Web 2.0 Blog

Feedreader and the future of RSS

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

I came across Feedreader the other day and was very impressed by the service it offered. It is basically what I expect the immediate future of RSS to offer in terms of Web 2.0/3.0 technologies. Instead of having the feed stored on a website, social bookmarking site or in your web browser, the content gets automatically delivered in an exceptionally user-friendly desktop new aggregator. I was staggered with how easy it was to use and how useful it is to have the web delivered to you in the most direct of circumstances. Furthermore, the application is free and features two more ... Read Article »

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A ‘nofollow-Free’ Blog

Monday, May 12th, 2008

I happy to announce that this blog is now free of any nofollow comands that used to prevent Google and other search engines from influencing the link target's ranking in the search engine's index. This meant every comment prior to this was effected and potentially worthless as a link. This won't encourage spam though as I'll still remove anything which I don't like. You can find out more about the DoFollow plugin for your blog or download it directly here: sem-dofollow (zip) Read Article »

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RSS on Non-Blogs

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Although syndication is most notably recalled for its powerful impact on the success of blogging technologies during the web 2.0 boom, it's ability to inform users of new content on otherwise stand-alone sites is what is giving supporting sites a significant advantage. A content management system is useless if users are unaware that new content has been added, and often users won't go looking for the information you've added. In my opinion, the days of static websites with non-interactive content are numbered. Web 2.0 is changing the way websites are being created. A website I created recently called Mystical Art, ... Read Article »

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10 Blog Usability Guidelines

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

As someone who has studied usability analysis, I've come up with 10 usability guideline which all new bloggers should abide by to help generate subscribers and interest in their site. Clean, simple design - With the hundreds of widgets and scripts now available, a lot of bloggers clutter up their sidebar with numerous bits of functionality, which is fine as long as you don't go over the top. The user is most likely reading your blog to find information which is written in the posts - not the sidebar. Linking - You should insert many links across your posts to encourage users ... Read Article »

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