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FeedBurner, Google, And The 502 / 503 Error

Last week we transferred our FeedBurner account to Google and encountered some problems. This post discusses the bug fix in specific, and Feedburner in general.

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Feedburner To Google Account Transfer Considered Harmful: We Advise Waiting

Feedburner users: we recommend delaying migrating to Google Accounts as long as possible, as the current process is broken.

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Did Your RSS Counts Drop After Migrating to Google Accounts?

Our RSS subscriber counts are down 50% and our reach numbers down 60% after migrating from Feedburner to Google. Is this real, or a tracking hiccup?

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Google: Phones, Friends, and Feeds

Three Google news items of note: Open Handset, Open Social, and Reader share.

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CoComment

CoComment is a browser add-in that tracks responses to comments you leave on other people’s blogs.

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Feedburner PRO, Now Free

Feeburner PRO is now free. Thanks, Google.

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Googliocentrism: All The Oxygen In The Room?

The online world is orbiting Mountain View. Not surprisingly, Google continues to pull in top talent and ideas.

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Gossip: Google Buying Feedburner?

Vecosys reports rumors Google is buying Feedburner.

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Goals, Not Competitors

More wisdom from “The Wizard”, FeedBurner’s founder Dick Costolo. To whit: focus on goals, not competitors.

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How clear are Your invoices?

Every interaction with a customer or client should be consistent with your brand. Even what is often the final step in the sales cycle — invoicing.

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Dick Costolo on Company Culture: Transparency, Honesty, Commitment

Great post on company culture from Dick Costolo, FeedBurner’s founder.

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Absolute vs. Relative URLs in RSS Feeds

Realize that much of your RSS content will be read off-site. Monitor your feeds so that your content looks good regardless of where it ends up. Stick with absolute URLs for all links and images, whether on-site or off.

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RSS Marketing

Online retailers not yet using RSS for marketing purposes should consider testing doing so. Use a validator regularly to ensure your feeds are well-formed.

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