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Tumblr has ruined me…

Posted on: June 16, 2009 at 10:56 am | Posted under: Blog, Life
Tags: bad blogger, blame tumblr, it is all Drew's fault | Comments: View Comments

I have not been posting much on here these days, the primary reason is that Tumblr has ruined my blog.  The ability to post different media formats so effortlessly has had me neglecting to write in my actual blog.

There are so many things that I want to write about and plan to, but it seems that time escapes during the day and I don’t get the chance to.

So, please stick with the silence and I promise more posts will come.  If you are interested in what I am up to, then check out my feed on Twitter.

Cheers!

Feed My Inbox – an alternative to FeedBurner

Posted on: June 8, 2009 at 11:41 am | Posted under: Blog, Technology
Tags: email, feeds, RSS, subscriptions | Comments: View Comments

With the ever growing list of issues that FeedBurner has been having, it is great to see an alternative option emerge for people to subscribe to RSS feeds via email.  That alternative is Feed My Inbox.

Feed My Inbox is simple, just input the RSS feed that you want to subscribe to and enter your email address.  You then receive a confirmation email and you are all set!  Additionally, you can create a signup form so that users can subscribe from your site and readers can easily add feeds by using the browser bookmarklet.

At this time there is no stats option available for publishers, this is something that is expected to be added in the future.

I encourage you to check out the site, whether you are a reader or a publisher, Feed My Inbox is worth a try if you are looking to have feeds sent to your email.

Cheers!

Commenting with Disqus…

Posted on: April 27, 2009 at 3:25 am | Posted under: Blog, Technology
Tags: comment system, commenting | Comments: View Comments

Well last week I attempted to run Intense Debate on the blog for comments.  After a huge glitch with the plugin which they fixed and then finding out the sidebar was not displaying, I ditched them.

Drew recently asked me to install Disqus on his blog and after experiencing the simple process, I decided to install the commenting system here.

So, if you have left a comment in the past, be sure to claim it :)

Cheers!

Calling it quits with FeedBurner

Posted on: April 9, 2009 at 8:17 pm | Posted under: Blog
Tags: FeedBurner, feeds, RSS | Comments: View Comments

It just never ends with FeedBurner, that is why I am calling it quits.  The service is unreliable and the reporting is just horrible anymore.

For those of you that were subscribing through my FeedBurner URL, please use this URL: http://blog.jacobburke.com/feed/

Cheers!

Greeting visitors with WP Greet Box

Posted on: April 8, 2009 at 2:14 am | Posted under: Blog
Tags: personalization, plugins, WordPress | Comments: View Comments

I have discovered a great plugin for WordPress, it is called WP Greet Box.  The plugin is designed to greet visitors to your site as they click links from other sites to your posts or pages.  The plugin detects the referring URL and serves up the corresponding greeting.

The plugin has a wide range of features and an amzing user interface in the admin.  Visit the WP Greet Box plugin page to learn more.

I encourage you to check out the WP Greet Box plugin if you are looking for a way to greet visitors to your blog and potentially gain new readers :)

Cheers!