randomized rss feeds as content

[professorhojo]

hey y'all

i checked out RSS Randomizer the other day to see what it does and i like it.. but i think it can be done better. so of course i went ahead and put together my own version.

the result - i can now paste a single include into my article wherever i need content, and it will output will return real time randomized RSS content, sourced from hundreds of different, relevant blogs. i can also randomize the number of paragraphs returned as well as the date order for extra added uniqueness.

then i subject-filter the whole lot on whatever tag(s) i want to use. :)

to administrate it, i put together an admin page where i can add extra RSS feeds as i find them and a simple way to "tag" each feed with unlimited categories ("music", "jobs", "pharmaceutical", "music", etc..) that enable me to filter my RSS results later on in the article.

it's a pretty remote control way to add completely randomized, multi-source RSS content to your pages without having to screw around with PHP scripts like you'd need to do with RSS Randomizer.

you can check it out here: http://www.feedalicious.com

it's free at the moment since the thing is only about 48 hours old and i'm sure there are lots of bugs and things. but depending on how many signups i get, i may close the trial in a day or two so i can implement any bug fixes or upgrades that need to be made.. so get in quick!

i'd appreciate any feedback you may have and of course if you have questions, feel free to ask!

ciao

prof

[seobook]

I don't like the idea of getting locked into a free system which could likely start charging. plus its really a big risk to trust someone else to throw random content in your site without occassionally throwing in something a little extra

[professorhojo]

hey there

>I don't like the idea of getting locked into a free system which could likely start charging.

fair comments, but i can't see how simply using a service locks you into it. you're free to stop using it at any time for any reason. if anything, it keeps me working hard and adding features in order to keep you using my service.

>plus its really a big risk to trust someone else to throw random content in
>your site without occassionally throwing in something a little extra

this is why the service won't be free when it gets going. the deal is: you pay for a specific service, i deliver what i promise. or you leave. how could it be in my best interest to begin playing games and "slip" things into the feed?

do you use affiliate programs? of course you do. how do you know they're counting ALL your sales? well - you don't. but at least with my service you're free to examine everything i serve to your pages at any time.

heh: if it were my intention to play games and "slip things in", considering the average techical savvyness of my users, how quickly before there's a posting here and my reputation is shot? nanoseconds, that's how long. :D so - it's in nobody's best interest for me to begin playing games with the feed, or "slipping things in".

--- edit #1 ---
just also wanted to add that i've been a member here for a good few months, and i've received friendly help here that i'm grateful for. i guess i wanted to be able to give something back to SEO community something that *I'm* interested in; namely: an easy way to get good, randomized, relevant content for your site that the search engines will like.

yes - i am planning to charge for this service. that's to cover my bandwidth and hosting charges for the thing. but obviously you guys will only pay if it's very useful to you, so that's my aim. if i can make enough from subscriptions that i can continue to do development on it - well - that would a bonus. :)

--- edit #2---
just put together this tour (http://www.feedalicious.com/about.php) which shows how the thing works.

ciao...

prof