Learning to Use RSS Feeds:
Working Wounded: Scoring Points With Female Co-Workers Nov. 10, 2006 - Answer: RSS feeds are a very simple and convenient way to receive updated items from Web sites that you like, so you don’t have to go trolling around to each site to see what’s

Things I have been able to do Because Of my blog - Confused of Calcutta

JP Rangaswami who writes at Confused Of Calcutta writes about the benefits he’s received by blogging. Not monetary or financial - instead utilitarian and personal benefits.

What hit me as wow about his post was item 6:

“6. Learn more about vulnerability and humility

You make yourself vulnerable when you blog, you can’t hide behind titles and walls and what-have-you. Occasionally you get active feedback, through conversation, comments and e-mail. But most of the time you don’t know, and you’re baring your mind. It may not be the case for everyone, but for sure I feel vulnerable when I blog.”

Writing and putting yourself out there for others to comment about makes you feel alive.

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Just discovered this and am wowed by the work that went into setting up the links and the nice clean look of the site. A tremondous resource for any web hacker or developer and blogger looking to change/invigor their sites.

Vitaly Friedman’s Web Developer’s Handbook

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Here are some more links to check out on getting a popular blog.

Revisiting Blog Promotion: A Few Favorite Links

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DataWebTect has a top 10 list of lists on geenrating more traffic for your site.

Get traffic to your blog - Top 10

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Bizhack has an in your face way of getting more traffic to your site. And it worked - check out the comments.

Foolproof blog traffic scheme

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JD’s Weblog has a list of ten ways to get more traffic to your site.

10 ways to build your blog traffic

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Four Simple Steps to More Blog Subscribers - Copyblogger

As usual, Copyblogger has a great post about getting more people to subscribe to your blog.

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Feedless bloggers frustrate:
“It’s very interesting watching someone use an RSS Aggregator for the first time. Maryam finally got interested in it after hearing me talk for the past three years about how much more productive it is to read people’s blogs in a news …”

I remember having a conversation a couple of days ago explaining to someone how much quicker you can get your news by using an aggregator. Seems like Scoble has finally convinced his wife Maryam of the niceties of using a feed reader. I wonder if she has his feed in there : )

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Steve Shirk, Managing Editor of the Kansas City Star, posts about the guidelines in use for his reporters’ blogs. These guidelines were setup in tandem with Keith Chrostowski, deputy national editor, and are described at the APME website.

These are some great tips for anyone blogging in a non-fiction type setting.

Credibility questions ease as readers embrace political blogs - APME

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