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Turn Search Results into RSS Feeds

FeedMySearch is offering a new service that is sure to please some of us out there who keep an eye on search results. Using their web site you can turn your Google searches into tiny RSS feeds. This is helpful when it comes to getting instant updates whenever a new result appears on Google. Another perk about this would be that you only get what is new when it comes to your search item.

To use it, all you do is type in your keyword into the search box, then select from these types of searches: web, news, video, blogs, local, books and patent. Hit the “Feed my Search!” button and away you go. Next you are given a preview of the search results and you can subscribe using a variety of different services or just grab the RSS feed itself.

If you spend a lot of time watching Google and how the results come up, FeedMySearch promises to save you time giving you the latest results instantly.

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Little Love for the New Odeo?

Jul/12 in Online Apps

I was really behind Odeo years ago, thought it might be one of the break out podcasting web sites out there. Of course, then came iTunes and all the podcasting related sites just kind of got twisted in a tornado of, "what was that you do again?". Odeo is back though, with a fresh new look and I have to say it does look really pretty.

They have added a lot more video content – so they have both the video and audio aspects of podcasting covered now. Also the new design is pleasing to the eye and very functional. One little pet peeve for me was that it doesn’t keep me logged in. Each time I visit the site I have to login again.

Checking out my own page on there for the Web Hosting Show – I see another nice new addition. They actually updated the RSS feed! Before this redesign, it hadn’t been combed in a few months, so happy to see they are updating the podcast feeds they are watching because without it – well, you don’t have much of a podcasting service without freshness.

All in all, I wish the new Odeo the best of luck and who knows, if they can keep the feeds update this time around I might move my own subscriptions over there soon.

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Feed Suggestions from T to Z

Jan/29 in Hot Web Topics, Resources

This is my last list of suggestions of web sites you should be subscribed to.

The list is now complete, well – at least for the current date and time. I am always subscribing to new content so I am sure more suggestions for web sites you should check out are coming in the near future.

The Wrong Advices – Lots of tech news, blogging and WordPress stuff to be had here. Great alternative view and look at a lot of this stuff if your tired of the same old crap from your A list collection of bloggers.

Worthy Example Link? Blogging is harder than you think

thepinkc – Ellie’s work here is totally fabulous, and I would have to say she might be one of the best under appreciated feeds in my entire list of web sites I subscribe to. Lots of tech, advice and optimization stuff here to enjoy.

Worthy Example Link? Get organized with Tidy Start Menu

Unclutterer – Who likes to be cluttered? I know I don’t. I take great pride in my organizational skill but it would be nowhere without sites like Unclutterer which are as inspiring as you can get to get out there and clean the garage, closet or maybe even just your desk.

Worth Example Link? Unclutter Your Online Passwords

Weblog Tools Collection – Once I started becoming such a big fan of WordPress this is one site I had to start coming back to again and again because they had more blogging goodies than most. From themes to plugins and even advice tons of fun to be had.

Worthy Example Link? Other Side Of Permalinks

Thanks goes out to these 4 excellent top of the line web sites and everybody else I have suggested out there since last month. Without you these lists would have been a lot of empty links.

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Feed Suggestions from P to S

Jan/21 in Hot Web Topics, Resources

Time to hit up my feed subscription list to find some more goodies for you to enjoy. Today we are going to cover my subscriptions from P to S.

PimpMyDesk.org – One of my side hobbies (I guess that is what you could call it) is looking at and using some interesting an alternative wallapapers and icons out there to change up my computer’s look and feel.

Worthy Example Post? SnowRemixo -Wallpaper pack

ProBlogger.net – Another entry into the “duh!” list of feeds, I don’t know any writer (blogger or not) that couldn’t get something from reading ProBlogger.net. Definitely a daily read and highlight of my day for sure.

Worthy Example Post? How Bloggers Make Money from Blogs

Service Untitled – When it comes to customer relations, nobody knows better than Douglas Hanna. Ever since having him on my podcast back on episode 107 I have been reading his blog religiously.

