Stuart, this is my very first time in this group. Yours was the first post I clicked. If this is indicative of this group, then I'm also in the right place. Good job!
Hector --- In [email protected], "Stuart Whitmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You're in the (or "a") right place, although it might not be > immediately obvious. > > All blogs can be read like a normal Web page. In that form, the > content of the blog (i.e., what you've written) is presented in HTML > pages. Most blogs have another way of presenting the content, in a > special format that allows a variety of actions, like subscribing to > the blog, showing content from the blog on other Web sites, etc. That > special format is XML, and there are a couple types commonly used, > which are RSS and Atom. The content presented in one of these XML > formats is called a "feed." Your blog may or may not have an RSS or > Atom feed, but it probably does. > > Syndic8 fits into that picture by providing a database of feeds. > (This isn't exaxctly a database of blogs, since blogs and feeds -- > although commonly tied together -- are different things and neither > one requires the other.) If your blog has one or more XML feeds, in > RSS or Atom, you can add the Web addresses (URLs) for the feed(s) to > the Syndic8 database. > > Does that get your blog URL published? Yes -- in at least one place > (Syndic8) and potentially many others (if other people like your blog > enough to add its content to their sites). This is because the XML > feed information includes the blog URL, and each blog entry has its > own URL. Having it in the Syndic8 database allows people to find your > feed(s) and blog by searching for keywords and, if you take the time > to add some, via tags. > > The first thing to determine is whether your blog has one or more XML > feeds and the URL(s) for the feed(s). Once you have the URL for an > XML data feed for your blog, you can suggest it on Syndic8 via the > Suggest link at the top. > > There is more information in the Documents section on Syndic8, such as > the following article which discusses site syndication in a more > general sense (not specific to blogs)... > http://www.just-stuart.com/geeks/rss_treatment.php > > Hopefully this helps to get you started, > > -- > Stuart Whitmore > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.just-stuart.com/ > If you're getting "too much mail" then send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (this will tell it to stop sending you mail) To change your membership use THIS WEB PAGE: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join (here you can set your mail to digest, no mail or LEAVE the list) To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit http://www.syndic8.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
