Social Media Power » RSS Feeds http://www.socialmediapower.com Discover the Tools of Web 2.0! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:58:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Video: Feeding Your Blog Posts to Twitter Using HootSuite http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/10/06/video-feeding-your-blog-posts-to-twitter-using-hootsuite/ http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/10/06/video-feeding-your-blog-posts-to-twitter-using-hootsuite/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:17:36 +0000 Deltina Hay http://www.socialmediapower.com/?p=754 Automatically feeding your blog posts or other RSS feeds to your Twitter stream can save a lot of time and give you peace of mind that your posts are getting extra exposure.

HootSuite offers an easy solution to this by allowing you to feed your RSS feed or blog posts to any number of Twitter accounts using their platform.

Another entry in our Internet Empowerment Series of video tutorials, this video walks you through how to import your blog or RSS feed into your Twitter account using HootSuite:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NczEylzTd8

]]> http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/10/06/video-feeding-your-blog-posts-to-twitter-using-hootsuite/feed/ 0 Video: Finding Your Feed URLs http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/09/29/video-finding-your-feed-urls/ http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/09/29/video-finding-your-feed-urls/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:01:56 +0000 Deltina Hay http://www.socialmediapower.com/?p=697 Another time-saving strategy to use while streamlining or integrating your Social Web presence is to have all of your RSS feed URLs handy.

Most social sites make it easy for you to find your personal feed URL (also called a feed address), while others can be more challenging.

Your feed URL lists all your activity within a social site or service. These feeds consist of images, video, recent blog posts, presentations, tweets, whatever is relevant to a particular service.

This video shows you how to find your:

The video tutorial from the Internet Empowerment Series on YouTube also demonstrates methods for finding feed URLs on any site by using your Web browser or searching the site’s page source.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw2ePwWW-fg

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You need to “claim” your blog in Technorati so that it gets the best possible placement. Completing your description, tags, and other information about your blog will help others find it easier when searching Technorati.

Another entry in our Internet Empowerment Series of video tutorials. this video walks you through claiming your blog in Technorati:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnbDVeovyck

]]> http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/09/14/video-claiming-your-blog-on-technorati/feed/ 1 Social Media Tip of the Day: Create an Integration Map http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/09/03/tip-of-the-day-create-an-integration-map/ http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/09/03/tip-of-the-day-create-an-integration-map/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:52:16 +0000 Deltina Hay http://www.socialmediapower.com/?p=572 Social Media Tip of the DayIf you have a lot of Social Web accounts, you have probably integrated many of them: pulling feeds from your blog, images from Flickr, videos from YouTube, presentations from Slideshre into Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and so forth.

This can get out of hand if you don’t keep track of it all. Our tip today is to create a visual map of all the accounts you have integrated, and how they are integrated.

Here is a presentation to help: http://www.slideshare.net/deltina/integrating-your-social-web-presence-two-sample-plans.

About the Author:

Deltina Hay is the author of the critically acclaimed book, A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization. The second edition of her book, renamed The Social Media Survival Guide, will be released in spring 2011. Learn more about Deltina, her books, and her availability for speaking engagements at Deltina.com. You may also enjoy listening to Deltina’s video tutorial series on YouTube: The Internet Empowerment Series.

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About the Author:

Deltina Hay is the author of the critically acclaimed book, A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization. The second edition of her book, renamed The Social Media Survival Guide, will be released in spring 2011. Learn more about Deltina, her books, and her availability for speaking engagements at Deltina.com. You may also enjoy listening to Deltina’s video tutorial series on YouTube: The Internet Empowerment Series.

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Burning your blog or RSS feed to FeedBurner can give your feed a nice boost. They have many features to help optimize your feed and increase its reach.

