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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators by Tamar Weinberg on September 23, 2009 Share This is a guest post from Josh Schnell, founder of Macgasm.net and web developer.

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On The Death Of Google Reader

Waxing UnLyrical

But is this just a sign of RSS feeds becoming a part of Internet Past? Before Google announced they were shutting down Reader , I hadn’t looked at my feed in months, maybe a year, or more. ” This is mainly because Twitter has become my RSS feed over the last couple of years. Image: warrantedarrest via Flickr CC 2.0.

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Thank you Google, for the Antithesis of a More Social Network

Waxing UnLyrical

We agree mutually to allow someone to consume our feed of information, while consenting to consume theirs. That is, assuming we haven’t hidden/blocked them from News Feeds. By the way, the argument of pitching Facebook against Twitter, that the former could be made asymmetric by hiding feeds is rather pointless.

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Google Really Does Pay Attention to Feeds

Proactive Report

There has been speculation about the efficacy of putting news content into RSS feeds for some time. As early as 2005 Charlene Li, then at Forrester Research, said “if you do nothing else, put your press releases in RSS feeds.&#. The TEKgroup/Bulldog Reporter survey shows increasing use of RSS feeds by journalists every year.

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Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The SXSW Twitter feed helped many communicate with each other and even allowed for individuals to meet for the first time. Twitter as a feed reader (for more important feeds). I subscribe to nearly 150 feeds and have no systematic way of reading them ( unlike Robert Scoble ). I also did so during SMX.

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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website? Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website. 6 slick news aggregators you should try by iMedia Connection. Supplement your email list with your contacts’ social network info?

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How friendfeed Can Teach You About Your Friends

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Since FriendFeed aggregates numerous social networks, it can give you a lot more information about its users, especially with regards to how and when they engage with online content. You never know until you check out their feed. By studying their feed, you can learn a lot more about how important social media is to them.

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