I now get it. RSS is indeed a useful thing. What I am not yet used to however is the Google Reader. Some how I seem to forget how to find it. You need to log in to iGoogle first and then...I can probably customise my iGoogle account so that my reader is on the first page, but I just haven't gotten around to that yet. The good thing about Google Reader is that you can access it online. I also put a few feeds in my Explorer brouwser to see the difference. I found this a much easier process by the way, however the brouwser I have at work is of course not the same as at home. I guess you could have different feeds at home than at work, but sometimes I work at home...so in the end the access-it-anywhere Google Reader is a better option.
I am considering putting an RSS button on www.incca.org. I have the feeling however that my readers prefer the INCCA Updates (newsletters) I send. This is an email which goes directly to an individuals inbox with a collection of the latest news items and links to the website for more information. It is perhaps a bit old fashioned, but one advantage is that over the years I have built up a very large email mailng list; I know exactly who my readers are. Is it possible with RSS to know who is receiving RSS updates from your site? Also, I know that a lot of my readers are not all that internet savvy and are likely not to even use RSS feeds.
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Kazza, no reason not to do both I guess.
ReplyDeleteGoogle Reader bereik je via http://www.google.com/reader. Als je ook iGoogle gebruikt, raakt Google wel eens in de war. iGoogle kun je natuurlijk ook gebruiken voor RSS. Als je iGoogle fijner in het gebruik vindt is daar niets op tegen.
ReplyDeleteIk zou zowel RSS als een e-mail nieuwsbrief aanbieden. Je site voorzien van een RSS optie is een eenmalige handeling. RSS kun je trouwens wel meten, maar het is inderdaad anoniemer dan e-mailabonnementen. Je kunt wel inzicht krijgen in de aantallen RSS lezers, maar gegevens als naam, werkgever en e-mailadres krijg je niet.