Wednesday, November 08, 2006
RSS Feeds and Arts Blogging
RSS feeds have significantly increased the readership on blogs but it hides the true readership. It also strips out rich media that some work hard to embed in the text. Embedded images from flickr, revver, and YouTube are all unavailable unless the user goes to the source. You can “reclaim” some of the traffic statistics using a system such as feedburner to create your RSS feed. Feedburner gives you stats of RSS aggregators that are accessing your feed. Feeds can be accessed via feed readers, web aggregators, and email.
The great things about aggregators is that you can scan multiple blogs and news sites in a single place and format. This can save time but reduces the richness of well structured sites.
The impact for art sites is significant. RSS feeds can strip embedded content so art can be removed from the site changing the context of the posted text. While RSS feeds do increase the reach, they can seriously impact.
Does this mean I think artists, art organization, and arts policy bloggers should avoid providing feeds? Nope. If your text is compelling enough it can draw readers to your site.
INCREASE YOUR REACH! Offer feeds.
The great things about aggregators is that you can scan multiple blogs and news sites in a single place and format. This can save time but reduces the richness of well structured sites.
The impact for art sites is significant. RSS feeds can strip embedded content so art can be removed from the site changing the context of the posted text. While RSS feeds do increase the reach, they can seriously impact.
Does this mean I think artists, art organization, and arts policy bloggers should avoid providing feeds? Nope. If your text is compelling enough it can draw readers to your site.
INCREASE YOUR REACH! Offer feeds.