This video tutorial is about Burning Your Feed to FeedBurner.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfiora5JQtQ

]]> http://www.socialmediapower.com/2010/09/01/burning-your-feed-to-feedburner/feed/ 0 Integrating Your Social Web Presence: Two Sample Plans http://www.socialmediapower.com/2009/11/24/integrating-your-social-web-presence-two-sample-plans/ http://www.socialmediapower.com/2009/11/24/integrating-your-social-web-presence-two-sample-plans/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:34:38 +0000 Deltina Hay http://www.socialmediapower.com/?p=328 Keeping your Social Web accounts up-to-date can seem overwhelming, but there are ways to make the process less painful. This presentation outlines two sample integration plans you can implement to help streamline your Social Web presence. It is based on the Webinar “Integrating Your Social Web Presence” offered by author Deltina Hay based on her critically acclaimed book, A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization.

Integrating Your Social Web Presence: Two Sample Plans
View more presentations from Deltina Hay.

The Social Web has evolved into a integrated system based on RSS feeds, widgets, applications, and plugins. Learn how to take advantage of these technologies and maximize your time and resources spent in the Social Web.

This session will cover how to integrate your Social sites and tools by:

* Feeding your blog posts into other social sites
* Using applications to integrate social tools and sites
* Implementing widgets and badges
* Using plugins in WordPress and other CMSs
* Using integration tools like Ping.fm and HootSuite

Registration is limited, so sign up now!

Next Session: Tuesday, December 1, 11am to 12:30pm CST – $99

Level: Intermediate – This session assumes the user has a fair understanding of social media tools and how to use them.

Go to http://www.socialmediapower.com/webinars to register.

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A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization Webinar Series presents:

Integrating your Social Web presence.

Tuesday, November 17th, 11am to 12pm CST – $99

Level: Advanced – This session assumes the user has a fair understanding of social media tools and how to use them.

The Social Web has evolved into a integrated system based on RSS feeds, widgets, applications, and plugins. Learn how to take advantage of these technologies and maximize your time and resources spent in the Social Web.

This session will cover how to integrate your Social sites and tools by:

  • Feeding your blog posts into other social sites
  • Using applications to integrate social tools and sites
  • Implementing widgets and badges
  • Using plugins in WordPress and other CMSs
  • Using integration tools like Ping.fm and HootSuite

Registration is limited, so sign up now!

Go to http://www.socialmediapower.com/webinars to register.

]]> http://www.socialmediapower.com/2009/11/07/integrating-your-social-web-presence-webinar/feed/ 1 5 Ways to Increase the Reach of Your Blog or RSS Feed http://www.socialmediapower.com/2009/11/06/5-ways-to-increase-the-reach-of-your-blog-or-rss-feed/ http://www.socialmediapower.com/2009/11/06/5-ways-to-increase-the-reach-of-your-blog-or-rss-feed/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:01:37 +0000 Deltina Hay http://www.socialmediapower.com/?p=300 You may be losing out on opportunities to improve the reach of your RSS feed or blog. These optimization tips can help:

  1. Burn your feed to FeedBurner.com. Take advantage of the optimization and analytics features they offer.
  2. Offer alternate ways for readers to subscribe to your feed. Use FeedBurner tools like email subscriptions and subscription buttons like the ones on AddtoAny.com to offer more choices for your readers.
  3. Add your feed to as many feed directories as you can. Don’t assume that just because a service is being pinged (notified) about your posts, that your feed is listed in their directory. Start by claiming your blog at Technorati.com. Then use the toprankblog blog directory list to find more.
  4. Import your feed into your social networking sites. Facebook allows you to import RSS feeds into your profile and offers applications for you to import feeds into Facebook pages. LinkedIn offers an application to include your feed in your profile. And you can use a tool like HootSuite.com to import your feed into your Twitter account.
  5. Create a lifestream or social page. Start an account with a  lifestreaming service like FriendFeed or create a page on a social site like Squidoo. Import your feed into your new accounts along with relevant information from your other Social Web accounts.

Though these tips will help improve the reach of your RSS feed or blog, the best way to get more subscribers is to regularly generate as much quality and on-topic content as you can.

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