Comments on: Partial vs Full RSS Feeds http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds Tech News, Reviews and Guides Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:43:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: For the Love of the Web, Please Use Full Content Feeds! | Devlounge http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-162726 For the Love of the Web, Please Use Full Content Feeds! | Devlounge Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:24:52 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-162726 [...] full content in the feed? One commenter wrote some choice words on Paul Stamatiou’s blog that describe exactly how I feel towards partial feeds (although I dare not repeat the words [...] [...] full content in the feed? One commenter wrote some choice words on Paul Stamatiou’s blog that describe exactly how I feel towards partial feeds (although I dare not repeat the words [...]

]]> By: Mom Of 3 Girls » Blog Archive » Feeds and Feedburner Part #4 - full vs. partial feeds http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-155667 Mom Of 3 Girls » Blog Archive » Feeds and Feedburner Part #4 - full vs. partial feeds Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:51:40 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-155667 [...] http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds [...] [...] http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds [...]

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-147780 Paul Stamatiou Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:32:43 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-147780 Becktemba - I don't know what you're talking about. I've been using feedburner with full feeds for years.. Becktemba – I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve been using feedburner with full feeds for years..

]]> By: Becktemba http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-147679 Becktemba Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:02:00 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-147679 Partial feeds have to go unless you are trying to protect your commercial content or limit access to information. The FEEDBURNER automatically truncates feeds from EVERYBODY thats just killing the service. Why does a Auntie Ann’s Baby Blog need have a partial feed? Want to print your blog out like a newspaper or magazine? A new application I’m excited about is the FEEDJOURNAL. Check it out at: www.Feedjournal.com Tell em Becktemba sent you. Partial feeds have to go unless you are trying to protect your commercial content or limit access to information.

The FEEDBURNER automatically truncates feeds from EVERYBODY thats just killing the service.

Why does a Auntie Ann’s Baby Blog need have a partial feed?

Want to print your blog out like a newspaper or magazine? A new application I’m excited about is the FEEDJOURNAL.

Check it out at: http://www.Feedjournal.com

Tell em Becktemba sent you.

]]> By: Enough With The Partial RSS Feeds! » Blog-Op http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-126011 Enough With The Partial RSS Feeds! » Blog-Op Tue, 29 May 2007 13:10:46 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-126011 [...] feel this way about partial feeds, and if you read into the comments, you’ll see that the vast proportion of the commenters [...] [...] feel this way about partial feeds, and if you read into the comments, you’ll see that the vast proportion of the commenters [...]

]]> By: Cavemonkey Solves The “More/Feed” Problem at jerrychacon.com http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-98189 Cavemonkey Solves The “More/Feed” Problem at jerrychacon.com Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:02:49 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-98189 [...] tag that we use to keep our front pages short.  Following the general sentiment described in the comments to this post on Paul’s site, I wanted full feeds even though I used “more” to keep my front [...] [...] tag that we use to keep our front pages short.  Following the general sentiment described in the comments to this post on Paul’s site, I wanted full feeds even though I used “more” to keep my front [...]

]]> By: Devlounge | For the Love of the Web, Please Use Full Content Feeds! http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-82194 Devlounge | For the Love of the Web, Please Use Full Content Feeds! Fri, 05 Jan 2007 02:54:14 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-82194 [...] I don’t mean to sound whiny or naggy, but what is the point of having an RSS feed if there isn’t full content in the feed? One commenter wrote some choice words on Paul Stamatiou’s blog that describe exactly how I feel towards partial feeds (although I dare not repeat the words here). [...] [...] I don’t mean to sound whiny or naggy, but what is the point of having an RSS feed if there isn’t full content in the feed? One commenter wrote some choice words on Paul Stamatiou’s blog that describe exactly how I feel towards partial feeds (although I dare not repeat the words here). [...]

]]> By: Unsubscribe! » Names@Work » Blog Archive http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-34111 Unsubscribe! » Names@Work » Blog Archive Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:35:47 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-34111 [...] Jack of All Blogs used to be fun when he slagged off everyone, even though I didn’t get half of the inside jokes. Now he’s recycling shopworn articles about whether to publish full or excerpted RSS feeds — see here and here and here and here and even here, where (in August 2005!) it’s called the “age-old debate”. – Feeds, site, excerpts or full — dull. Next!   [...] [...] Jack of All Blogs used to be fun when he slagged off everyone, even though I didn’t get half of the inside jokes. Now he’s recycling shopworn articles about whether to publish full or excerpted RSS feeds — see here and here and here and here and even here, where (in August 2005!) it’s called the “age-old debate”. – Feeds, site, excerpts or full — dull. Next!   [...]

