day mine gave me the ability to join FAN -- and I've got around 221 feedburner subscribers. I wonder what stats they use?
Peace,
Paula
Wanted to pop in here and clarify a few things from our end.
First, when it comes to the FeedBurner Ad Network, results are going to vary publisher to publisher depending on various factors. Those include the number of subscribers, the location of subscribers, the kind of content the publisher is producing, the frequency of producing the content, and the combination of running ads on your site in addition to your feed to mention just a few. We're growing the FeedBurner Ad Network at a very measured pace to ensure that publisher inventory doesn't outpace advertiser interest and vice versa. Further, that measured growth ensures that the network of publishers participating in the FeedBurner Ad Network is top notch and we can work to optimize results for all parties involved.
You mention compliance regarding our Email Subscriptions service. FeedBurner is in compliance with US CAN-SPAM, but we can incorporate an optional, additional text field that permits display of additional text you require in any language, of a reasonable length, in the footer of all delivered emails. We should have this new capability available shortly.
As we've said in the past, we love feedback, so don't ever hesitate to give us a shout and we'll do our best to clarify any issues.
Thanks!
Jake Parrillo
Publisher Services Team
FeedBurner
It is good that this problem will finally be addressed, it is just a shame it is taking 6 months to address it.
Wanted to pop in here and clarify a few things from our end.
First, when it comes to the FeedBurner Ad Network, results are going to vary publisher to publisher depending on various factors. Those include the number of subscribers, the location of subscribers, the kind of content the publisher is producing, the frequency of producing the content, and the combination of running ads on your site in addition to your feed to mention just a few. We're growing the FeedBurner Ad Network at a very measured pace to ensure that publisher inventory doesn't outpace advertiser interest and vice versa. Further, that measured growth ensures that the network of publishers participating in the FeedBurner Ad Network is top notch and we can work to optimize results for all parties involved.
You mention compliance regarding our Email Subscriptions service. FeedBurner is in compliance with US CAN-SPAM, but we can incorporate an optional, additional text field that permits display of additional text you require in any language, of a reasonable length, in the footer of all delivered emails. We should have this new capability available shortly.
As we've said in the past, we love feedback, so don't ever hesitate to give us a shout and we'll do our best to clarify any issues.
Thanks!
Jake Parrillo
Publisher Services Team
FeedBurner
It is good that this problem will finally be addressed, it is just a shame it is taking 6 months to address it.