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Old 03-21-2008   #1 (permalink)
Earle Horton


 
 

Re: What's the point of feeds?

Feeds are "cool". They need to get people to use feeds so they can justify
the high development expense. Feeds are a little bit like the $600 tax
rebate that all U.S. taxpayers are getting in May, on top of half our postal
codes already having been blacklisted by the mortgage industry. Feeds are
like Vista. Feeds are like the Iraq war, "Free Tibet" and "Free Soviet
Jewry". Feeds are like the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.

There once was a Kiwi named Pete,
Who didn't understand about feeds.
He collected old cameras,
Fish and arabicas,
"Are these really the things that I need?"

Saludos cordiales,

Earle
(Buys a paper newspaper every day. Reads it too.)

"Peter in New Zealand" <peterbal@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1206147001.305004@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I looked at feeds and tried a few, but the news sites I tried seem to push
> just a "teaser" for a news item, and I have to click on a link to go to
> their web site to read the rest of it. I guess they need to get people to
> see their advertising as much as possible, but if I have to go to their
> site anyway why bother with feeds in the first place? Or is there
> something I am missing? I don't know a lot about them. Thanks.
>
> --
> Peter in New Zealand. (Email address is fake)
> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
> compulsive computer fiddler.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-22-2008   #2 (permalink)
Ildhund


 
 

Re: What's the point of feeds?

Try Tools > Manage feeds and select a feed (with an orange icon including a
fan-like symbol), then click Edit. Check "Show articles as web page, instead
of a summary". Is that what you're looking for?
--
Noel

"Peter in New Zealand" <peterbal@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1206147001.305004@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I looked at feeds and tried a few, but the news sites I tried seem to push
> just a "teaser" for a news item, and I have to click on a link to go to
> their web site to read the rest of it. I guess they need to get people to
> see their advertising as much as possible, but if I have to go to their
> site anyway why bother with feeds in the first place? Or is there
> something I am missing? I don't know a lot about them. Thanks.
>
> --
> Peter in New Zealand. (Email address is fake)
> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
> compulsive computer fiddler.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-22-2008   #3 (permalink)
LAB Enterprises


 
 

Re: What's the point of feeds?

But why bother going to their site if there isn't a story you are interested
in at the moment? Feeds let you quickly see new articles, items, etc and
make that decision. I love them myself.

You can also choose to display the full article if you want for most of
them.

Lori

--
Shop for clothes, boots, gothic, jewelry, collectible, Egyptian and more!
LAB Enterprises - orders@xxxxxx
Read our blog with links to all our stores at www.Labeshops.com

"Peter in New Zealand" <peterbal@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1206147001.305004@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I looked at feeds and tried a few, but the news sites I tried seem to push
> just a "teaser" for a news item, and I have to click on a link to go to
> their web site to read the rest of it. I guess they need to get people to
> see their advertising as much as possible, but if I have to go to their
> site anyway why bother with feeds in the first place? Or is there
> something I am missing? I don't know a lot about them. Thanks.
>
> --
> Peter in New Zealand. (Email address is fake)
> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
> compulsive computer fiddler.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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