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August 10, 2007
by Sue Waters
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SlideShare Needs Our Support — Lets Help Them Out

Do you use SlideShare? Please keep reading they need our HELP! And we do OWE them for the great service they provide!

If you don’t check out the embedded SlideShare presentation below as it will tell you why you should use it! Yes I know it is not Presentation 2.0.
[slideshare id=37167&doc=how-to-share-a-powerpoint-presentation-using-slideshare-27410&w=425]

Where is the Embedded SlideShare!

What – where is the Embedded SlideShare Sue! Have you lost your mind and forgot to embed it? No – if you are reading in your Feed Reader, like Google Reader andBloglines – our feed readers are stripping out the SlideShare and are not supporting SlideShare embeds! Hi Five to NetVibes – as SlideShares do display in NetVibes.

PASS THE MESSAGE ON

  • SlideShare and SlideCasts are not displaying in most Feed Readers.
  • If you are embedding them in your blog posts you need to let your subcribers know it is there because there is ABSOLUTELY no indication that it was every there in the first place!
  • Support the company that supports us, and let the major Feed Readers know that we want SlideShare embeds supported in their readers. The Feed Readers may not be aware there is a problem – SlideShare was not aware until I informed them yesterday in my post (which I learnt about as a result of the 31 Days Build a Better Blog)

Please support SlideShare and pass the message!

Thanks

August 8, 2007
by Sue Waters
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What does your blog looks like to your subscribers?

Have you taken the time to check how your blog looks to your subscribers? No! Do it – you may have a rude shock!

This is how I read your blog – through my Google Reader Gadget on my Personalised Google page. Your post needs to look good here not on your blog!

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When I see Read more! I normally do not read more – hence frequently don’t bother reading your post. With the number of blogs I read I just don’t have time!

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If you are really unlucky – your formatting (e.g. paragraphs, bullet points) is lost – dramatically affecting the appeal of your post.

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Look what happens to slides from Slideshare! This looks like a blank post when in reality there is a SlideShare here. Unless you let me know there is a great Slideshare here that I need to look at I will not realise that I need to go to your blog!

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If you have a podcast site you should also do the same. It was not until I put the feed of my podcast site through iTunes that I realise several of my episodes would not download in iTunes. Why because the name of the episode must be less than 64 characters (with spaces) .

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Thanks Gary for all your help and taking the time to give us assistance – and explain what is happening and why – when feeds go through feed aggregator – we do appreciate it. And thanks Tama it looks like I do need the Any key.

If you liked this post I suggest you check out my post on What Your Blog Looks like in Different Feed Readers!

31 Day Chocolate Challenge Update

My task for Day 7 is to Plan a Week’s Worth of Blogging Posts. Yes I am an impulsive blogger however take to time to read Darren’s post to see why it is worth planning your posts.

What would you like me to post on?

Do you have any suggestions on topics you would like to learn more about? Is there are series you are interested in me putting together? I am open to suggestions!