Worthy Example Post? DreamHost Fiasco

Soft Tech Reviews – Another tech/news blog, Soft Tech Reviews is one that I stumbled upon by accident via somebody leaving a comment here. The content was captivating, the writing was superb so it made it’s way to my feed subscription list.

Worthy Example Post? Create Your Own Wallpaper

Only one more left – next week I’ll be doing T to Z then my feed suggestion series will be complete. I hope you have all enjoyed my suggestions and if you have any others to give please feel free to drop in a comment and let me know.

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Feed Suggestions from L to O?

Jan/15 in Hot Web Topics, Resources

We are coming in on the home stretch as far as my must read RSS and web site suggestion list goes. I am sure this will all get linked together once it has all been written, but till then check out some of these favorite resources of mine.

Life of an Internet Entrepreneur – Pinny Cohen’s blog is one that I can suggest to anybody and everybody. A true entrepreneur in every since of the word, watch a lot of what Pinny has done inspired me early on to keep doing what I am doing.

Worthy Example Post: Online Organization Tools for Freelancers

Lifehacker – Who doesn’t subscribe to Lifehacker might be a better (and somewhat shorter list) to suggest. They have been helping me “get things done” for a long time now.

Worthy Example Post: Better Gmail 2

Lorelle on WordPress – Lorelle’s well written posts and help via the blog here is one of the reasons I really decided to turn to WordPress to do everything. Still have yet to figure out how to get WordPress to write my posts for me, but I am sure Lorelle might be working on that one too.

Worthy Example Post: What Do You Do When Someone Steals Your Content

Mashable! – I started subscribing to Mashable as an alternative to Tech Crunch, but over the years it has bee much more than a replacement. It stands alone when it comes to delivering news and tips about the new social Web.

Worthy Example Post: Pandora Now Available Anywhere With GlobalPandora

Mozilla Developer News – One of the best internal Firefox blogs and news feeds out there today. If you want to keep up to date with the latest Mozilla is working on, this is the site for you.

Worthy Example Post: Firefox 3 Beta 2 now available for download

Mozilla Links – Mozilla Links does a good job at catching all the goodies that fall from the cracks over at the Mozilla camp. It is one of my favorite resource feeds for when I am working on material for my other site, FirefoxFacts.com.

Worthy Example Post: Firefox 3 Beta 2 review

Official Google Reader Blog – Ever since giving up on a slew of other feed readers out there, I have yet to find a reason to turn away from Google Reader. Reading their blog means I too can keep up with what they are doing as far as the development end goes.

Worthy Example Post: Managing your shared items

Who knows, you might love them yourself and want to share them with others. Just remember who told you about them in the first place, and feel free to share me some link love anytime you please.

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Feed Suggestions from D to F?

Jan/01 in Hot Web Topics

Continuing the trend of plugging those who either deserve to be plugged or don’t get the plugs they deserve from the public, here are a few more feeds directly from my feed reader to you. All of these selections totally deserve a look if you have not done so before.

David Airey – A great graphic designer and not that bad of a blogger I must say. His recent issues with his domain name are worth reading alone to find out how you yourself might be in harm’s reach.

Worthy Example Post: Collective effort restores David Airey.com

Download Squad – This is a page/feed and resource that I would suggest anybody check out and subscribe to. Sure it has already gotten tons of appreciation and praise, but you know – there is a reason for that. It is a top notch web site.

Worthy Example Post: Hoosgot – The return of LazyWeb (in spirit)

Drop the Mike – A web site just added to my feed reader, Mike’s blog is shaping up to be something awesome and a resource any hoster, domainer, or just about anybody else can get something from.

Worthy Example Post: Pass The Mike: Cotton Rohrscheib

Dueling Analogs – I already told you about one of my favorite online comics, bLaugh. Dueling Analogs would be my second (with both being equal in quality, of course). This one is for anybody who is a fan of video games and short – yet hilarious takes on them.

Worthy Example Post: No Funkin’ Way!

Firefox Extension Guru’s Blog – Another great Mozilla and Firefox resource, if you like that sort of thing. When looking for web sites like my own FirefoxFacts.com – the gurus work stuck out like a sore thumb that just reeked of awesomeness.

