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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!

Digsby – IM, Email & Social Networking

Posted on: June 23, 2008 at 5:19 am | Posted under: Technology
Tags: AIM, digsby, email, Facebook, GTalk, IM, Twitter, Yahoo | Comments: View Comments

I have been using Digsby for a little over two weeks now and love everything that this application has to offer.

For a while I was using Pidgin, but ran into a number of roadblocks where I was unable to customize the application to my needs.  I switched back to AIM, and immediately went seeking something better.

I saw that a friend was using Digsby to update his Twitter status and inquired about the application.  Once I saw the site I knew I had found exactly what I needed.

Digsby lets your information come to you.  Aside from being an awesome IM client that combines my AIM, GTalk, and Yahoo contacts together; it allows me to get email notifications and updates from my social networks.  I will admit that I do not use Digsby for Twitter, because I think that twhirl is amazing and nothing can compare to it.

Overall, Digsby is an awesome application that has let me replace three others and allows me to get updates from Facebook without having to visit the site.  The interface allows for customizations and it is an application that is portable.  You use a login to access your profile and all of the linked services are available, no matter where you have Digsby installed.

I recommend Digsby to anyone looking to replace their IM client with something more customizable and free of advertisements.

Cheers!