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Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Corinne — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:56:15 -0000

I am first learning about Feed Burners. Can I put my website or items from my Google base product on a feed ?

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

5280Fan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:40:40 -0000

REALLY bad title for this story, since there were NO "Details".
This was not a response to problems, but just a damn "Google Ad". Very poor
article in every way. Where were the hard-hitting questions about the entire
service being down many, many times? Where were the questions about NO ONE in
Google or Adsense or Feedburner getting back to anyone? Where were the REAL
questions that users really want to hear answer to? Face it. This free service
is worth every penny we pay for it. The only ones making any money is GOOGLE
when the sell ads to advertisers and then give a shitty little percentage to US
who actually feature (or try to feature when the damn service actually works)
the ads.

I'm done.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

5280Fan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:40:40 -0000

I'm done.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Websalto — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:09:01 -0000

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Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Websalto — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:09:01 -0000

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Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Tsahi Levent-Levi — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:05:24 -0000

The problem I see is that they are not fixing open issues in the speed required.
I have lost over a week now waiting to see a fix to MyBrand redirection, while they haven't even acknowledged the problem exists.
Their discussion group is full of complaints, but no answers - not even "we know, we're working on it".
Yes. It is a free service. But I have some serious thoughts on leaving it altogether and go it alone.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Tsahi Levent-Levi — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:05:24 -0000

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Guest — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:53:47 -0000

Of course its higher with Adsenseâ€¦Iâ€™m soooo sure. Typical Google response..

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Guest — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:53:47 -0000

Of course its higher with Adsenseâ€¦Iâ€™m soooo sure. Typical Google response..

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Alan Rimm-Kaufman — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:31:40 -0000

@lostguy -- my eight reasons to use FB here: http://tinyurl.com/d58uo8
you are right; many of them are available elsewhere

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Lost Guy — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:51:37 -0000

I really don't understand what feedburner has to offer going forward. I mean besides their neat little badges they really have nothing that can't be integrated into blog software directly

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

arif — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:19:47 -0000

Why don't they provide email notification service? Or simply, email sent out when the post is published. The current daily digest option is not good enough.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

donna — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:03:50 -0000

A bunch of smart cookies on that Google Team..

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

zolar — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:13:48 -0000

I agree .. It is ain't good for my earning.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Technocrunch — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:29:16 -0000

full feeds are too risky, way too much plagarism going around.

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Jay — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:46:50 -0000

My ads in my feeds are never related to the feeds themselves.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Robby G — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:03:13 -0000

A bunch of smart cookies on that Google Team.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

SRSLY BLOWS — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:14:59 -0000

Feedburner is a major blackeye for Google.

Feedburners's technical issues are frequent and persistent. The root of the problem is that the Google platform isn't any good at real time updates.

Face it guys, FB isn't going to get better soon.

Worse, they're now hiding behind Corporate BS crap speak:

"Q: How many people work on the FeedBurner team today?
A: Itâ€™s hard to give you an exact number because, blah, blah blah."

He can't even answer direct questions, because the answers AREN'T what we want to hear. So he spews crap out of his mouth.

Now, what are our alternatives to FB? None, because Google killed the the market when they made FB free. Jerks.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Alan Rimm-Kaufman — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:53:04 -0000

More on the 502/503 error, alternatives to FB, etc here:

http://www.rimmkaufman.com/...

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

anonymous — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:15:35 -0000

"Many publishers have seen revenue increase dramatically since implementing AdSense for feeds"

What corporate bullshit --

Adsense blows -- its a terrible service, with shitty ads not fit for most blogs. Of course revenue is down -- Feedburner actually had quality ads.

I am HUGELY disppointed in Steve Olechowski -- hes just another weenie -- sold the biz to google, got his filthy lucre, everyone else can drop dead.

Steve, you had a great product, and now its shit. Enjoy your money in hell . . .

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Techutter — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:54:50 -0000

I have been experiencing problems with feedburner email subscription option. Earlier I used to send my feeds by a wordpress plugin called mailpress and everything was working fine. Since the day I switched to feedburner none of my subscribers have received email updates.
There is no specific reply to my problem on feedburner's forum. Hope that everything would fall in place in the due course of time.

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

macgaff — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:26:25 -0000

Typical *eye roll*

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Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Steven Kryger — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:51:52 -0000

What other non-feedburner options do we have to choose from?

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

Pamir | Reiki Help Blog — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:35:13 -0000

Eventually I may care how much more robust stats are, but right now I care that only my feed stats are showing and none of the visitor stats, zero, nil!

The question of responsiveness and how invested Google is in the product can't be finessed. Basically, as it is now, it's a subpar service and none of the above answers comforted me in any way.

Most of the answers were about nonpractical aspects of the product, future conjecture and not addressing user needs at all. Geekspeak!

C'mon Google!

Re: Google’s Detailed Response to FeedBurner Criticism

TheOtherShoe — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:26:59 -0000

This is not a question for Google.

This is a suggestion to everyone else.

If your feed URL is something like feeds.feedburner.com or similar, then I highly suggest that you immediately take a look at http://www.feedphoenix.com/

The simple fact is, that no matter how good or bad feedburner is now, the fact remains that *someday* you may want to stop using it. However, how many subscribers are you going to leave if you do?