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I just received word of the Washington, DC CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG August 20th Meeting. Bob Bailey, of Message Builders, is the featured speaker and the topic is RSS Feeds and Blogs for Business.
To register Contact Karen at the CPCUG Office, 301-762-9372.
This survey has been blogged already but following is Potomac Tech Wire’s version. I wonder how many blog readers use email to keep up? Commoncraft recently notified readers that he was doing away with email updates.
It interesting, I seem to get the most understanding of feeds when explained in relation to MS Outlook or other email programs…
Study: 11% of Blog Readers Use RSS Technology to Manage Feeds
New York --About 11% of weblog readers use RSS (Really Simple
Syndication) to sort through the increasing number of blogs available,
according to a new study by Nielsen//NetRatings.
The firm said that
5% of blog readers use feed aggregation software and more than 6%
percent use a feed aggregating web site to monitor RSS feeds from
blogs. "While RSS is an established technology, the growing
popularity of blogs has catapulted RSS into the spotlight as a content
personalization tool," said Jon Gibs, a senior research manager for
Nielsen//NetRatings. The majority of respondents to the survey were
less familiar with RSS feeds.
Among the other respondents, 23%
understood RSS but did not use it, while two-thirds either did not
understand the technology or had heard of it.
Categories: RSS
I spend a lot of time explaining the benefits of RSS/Really Simple Syndication to non-profits and companies. Here’s a Washington, DC based non-profit that makes their latest news available via RSS. Share Our Strength has also incorporated blog like features into their website.