Twitter is the new RSS, @HMSblog is our new feed
by Josiah Mackenzie on April 28, 2010
4 Comments
4 Comments
Not many people in the hotel industry know this, but my very first venture was an RSS software company. I saw RSS as the direct distribution channel of the future, but it turned out Twitter largely fills this purpose.
You don’t have to be a Twitter power user to set up searches and lists that provide you with a customized flow of information and content. This was the vision of RSS, and I’m pleased to see this come true – even if through a different technology.
I used to promote Feedburner. Today I set up @HMSblog for those who want new post notifications from this blog… and none of the thoughts, ideas, and chatter on @HMarketingHelp
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Article by Josiah Mackenzie // April 28, 2010
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I use twitter for my site… It’s cool : )
Josiah,
These days, its all about personal branding and in addition to getting your blog updates, I’m sure your followers, clients and prospective clients would love to know a little more personal stuff as well – recent personal experiences, likes dislikes, views etc. I know I would.
Why don’t you include blog updates along with your regular Twitter feed ? On a more personalised Twitter Account such as @JosiahMackenzie or @BigMack for example ?
Just a thought!
Cheers!
Mihhir Nayak
Exactly – I include new post announcements in my @HmarketingHelp account – just trying the “RSS only” account as an experiment.
I like the @BigMack idea
:p