Google Blogger: Tips and tricks

This blog is hosted for free on Blogger.com. One of the nice feature of Blogger that I really appreciate is the ability to write a post and then schedule it for later posting.  For example, I am writing this post on Monday afternoon and I will schedule it to the posted online at 3 AM Thursday morning.

It might make you think I was up all night working.

Tumblr.com blog tip:  Tumblr blogs also have an option for delayed posting.  Tumblr's system is set by frequency of posting from a queue, whereas Blogger.com's system is based upon setting a specific date and time for each post.

Tom Fox
Louisville, Kentucky
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RSS syndication feeds: Importing feeds to Tumblr.com

It is possible to import RSS syndication feeds directly into Tumblr.com and have the feed posts appear in Tumblr almost just as if they were originally posted there.  This is a great convenience for establishing and maintaining a semi-automatic blog post RSS syndication feed distribution system, but Tumblr is not totally overjoyed at the prospect of becoming an automated dumping ground for posts coming from and going to someplace else.  Tumblr is in the business of community building.

On Tumbler, an external feed will remain active only so long as a real live person regularly originates posts on Tumblr itself.  "You must log into Tumblr frequently or directly post to Tumblr frequently in order for feed imports to remain active,"  says Tumblr representative Mark Lafountain, here.

In truth, the only genuine advantage from importing an external feed into Tumblr is is you have a collection of followers who read the feed.

Tom Fox
Louisville, Kentucky
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