Comments on: Subscribe button

By: RSS usability problems re-discovered! « Tom Raftery’s I.T. views

RSS usability problems re-discovered! « Tom Raftery’s I.T. views — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:01:13 +0000

[...] We had a very fruitful discussion on that topic here a few weeks back, after Dave Winer suggested that we use a Subscribe button. [...]

By: Subscribe button II « Tom Raftery’s I.T. views

Subscribe button II « Tom Raftery’s I.T. views — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:39:17 +0000

[...] Ok, FrankP and Alan (from Spoiltchild) had a great discussion in the comments of my post about using a Subscribe button and between them came up with the idea of combining a Subscribe button with a Help button - the Help button to lead to an explanatory page about Subscribing and RSS. [...]

By: Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:28:22 +0000

Really Piaras? Or should I expect a call?

By: Piaras Kelly

Piaras Kelly — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:15:52 +0000

Good work, I’ll be adding a subsribe button to my blog so over the weekend hopefully.

By: Tom Raftery

Tom Raftery — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:19:59 +0000

Michele, I have changed the uri on that button - thanks.

Alan and Frank - great work, I’m going to post an update about the help button as well as using a help button and Help Page on the site - thanks!

By: frankp

frankp — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:12:26 +0000

Nice one! I’ve nicked your improvements and credited you by the way!
(in an update to the post)

By: Alan O'Rourke

Alan O'Rourke — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:56:46 +0000

Nope, seen your help and thought it was a great idea

By: Alan O'Rourke

Alan O'Rourke — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:55:32 +0000

Cheers

By: frankp

frankp — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:54:38 +0000

Michele - the main subscribe button and the ‘?’ button for those who don’t know what it is.

As amatter of interest Alan, did you always have a help button? It makes loads of sense, I just haven’t seen it too much to date - wondering if it’s coincidence we were thinking along same lines?

By: frankp

frankp — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:53:10 +0000

Michele, they are on the right hand side - not blogged about, just sitting there all functional and stuff. Some people blab about it (me) and others just go and f*ckin do it (Alan) I guess

Nicely done Alan.

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:52:38 +0000

Ah. I saw that, but as you said “a couple” I presumed there were more

By: Alan O'Rourke

Alan O'Rourke — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:49:30 +0000

On the right hand column. A refresh might be needed if you visited the site lately.

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:44:52 +0000

Alan - Where are the buttons??

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:42:08 +0000

Tom

You might want to fix the url. It’s giving a 404

By: Alan O'Rourke

Alan O'Rourke — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:40:19 +0000

I have put together a couple of simple buttons as well, free for anyone to use.
http://www.spoiltchild.com/spoilt/

However i am wondering if there should be a crossover button. One that still has the “RSS” term on it for existing users and also has the accompanying “Web feed” term beside it?

By: frankp

frankp — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:55:49 +0000

ok… here’s my latest thoughts on RSS buttons and standards etc!

By: Tom Raftery

Tom Raftery — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:00:17 +0000

Now you tell me!

By: frankp

frankp — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:55:00 +0000

I’m actually still humming and hawing on this one…