Comments on: Replublishing Shared Feed: Good or Evil? http://www.ericmartindale.com/replublishing-shared-feed-good-or-evil All out of bubblegum. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:46:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.ericmartindale.com/replublishing-shared-feed-good-or-evil#comment-38 Jonathan Bailey Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:31:15 +0000 http://www.ericmartindale.com/replublishing-shared-feed-good-or-evil#comment-38 This is a tough one and the whole "shared blog" thing has been debated off and on for over a year now, it has really heated up since Google offered the feature in their reader and made it possible to republish full posts. What you show above, with headlines only, I don't see any real issues with and I doubt that anyone would really object to. Typically displaying titles and links is no big deal, it is only when one gets into the content that feathers get ruffled. I think the link list you're running now is on the good side of "safe" so I would not worry too much. But until a lot of these debates about RSS get resolved in court, I'd probably avoid going much farther. Just my non-lawyer opinion. This is a tough one and the whole “shared blog” thing has been debated off and on for over a year now, it has really heated up since Google offered the feature in their reader and made it possible to republish full posts.

What you show above, with headlines only, I don’t see any real issues with and I doubt that anyone would really object to. Typically displaying titles and links is no big deal, it is only when one gets into the content that feathers get ruffled.

I think the link list you’re running now is on the good side of “safe” so I would not worry too much. But until a lot of these debates about RSS get resolved in court, I’d probably avoid going much farther.

Just my non-lawyer opinion.

]]> By: Tommi http://www.ericmartindale.com/replublishing-shared-feed-good-or-evil#comment-34 Tommi Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:00:18 +0000 http://www.ericmartindale.com/replublishing-shared-feed-good-or-evil#comment-34 I would find the complete posts to be distasteful, if I were a famous blogger (no fear of that happening). Besides, people would miss all comments and possibly edits (this I am not certain about). For example, Graham of Catch your hare (<a>http://www.catchyourhare.com/journal/</a>) removed or hid some of his entries after publishing a book, but they were visible in my Google reader the last time I checked. Useful edits that add or change content would also be missed. Something that shows the titles and maybe a line or two of content would be better. Further, it would not eat your posts. Keeping them visible is probably a priority. I would find the complete posts to be distasteful, if I were a famous blogger (no fear of that happening). Besides, people would miss all comments and possibly edits (this I am not certain about).

For example, Graham of Catch your hare (http://www.catchyourhare.com/journal/) removed or hid some of his entries after publishing a book, but they were visible in my Google reader the last time I checked. Useful edits that add or change content would also be missed.

Something that shows the titles and maybe a line or two of content would be better. Further, it would not eat your posts. Keeping them visible is probably a priority.

]]> By: Alex -S- http://www.ericmartindale.com/replublishing-shared-feed-good-or-evil#comment-33 Alex -S- Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:38:57 +0000 http://www.ericmartindale.com/replublishing-shared-feed-good-or-evil#comment-33 Thats a tough one. Everyone likes sharing, and reading new information - but at the same time - publishing your shared items will indeed contribute to some sort of traffic increase to your site, which may well Pee off some of the authors. Personally though i'd say go for it - devise a strategy that makes it clear that you are in no way trying to gain any glory (or $) but rather are trying to "Get the good word out" on authors and articles you like. As long as it's handled properly i don't see it being a big prob. Besides -it's not much different from someone sharing their RSS feed widget on igoogle with others - same end result. (Except that no-ones found a way to monetize igoogle yet :) Thats a tough one. Everyone likes sharing, and reading new information - but at the same time - publishing your shared items will indeed contribute to some sort of traffic increase to your site, which may well Pee off some of the authors.

Personally though i’d say go for it - devise a strategy that makes it clear that you are in no way trying to gain any glory (or $) but rather are trying to “Get the good word out” on authors and articles you like.

As long as it’s handled properly i don’t see it being a big prob. Besides -it’s not much different from someone sharing their RSS feed widget on igoogle with others - same end result. (Except that no-ones found a way to monetize igoogle yet :)

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