Comments on: Feedburner and FriendFeed: FailBurner

By: Scott Clark

Scott Clark — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:51:10 +0000

And now.. the friendfeed numbers are gone from the statistics. This is very good – philosophically, but ego-centric clients go ape-shit.

Feedburner is a pox on Google’s brand until they figure something out. No support. No consistency. I expect more.

By: Scott Clark

Scott Clark — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:49:50 +0000

And now.. the friendfeed numbers are gone from the statistics. This is very good – philosophically, but ego-centric clients go ape-shit.

Feedburner is a pox on Google’s brand until they figure something out. No support. No consistency. I expect more.

By: Feedburner and Friendfeed - Taking all credibility away from Feedburner's readership chicklet

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:45:54 +0000

[...] To accumulate FriendFeed subscribers, and therefore your Feedburner count, you simply need to boost your following… which can be Astroturfed with little effort. Even though the audience-size-as-influence-factor has been debunked (google doc), services have cropped up to help you build that “audience”….”I CAN GET U 10,000 FOLLOWERS FOR $150″ type ads are all over networks such as MySpace and Google’s ad network. Retweet bots can also increase the appearance of influence even further (without actually increasing it, like you would if you followed these tips. Even if you don’t “buy” followers, there are plenty of “select-all” tools on the web that use the Twitter API to follow large groups of people (and bots) with very few mouse clicks, and most users don’t know how to spot a fake follower count. Just friendfeed everyone who follows you on Twitter and voila… Friendfeed numbers galore… without anyone ever looking at your blog. [...]

By: 21 Tips for Getting 500 Subscribers in 90 Days with No Blogging Experience - Free Pursuits

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:54:24 +0000

[...] new answer to getting FeedBurner subscribers is to get FriendFeed subscribers. Google may have just killed the usefulness of the Feedburner chiclet. If you’re still interested in getting RSS subscribers, read the tips [...]

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:16:40 +0000

It is optional, you don’t have to give Feedburner your RSS feed at all, and you don’t have to use the same one.

There are plenty of methods to create an extra RSS feed, maybe as a separate Feedburner feed.

I agree with Aaron to some extent that it is a measure of attention, though as I suggested over a year ago, when it does get implemented it should somehow reflect active users.

I don’t think Feedburner has measured exact subscriber numbers for a long time – as an example there used to be a jump in numbers if your feed was shared in Google Reader.

For many blogs the real attention is in email lists and twitter followers, or even Facebook.

By: Karen Russell

Karen Russell — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:27:21 +0000

So now I know why my subscribers jumped so much but my page views didn’t! Basically the Feedburner number is meaningless. Kind of like Technorati authority number — a quaint reminder of the past.

By: Do We Even Need FeedBurner Anymore?

Do We Even Need FeedBurner Anymore? — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:33:12 +0000

[...] I’ve been thinking a lot about FeedBurner’s new changes where it includes FriendFeed subscribers in its total subscriber count. Unless FeedBurner removes this new feature, subscriber stats may be flawed forever. I don’t want to bore you with all the reasons why this is a bad idea, so instead I’m just going to say I agree with David Spinks, Rob Diana, and Dave Fleet. [...]

By: michelfortin (Michel Fortin)

michelfortin (Michel Fortin) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:06:05 +0000

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Reading: Feedburner and FriendFeed: FailBurner (seen this @AndyBeard?) [link to post]

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By: mikeschaffer (mikeschaffer)

mikeschaffer (mikeschaffer) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:17:04 +0000

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@Scribnia how do i change classification of my blog? it is currently "humor" but SHOULD be "marketing and media?"

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By: Scribnia (Scribnia)

Scribnia (Scribnia) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:10:06 +0000

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Two diff takes on the friendfeed integration in feedburned by @davefleet [link to post] and @adampieniazek http://bit.ly/tPWNb

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