Comments on: FeedFlare Skepticism http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:01:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: alexking.org: Blog http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9969 alexking.org: Blog Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:59:58 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9969 <strong>FeedFlare: Feed Reader Developer Viewpoint</strong> Yesterday I posted some, as it turns out, unfounded concerns about FeedBurner’s new FeedFlare features and how they would impact me as a reader of many great blog authors who use FeedBurner’s service. Thanks again to Eric and Dick from Fee... FeedFlare: Feed Reader Developer Viewpoint

Yesterday I posted some, as it turns out, unfounded concerns about FeedBurner’s new FeedFlare features and how they would impact me as a reader of many great blog authors who use FeedBurner’s service. Thanks again to Eric and Dick from Fee…

]]> By: Eric Lunt http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9961 Eric Lunt Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:47:09 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9961 Alex, please let us know any suggestions you have as a feed reader developer. We're more than happy to implement enhancements to make your life easier! Alex, please let us know any suggestions you have as a feed reader developer. We’re more than happy to implement enhancements to make your life easier!

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9960 Alex Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:40:07 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9960 Eric and Dick, thanks so much for the clarification. I've updated my post accordingly. Eric and Dick, thanks so much for the clarification. I’ve updated my post accordingly.

]]> By: matt http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9959 matt Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:22:47 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9959 <blockquote>we took great pains to make it so that items will not be marked as modified</blockquote> Cool deal. I was just about to echo Alex's concerns ...

we took great pains to make it so that items will not be marked as modified

Cool deal. I was just about to echo Alex’s concerns …

]]> By: Dick Costolo http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9958 Dick Costolo Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:12:28 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9958 Hey Alex, because we implement the feedflare items as graphical versions of text, the number of links, comments, tags, etc. can change completely and the feed or items are not marked as updated. We slot in a static image url but the image itself ("8 links from technorati", eg) can change dynamically, but the item isn't marked as updated. That's how we've iimplemented this. HOWEVER, in our initial release, one issue is that we don't allow publishers to only add FeedFlare to new items in the feed, so there is a one time "cost" to marking existing items as unread when it's added. We're addressing this in the next version and that "only add flare to future posts" should eliminate the issue completely. Congrats on all the FeedLounge progress, fun to watch. Hey Alex, because we implement the feedflare items as graphical versions of text, the number of links, comments, tags, etc. can change completely and the feed or items are not marked as updated. We slot in a static image url but the image itself (”8 links from technorati”, eg) can change dynamically, but the item isn’t marked as updated. That’s how we’ve iimplemented this. HOWEVER, in our initial release, one issue is that we don’t allow publishers to only add FeedFlare to new items in the feed, so there is a one time “cost” to marking existing items as unread when it’s added. We’re addressing this in the next version and that “only add flare to future posts” should eliminate the issue completely. Congrats on all the FeedLounge progress, fun to watch.

]]> By: Eric Lunt http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9957 Eric Lunt Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:04:28 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/12/14/feedflare-skepticism#comment-9957 Hey there Alex. I totally understand your concern, and we took great pains to make it so that items will not be marked as modified. If you look at the source code, you'll see that we actually implement each piece of FeedFlare as an img tag. That code never changes -- only the image that is returned (which looks like text) is modified. Therefore, your items will not show up as modified when the information changes. Does that make sense? Please let me know if you'd like me to elaborate. Eric Lunt CTO, FeedBurner Hey there Alex. I totally understand your concern, and we took great pains to make it so that items will not be marked as modified. If you look at the source code, you’ll see that we actually implement each piece of FeedFlare as an img tag. That code never changes — only the image that is returned (which looks like text) is modified. Therefore, your items will not show up as modified when the information changes.

Does that make sense? Please let me know if you’d like me to elaborate.

Eric Lunt
CTO, FeedBurner

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