Worthy Example Post: Blog Year in Review: November 2007

Freelance Switch – I’ve been a freelance worker for almost 6 years now so I can appreciate a resource the helps make any freelancer’s job easier.

Worthy Example Post: Should You Sell Hosting?

Correction: In my last article, I forgot an entry for “C”. CyberNet News definitely belongs one my favorite feeds list. An alternative to some of the bigger blogging network out there, it definitely delivers a lot of content in a small package. Two thumbs up from me and once again, sorry about missing it on the last list.

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Feed Suggestions from A to C?

Dec/27 in Hot Web Topics

Always having talked about being a big fan of others work more so than my own, I wanted to spend some time plugging those who deserve to be plugged. When looking around to for source to plug from my feed subscription list looked like a good place to start.

Asa Dotzler – Known as the community coordinator for several Mozilla projects, Asa is a guy that we can all relate to. Love Firefox or hate it, I would suggest you subscribe either way. You are always bound to find something of interest here.

Worthy Example Post: IE8

bLaugh – The un-official comic of the blogosphere has gotten a little less busy in the past few months, but there is still plenty of awesome comics if your are a tech or Internet fan. One of the few Online comics I actually subscribe to, just wish there were more updates.

Worthy Example Post: Huge Software Sale

Blog on a Stick – This blog belongs to one of the best Firefox theme designers out there today, TwisterMC. Past covering some of his Firefox theme updates, he does talk about plenty of interesting tech and Web related content.

Worthy Example Post: iPox Remix

Chris Pirillo – How could you not have much geeky love for Chris Pirillo? I still have to thank my time over at Lockergnome to much of the success I have now in my professional life. I’ve been a fan of Chris’s ever since the TechTV days and it was awesome to work with him on a few projects here and there.

Worthy Example Post: Thank You, Thank You – Note: Ok, example post only included because my name was in there.

Clickfire – If you consider yourself a webmaster, which I know many of you do – subscribe to Clickfire. From web dev ideas to web hosting help, they have a lot of content well worth diving into. Emory Rowland has done a great job at producing grade A content for 10 years now.

Worthy Example Post: How to Lose a SEO Contest

As I work my way down my feeds I subscribe to I am sure more suggestions and praise will be coming along the way. A list, B list or no list at all – I don’t care where your blogging from as long as I can get something out of the experience.

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Top 18 Hosting Feed List (for Netvibes)

Nov/12 in Web Hosting

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Some of the web hosting related feeds I watch are:

Know of a few I might be missing? Let me know about it. The biggest missing feed from the list in my opinion is Hosting Hoopla – mainly because this list is where I find a lot of my source material for my hosting link blog project.

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Battle Feed Scraping, Copyright Content

Aug/09 in Personal, Web Development Tutorials

I made my battle with feed scrapers a few weeks back pretty widely known. It is a pain in the rear to deal with, and personally I feel sorry for anybody who has to deal with it on a day to day basis. Nobody likes having their content stolen and re-published elsewhere.

Since then I got a lot of good advice from a lot of people. The thing that seems to have worked the best was the RSS Signature plugin for WordPress.

Here is a little more about the plugin from the developer:

That’s a great question. Sig2feed’s primary goal is to provide a simple administration interface to allow the addition of a custom tagline, signature or © copyright message to the wordpress generated rss feeds. You can add any kind of message, tag, or even images — as long as it can be displayed in an RSS feed, it’s up to you. Cool huh?

After installing it on all my WordPress run web sites I have noticed the feed scraping has died down again to a minimum. When all is said and done, it just works. The plugin gives you an easy to understand options page where you can insert any copyright message of your choice – and then places it at the end of each of your RSS feed items.

If your looking for a suggestion to tame down the content stealing bandits – give the RSS Signature plugin for WordPress a shot.

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Turn Search Results into RSS Feeds

Little Love for the New Odeo?

Feed Suggestions from P to S

Feed Suggestions from L to O?

Feed Suggestions from D to F?

Feed Suggestions from A to C?

Top 18 Hosting Feed List (for Netvibes)

Battle Feed Scraping, Copyright Content

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