Buzz Home :: June 2005 Archive
Crain's Chicago Business interviews FeedBurner CEO, Dick Costolo, in the June 27 issue. The article, "A really simple future" covers FeedBurner's rising flame and our prominent role in helping to put Chicago back on the technology map. No pressure. 6/27/05
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Our CTO, Eric Lunt is in pain (and not in that "hurts so good" kind of way). It seems that many publishers have been hesitant to try FeedBurner's wildly popular services because they are afraid of being locked in without an escape plan. Well, Eric is here to explain the many ways in which FeedBurner allows you - from the risk averse to the daredevil - to come and go as you please. And best of all, it's all pain-free! 6/27/05
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Always On and Technorati announce the Open Media 100, a power list of bloggers, social networkers, developers and investors leading the Open Media Revolution. FeedBurner gets prominent mention as a "Toolsmith," which is appreciated, given our affinity for all things smith'ed. 6/21/05
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Tom Coates of plasticbag.org shares his thoughts about leaving and rejoining online services. For those of you returning to FeedBurner now that we've made it easier to leave, welcome back! We won't burden everyone with our rendition of the Sweathogs' theme song, but suffice it to say, we're happy you're here. 6/20/05
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When David Thomson initially burned his Dilbert feed, he was pleasantly suprised to learn he had tens of thousands of subscribers. He has since gone on to burn additional feeds because setting up FeedBurner was a doddle. Learn more about doddles, transparent redirect voodoo and more at dwlt.net. 6/18/05
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James Snell of snellspace.com offers up the Earthquake Hack, a Google map that pinpoints recent tremblings complete with location, time and size of each quake. Check out what's shaking right now. And please, plan your travel accordingly. 6/15/05
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Mathew Honan of Playlist, a comprehensive magazine and Web site covering digital music, authors a delightful article on how mainstream media is embracing podcasting. As you know, FeedBurner helps publishers embrace podcasting with a big giant bear hug. Just ask our resident and huggable podcasting expert, Rick Klau. 6/15/05
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Techcrunch publishes a fine profile of FeedBurner including details about who we are and what we do. While we don't typically like profiles (our flame looks a tad bloated from the side view), this summary is quite flattering. Thanks for the nice write-up Techcrunch! 6/14/05
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Podcasting News offers a refreshingly simple step-by-step guide for creating a podcast using Blogger. For those of you standing the edge of the pool saying, "I think I can, I think I can" - now you can! Dive into podcasting today. 6/13/05
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Fred Wilson puts a stake in the ground for feed ownership and shares some tips on how to truly make your feed your own. He also introduces a great new way to send a podcast elevator pitch, with an example from our beloved CTO, Eric Lunt. 6/13/05
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MarketWatch interviews our very own Dick Costolo on the phenomenal growth of podcasting. It may still be pioneer days out there, but from where we sit, this podcasting stuff is taking off faster than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockers. 6/10/05
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Speaking of podcasting, Podcast Shuffle offers a comprehensive and shuffle-able directory of podcasts covering everything from agriculture to poetry. There's even a wicked cool widget to put shuffle capability at your fingertips. Listen to the full Red Bar Radio interview. 6/10/05
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Karl Long is headache-free thanks to his implementation of FeedBurner and its user-friendly ways. If you are suffering from headaches caused by multiple feeds in multiple formats, we recommend you stop by the FeedBurner site for a little T.L.C. 6/5/05
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Cory Threlfall, contributing writer for WebProNews, offers 8 simple ways to maximize exposure of your RSS feed. Step 1 recommends the use of FeedBurner, and we couldn't agree more! 6/3/05
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Jay Brewer of Kitchen Contraptions.com fame bubbled over with delight after turning on Total Stats Pro and AdSense for feeds. Prior to FeedBurner, he had no idea his popular blog covering kitchen gadgets, appliances, and news was on fire (not literally, but in the "number of subscribers" kind of way). 6/3/05
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According to a recent article in BusinessWeek Online, podcasting will become more accessible, thanks to the efforts of companies like Odeo. Podcasting in general shows no sign of slowing either. FeedBurner has seen a 25-fold increase in the number of podcasts feeds we manage (not that we're a research company or anything...) 5/24/05
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The Chi-Town team at Coudal Partners is all abuzz about their fresh new FeedBurner feeds. Subscribe to their Fresh Signals Feed and make sure you are getting the freshest content on their site. 5/23/05
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