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Google Reader to retire

14th March 2013 by Mike Rawlins

The internet search giant Google has announced that it is to retire Google Reader on July 1 this year. Google announced in September 2011 that they would be having a 'Fall Spring Clean' and shutting down some of their products. Yesterdays … [Read more...] about Google Reader to retire

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: google, Google Reader, Retirement, rss, Spring Cleaning, Urs Hölzle

Euston, we're going local

20th April 2012 by Mike Rawlins

The fantastic coders over at Fix My Transport have been busily beavering away to deliver a new feature which is targeted at people who run Hyperlocal blogs. Thanks to their work it is now possible to subscribe to an RSS feed for a particular route, … [Read more...] about Euston, we're going local

Filed Under: Blog, hyperlocal, Other Tools and Tips Tagged With: Euston we have a problem, Fix My Transport, Hyperlocal content idea, My Society, News Feed, rss, RSS Feeds, Tom Steinberg

All the loveRSS

10th May 2011 by clare white

Standing up for RSS is a bit like getting excited about cat's eyes in the road: they're not something to be very passionate about, but you'd miss them if they weren't there. I often see tweets and blog posts about RSS dying and it's become one of … [Read more...] about All the loveRSS

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: delicious, Facebook, open web, rss, twitter

Keep track of your bookmarks and your friends' bookmarks, and their friends' bookmarks (etc)

28th April 2011 by clare white

Jargon warning: there's no need to be a specialist for what follows, but it does assume knowledge of the inner workings of the web. If it's incomprehensible, ask a friendly geek to guide you :) I've written a couple of quick tips about Google Reader … [Read more...] about Keep track of your bookmarks and your friends' bookmarks, and their friends' bookmarks (etc)

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Using Facebook Tagged With: delicious, Diigo, Google Reader, Google Spreadsheets, information, open web, Pinboard, rss

Use Google Reader Play to knock up a very quick slideshow

14th January 2011 by clare white

Some talkaboutlocal websites as seen on Google Reader

I'm a huge fan of Google Reader (Google account needed for access) because it helps me to graze hundreds of web feeds without having to visit them all. I can also access it via my mobile phone which means I can be sucking in new ideas if I'm standing … [Read more...] about Use Google Reader Play to knock up a very quick slideshow

Filed Under: Other Tools and Tips, Quick Tips Tagged With: google, rss

Displaying the local weather forecast on your WordPress.com website

11th January 2011 by nickygetgood

BBC Weather

I've just been asked by Lee, who has started a new community website for the Great Barr, Kingstanding and Oscott areas of Birmingham The B44 Blog, 'do you know how to set up a weather widget on the side of wordpress.com?' The answer is yes, this is … [Read more...] about Displaying the local weather forecast on your WordPress.com website

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Wordpress Guides and Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: b44 blog, BBC, birmingham, rss, weather, weather forecast, widget

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