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By: dan

dan — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:38:26 +0000

Your reasons for viewing the blog rather than through the feed only benefit the blogger. We don't get to see the ads? Who gives a damn. The reader takes away all those god damn affiliate-link stuffed sidebars I don't want to see.

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By: chrisblogging.com

chrisblogging.com — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:45:53 +0000

This is an interesting way of looking at RSS readers; it definitely got me thinking…

By: Myo Kyaw Htun

Myo Kyaw Htun — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:09:14 +0000

Hum, what if we're behind big brother ?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:14:51 +0000

im not a loser

By: Ruchir

Ruchir — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:39:23 +0000

I disagree.

I certainly think that RSS is the way to go when you have dozens of blogs to read. Firstly, it loads quicker and secondly, it's ad free.

Most of the times, I read blogs in RSS. But I do visit the blog if I want to comment on a particular post, for example.

If I were to manually open every blog in my browser, it would take hours for me to read it.

By: pablopabla

pablopabla — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:44:25 +0000

I am glad your replied according to my expectation.

By: Mani Karthik

Mani Karthik — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:05:17 +0000

Hi pablopabla,

If it was an attempt to generate interest to click on the link, good attempt and I think you succeeded in getting the attention you needed.

You seem to get my point right on target.:D No wrong ideas please.

Cheers!

Mani

By: pablopabla

pablopabla — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:11:06 +0000

Though I subscribe to your feed, I actually visit the site to read the contents of your post together with other reader's comments.

Thank you for calling me a loser. If it was an attempt to generate interest to click on the link, good attempt and I think you succeeded in getting the attention you needed. If you are serious enough to think that your feed subscribers are actually losers, then you have no respect at all for people who actually take an interest in your blog.

By: Bruce from The Books

Bruce from The Books — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:47:16 +0000

Like Derek said, and I think many others do this,

I use the reader to decide what to read. I may scan 30 or 40 posts and pick a few to read (on their site). Clicking through your reader is a bit of a must. As you noted you get the feel of the site + comments + related posts + the authors suggested links or other ancillary info.

By: Thom

Thom — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:48:39 +0000

Wow, thank you very much for calling me a loser.

Look, I couldn't care less about your peoples (yes, all of you "web 2.0" crowd) retardedly shiny BLACK on WHITE generic bling-bling websites.

My RSS reader (akregator) allows me to read sites I would not normally in a million years visit regularily (such as this one). Perhaps more importantly, all the text is big, consistent, and uses light gray text on a dark background so that I can read without getting a headache.

I am sorry that my preference for function over form brands me a loser in your eyes, I guess I am not hip enough for your coladazippin blogosphere.

By: cmanlong

cmanlong — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:45:31 +0000

I tend to agree but only to a point. I subscribe to all my favorite blogs in a reader, and also on my google desktop. I use my reader once or twice a day to get my "tag(ged) and categorize the feeds according to (my> reading habits". I find that many times I will click through on the desktop "catchy" title more often than I will open my reader. later all and have a profitable productive blogging day