http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:50:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-23500 Jenny Levine Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:51:56 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/#comment-23500 David, I couldn't agree more! I am in the process of writing a "best practices for ALA blog" document & creating a default template that uses some of your suggestions, as well as other changes. having said that, you have made my ob a little easier - thank you! Drinks on me in Monterey, and the check is in the mail! :-) David, I couldn't agree more! I am in the process of writing a “best practices for ALA blog” document & creating a default template that uses some of your suggestions, as well as other changes. having said that, you have made my ob a little easier – thank you! Drinks on me in Monterey, and the check is in the mail!

]]> http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-3577 Karen Harker Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:12:30 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/#comment-3577 One more note...use the standard icon (see <a href="http://www.feedicons.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.feedicons.com/</a>. One more note…use the standard icon (see http://www.feedicons.com/.

]]> http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-3543 Sam Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:40:29 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/#comment-3543 To someone who isn't familiar with RSS, isn't "Subscribe to this feed" still jargon? Maybe "Subscribe to this blog"? To someone who isn’t familiar with RSS, isn’t “Subscribe to this feed” still jargon? Maybe “Subscribe to this blog”?

]]> http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-3540 WoW!ter Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:19:06 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/#comment-3540 David, It is even worse than you suggest. There are a few standard Blogger templates where there is no RSS feed (XML in Blogger) button shown at all. Still, Blogger is one of the more popular systems. David,
It is even worse than you suggest. There are a few standard Blogger templates where there is no RSS feed (XML in Blogger) button shown at all. Still, Blogger is one of the more popular systems.

]]> http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-3539 Jenny Levine Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:21:40 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/#comment-3539 David, I couldn't agree more! I am in the process of writing a "best practices for ALA blog" document & creating a default template that uses some of your suggestions, as well as other changes. having said that, you have made my ob a little easier - thank you! Drinks on me in Monterey, and the check is in the mail! :-) David, I couldn’t agree more! I am in the process of writing a “best practices for ALA blog” document & creating a default template that uses some of your suggestions, as well as other changes. having said that, you have made my ob a little easier – thank you! Drinks on me in Monterey, and the check is in the mail!

]]> http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 K.G. Schneider Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:15:30 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2006/09/12/make-subscribing-to-blogs-easy/#comment-3538 I just changed a label on our test site from "what is RSS" to "subscribing to this search." That said, the tutorial was a bear to write. :-) I just changed a label on our test site from “what is RSS” to “subscribing to this search.” That said, the tutorial was a bear to write.

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