Comments on: Stupid RSS Tricks – Aggregate and Filter http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2006/12/14/stupid-rss-tricks-aggregate-and-filter/ Small business marketing blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:03:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Simon Wakeman http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2006/12/14/stupid-rss-tricks-aggregate-and-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Simon Wakeman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047 Hi John, You could also automate step 1 by setting up an RSS feed for a specific search term on technorati - eg I use this feed to track mentions of my name: http://feeds.technorati.com/search/simon+wakeman If you set up several of these for different keywords, you could then mash these up using something like www.feedblendr.com, and then use your step four onwards. The results would automatically appear, but wouldn't be filtered so the occasional odd result might sneak in cheers, sw Hi John,

You could also automate step 1 by setting up an RSS feed for a specific search term on technorati – eg I use this feed to track mentions of my name:

http://feeds.technorati.com/search/simon+wakeman

If you set up several of these for different keywords, you could then mash these up using something like http://www.feedblendr.com, and then use your step four onwards.

The results would automatically appear, but wouldn’t be filtered so the occasional odd result might sneak in

cheers,
sw

]]> By: John Jantsch http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2006/12/14/stupid-rss-tricks-aggregate-and-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 John Jantsch Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-1049 Simon, I know I do use those alerts all the time, but as you mention, you need to monitor. People use duct tape for lots of things - and then blog about it! John Simon,

I know I do use those alerts all the time, but as you mention, you need to monitor. People use duct tape for lots of things – and then blog about it!

John

]]> By: Shawn http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2006/12/14/stupid-rss-tricks-aggregate-and-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Shawn Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-1062 Am I missing something? If you're manually tagging specific mentions you found in the Technorati search results, then where do the updates come from? Your feed - via del.icio.us - should only include the items you manually tagged. On the other hand, if you were to skip the del.icio.us part and grab the feed for the Technorati search results, then there's no filtering. So, it doesn't seem like you're aggregating anything except a finite and static set of links you tagged yourself. And I don't understand where any filtering is happening. Again, am I missing something? Am I missing something? If you’re manually tagging specific mentions you found in the Technorati search results, then where do the updates come from? Your feed – via del.icio.us – should only include the items you manually tagged. On the other hand, if you were to skip the del.icio.us part and grab the feed for the Technorati search results, then there’s no filtering. So, it doesn’t seem like you’re aggregating anything except a finite and static set of links you tagged yourself. And I don’t understand where any filtering is happening. Again, am I missing something?

]]> By: John Jantsch http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2006/12/14/stupid-rss-tricks-aggregate-and-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 John Jantsch Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-1063 Shawn, I don't think you are missing anything, there are lots of ways to do this. I could have been more specific to state you can find the mentions in Technorati and about 10 other places (technorati may miss many mentions) and pick and choose to tag what you want - that's the filtering I guess. The problem I have with simly republisher a feed from someone like technorati is you get lots of junk and even post you really don't want to display in context with your site. Shawn,

I don’t think you are missing anything, there are lots of ways to do this.

I could have been more specific to state you can find the mentions in Technorati and about 10 other places (technorati may miss many mentions) and pick and choose to tag what you want – that’s the filtering I guess. The problem I have with simly republisher a feed from someone like technorati is you get lots of junk and even post you really don’t want to display in context with your site.

]]> By: Simon Wakeman http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2006/12/14/stupid-rss-tricks-aggregate-and-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Simon Wakeman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-1064 You could also filter the generated RSS feed using something like www.feedrinse.com or www.blastfeed.com, but the quality of the results is only as good as the filtering keywords/set-up! You could also filter the generated RSS feed using something like http://www.feedrinse.com or http://www.blastfeed.com, but the quality of the results is only as good as the filtering keywords/set-up!

]]> By: Shawn http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2006/12/14/stupid-rss-tricks-aggregate-and-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Shawn Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-1065 Thanks John, I think I misunderstood what problem you were trying to solve with this. I thought you were trying to automate the work of monitoring the buzz about your book, and I wasn't seeing the "automatic" part. Now I get that this isn't about monitoring buzz; it's a nifty way to republish it (in this case to promote your book). Sorry I misunderstood, and nice work. Thanks John,

I think I misunderstood what problem you were trying to solve with this. I thought you were trying to automate the work of monitoring the buzz about your book, and I wasn’t seeing the “automatic” part. Now I get that this isn’t about monitoring buzz; it’s a nifty way to republish it (in this case to promote your book). Sorry I misunderstood, and nice work.

]]> By: Fat Fingers http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2006/12/14/stupid-rss-tricks-aggregate-and-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 Fat Fingers Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-1070 What a brilliant tip. Thanks for sharing it John. I can already see how I could use it in several of my online businesses to distribute my content to a far wider (but much more targeted) audience. What a brilliant tip. Thanks for sharing it John.

I can already see how I could use it in several of my online businesses to distribute my content to a far wider (but much more targeted) audience.

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