]]> By: Denis Papathanasiou http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-29511 Denis Papathanasiou Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:54:02 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-29511 Hi guys, I found this post indirectly, from our own tangential mention of this topic (http://seeksift.wordpress.com/2006/10/14/rich-format-email/). From our perspective as an intelligent aggregator (http://www.seeksift.com), full feeds make more sense. Not only for the benefits to the end reader (as other have mentioned), but also for feed publishers since any content, including ad images, tracking links, etc. get displayed in full. With partial feeds, publishers lose out on people who would rather not (for whatever reason) click the item link back to the originating site. Hi guys,

I found this post indirectly, from our own tangential mention of this topic (http://seeksift.wordpress.com/2006/10/14/rich-format-email/).

From our perspective as an intelligent aggregator (http://www.seeksift.com), full feeds make more sense.

Not only for the benefits to the end reader (as other have mentioned), but also for feed publishers since any content, including ad images, tracking links, etc. get displayed in full.

With partial feeds, publishers lose out on people who would rather not (for whatever reason) click the item link back to the originating site.

]]> By: RSS feeds and Copyright Infringement | David Brunelle: Geek for Life http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-25802 RSS feeds and Copyright Infringement | David Brunelle: Geek for Life Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:56:22 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-25802 [...] There’s a great debate on the subject at Plagiarism Today. Paul Stamatiou also mentioned partial content in RSS feeds and it resulted in a lot of comments. Check out these resources, and form your own opinions - but I just don’t think it’s worth it. [...] [...] There’s a great debate on the subject at Plagiarism Today. Paul Stamatiou also mentioned partial content in RSS feeds and it resulted in a lot of comments. Check out these resources, and form your own opinions – but I just don’t think it’s worth it. [...]

]]> By: Anthony Milano http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-21732 Anthony Milano Sun, 10 Sep 2006 06:39:19 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-21732 Lately, I've been using the new IE instead of "feedreader3.05" I like the way it maintains and displays the feeds. So be it partial or full it still shows up very nice and orderly. (Not like in FeedReader3.05) keep up the great work. AM Lately, I’ve been using the new IE instead of “feedreader3.05″ I like the way it maintains and displays the feeds. So be it partial or full it still shows up very nice and orderly. (Not like in FeedReader3.05)
keep up the great work. AM

]]> By: blogs pela metade at Caveat Emptor http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-21657 blogs pela metade at Caveat Emptor Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:11:41 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-21657 [...] Em um post recente, Paul Stamatiou falou em uma boa razão para usar o formato parcial: roubo de conteúdo. Do mesmo jeito que os feeds podem ser usados para manter barras de notícias e produtos como o Google News, podem servir para roubar conteúdo alheio e suprir um site com o trabalho de outros. [...] [...] Em um post recente, Paul Stamatiou falou em uma boa razão para usar o formato parcial: roubo de conteúdo. Do mesmo jeito que os feeds podem ser usados para manter barras de notícias e produtos como o Google News, podem servir para roubar conteúdo alheio e suprir um site com o trabalho de outros. [...]

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-21420 Paul Stamatiou Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:06:41 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-21420 Aaron, I use some nifty .htaccess rules to route everything to feedburner. So even if the feed is http://paulstamatiou.com/feed it all redirects to feedburner at http://feeds.feedburner.com/paulstamatiou Aaron, I use some nifty .htaccess rules to route everything to feedburner. So even if the feed is http://paulstamatiou.com/feed it all redirects to feedburner at http://feeds.feedburner.com/paulstamatiou

]]> By: Aaron http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-21353 Aaron Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:31:13 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-21353 why not change your feed address in the address bar to feedburner also? why not change your feed address in the address bar to feedburner also?

]]> By: Erika http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20871 Erika Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:24:25 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20871 I'm the same as Natalie. I don't read feeds in the feed reader. I like visiting the original sites and read everything there to check on the design and layout. Much better! Greetings from Brazil! Erika ;-) I’m the same as Natalie. I don’t read feeds in the feed reader. I like visiting the original sites and read everything there to check on the design and layout. Much better! Greetings from Brazil! Erika ;-)

]]> By: Ben Gray http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20866 Ben Gray Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:01:09 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20866 If I were you I'd go with partial feeds. I only read the first few lines in my feedreader anyway and if I want to read the whole thing I'll click over to their site even if they are publishing a full feed. You might annoy a few readers but you would save yourself a whole lot of trouble on the splogger end of things. If I were you I’d go with partial feeds. I only read the first few lines in my feedreader anyway and if I want to read the whole thing I’ll click over to their site even if they are publishing a full feed.

You might annoy a few readers but you would save yourself a whole lot of trouble on the splogger end of things.

]]> By: Eliot Phillips http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20826 Eliot Phillips Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:42:43 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20826 I'm with franky. Lately I've been going through and deleting all partial and headline feeds. I’m with franky. Lately I’ve been going through and deleting all partial and headline feeds.

