Comments on: RSS event in IT@Cork http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1735 Tom Raftery Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:30:32 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1735 Great Ed, of course, if you have any tips of your own - you could always forward them on to me <em>before</em> the event! Great Ed,

of course, if you have any tips of your own - you could always forward them on to me before the event!

]]> By: Ed Byrne http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1733 Ed Byrne Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:21:20 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1733 Hey Tom - if I can, I'll certainly go along. Any tips of how to get non-tech people understanding and using RSS would be great! Hey Tom - if I can, I’ll certainly go along. Any tips of how to get non-tech people understanding and using RSS would be great!

]]> By: Tom Raftery’s I.T. views » Blog Archive » Subscribe button http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1730 Tom Raftery’s I.T. views » Blog Archive » Subscribe button Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:46:51 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1730 [...] I posted yesterday about an RSS event I am organising and in the comments for that post I mentioned Dave Winer’s suggestion that we should use a “Subscribe” button on our blogs instead of “RSS” or “XML” [...] [...] I posted yesterday about an RSS event I am organising and in the comments for that post I mentioned Dave Winer’s suggestion that we should use a “Subscribe” button on our blogs instead of “RSS” or “XML” [...]

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1720 Tom Raftery Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:58:42 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1720 Thanks Piaras. Anthony - I have been following the conversations on RSS vs. webfeeds (in fact Dave Winer posted yesterday that <a href="http://www.reallysimplesyndication.com/2005/09/26#a970">we should use Subscribe buttons</a> as the new standard!). I am using RSS as opposed to webfeeds or subscribe in the proposed title 'cos I think more people will have heard of RSS than the alternatives. But I am acutely aware of how intimidating acronyms can be to non-techies, hence I tried to make the title as business friendly as possible! I'd love alternative suggestions for titles. Thanks Piaras.

Anthony - I have been following the conversations on RSS vs. webfeeds (in fact Dave Winer posted yesterday that we should use Subscribe buttons as the new standard!).

I am using RSS as opposed to webfeeds or subscribe in the proposed title ‘cos I think more people will have heard of RSS than the alternatives.

But I am acutely aware of how intimidating acronyms can be to non-techies, hence I tried to make the title as business friendly as possible!

I’d love alternative suggestions for titles.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1719 Anthony Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:33:37 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1719 Good idea alright. Maybe touch on the fact that terms like RSS only confuse people not directly involved in IT. The term RSS is gaining acceptance but the spread of the ideal has been hampered by the use of the acronym RSS. There's been some discussion around about calling them "web feeds" which I believe would lead to less confusion all-round. Good idea alright. Maybe touch on the fact that terms like RSS only confuse people not directly involved in IT. The term RSS is gaining acceptance but the spread of the ideal has been hampered by the use of the acronym RSS. There’s been some discussion around about calling them “web feeds” which I believe would lead to less confusion all-round.

]]> By: Piaras Kelly http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1717 Piaras Kelly Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:14:03 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/rss-event-in-itcork/#comment-1717 Great idea Tom! Great idea Tom!

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