]]> By: Dan http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20782 Dan Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:42:54 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20782 Full feeds please Full feeds please

]]> By: Partial Versus Full RSS Feeds - Monday By Noon http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20766 Partial Versus Full RSS Feeds - Monday By Noon Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:00:13 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20766 [...] Paul Stamatiou has also opened the floor to a discussion on partial versus full RSS feeds and I’ve been following the comments. Just to clear a few things up that seem to be a bit cloudy. When I wrote about partial feeds, I didn’t mean truncated feeds. It makes a difference if a summary paragraph or two is written about an article as opposed to taking the first few sentences and chopping off the content mid-sentence. The latter would be much less useful in my opinion, whereas a well written summary paragraph could actually give your reader the opportunity to decide whether or not the article would be interesting. Lots of people have large numbers of feeds to keep track of, some even in the hundreds. Do you think a partial feed (not a truncated feed) would help them read what they wanted that much quicker? [...] [...] Paul Stamatiou has also opened the floor to a discussion on partial versus full RSS feeds and I’ve been following the comments. Just to clear a few things up that seem to be a bit cloudy. When I wrote about partial feeds, I didn’t mean truncated feeds. It makes a difference if a summary paragraph or two is written about an article as opposed to taking the first few sentences and chopping off the content mid-sentence. The latter would be much less useful in my opinion, whereas a well written summary paragraph could actually give your reader the opportunity to decide whether or not the article would be interesting. Lots of people have large numbers of feeds to keep track of, some even in the hundreds. Do you think a partial feed (not a truncated feed) would help them read what they wanted that much quicker? [...]

]]> By: Jon http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20764 Jon Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:53:55 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20764 It's great to see both sides in these comments. Just to clear things up, when I mention 'partial feed' I'm not referring to a truncated feed. I'm talking about a partial feed in that a summary is used as opposed to the first few sentences of the article. To me, that's much less useful than a thought out excerpt which lets the reader decide if they're interested in reading the article or not. On the other hand, as we can all read, lots of people won't even be bothered with a partial feed and that's just fine. The Web is what you make of it and you can use it as you please. Everyone absolutely has the right to disown a feed due to its lack of full-ness, therefore missing out on the content of that site (interesting or not). It’s great to see both sides in these comments. Just to clear things up, when I mention ‘partial feed’ I’m not referring to a truncated feed. I’m talking about a partial feed in that a summary is used as opposed to the first few sentences of the article. To me, that’s much less useful than a thought out excerpt which lets the reader decide if they’re interested in reading the article or not. On the other hand, as we can all read, lots of people won’t even be bothered with a partial feed and that’s just fine. The Web is what you make of it and you can use it as you please. Everyone absolutely has the right to disown a feed due to its lack of full-ness, therefore missing out on the content of that site (interesting or not).

]]> By: quaisi http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20763 quaisi Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:45:23 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20763 Keep the full feeds going strong please :) Keep the full feeds going strong please :)

]]> By: Adam http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20735 Adam Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:56:24 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20735 @Devin: most RSS readers have an option to show either full or excerpts from feeds. This may suit you, as you can jump between the two and still have full feeds when you want them. Partial feeds are, mostly, useless. Slightly less so when the feed author writes a good introduction, but still annoying. The problem also occurs in photoblog feeds, but with people serving thumbnails of images. Understandable due to bandwidth issues, but sometimes the thumbs are so small and badly generated, it's not possible to appreciate the photo. @Devin: most RSS readers have an option to show either full or excerpts from feeds. This may suit you, as you can jump between the two and still have full feeds when you want them.

Partial feeds are, mostly, useless. Slightly less so when the feed author writes a good introduction, but still annoying. The problem also occurs in photoblog feeds, but with people serving thumbnails of images. Understandable due to bandwidth issues, but sometimes the thumbs are so small and badly generated, it’s not possible to appreciate the photo.

]]> By: Andy C http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20707 Andy C Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:55:23 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20707 <a href="http://andyc.wordpress.com/2006/05/26/partial-versus-full-fe/" rel="nofollow">Yes</a>. Yes.

]]> By: Devin http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20696 Devin Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:44:36 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20696 Partial feeds actually help me with reading. I can skim and see if I'm interested. If I really am, I'll open it, it's in the context of the site, and then I'll see the comments. But, I'm not some sort of power-RSS reader who reads hundreds of sites a day, just a select few that I would read either way. Partial feeds actually help me with reading. I can skim and see if I’m interested. If I really am, I’ll open it, it’s in the context of the site, and then I’ll see the comments. But, I’m not some sort of power-RSS reader who reads hundreds of sites a day, just a select few that I would read either way.

]]> By: straydog http://paulstamatiou.com/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds#comment-20694 straydog Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:37:11 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/04/partial-vs-full-rss-feeds/#comment-20694 How much spammer sproof will it be for partial feed? How much spammer sproof will it be for partial feed?

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