tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476704233613139482.post4184092921593932164..comments2023-08-23T08:36:15.075-05:00Comments on Network Redneck: Centralization Bad for InternetGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09539826964305326930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476704233613139482.post-43619493550906895582007-11-24T15:48:00.000-06:002007-11-24T15:48:00.000-06:00You make a good point. It's easy enough to turn Fe...You make a good point. It's easy enough to turn Feed Burner off. I'll have to give that some consideration.Kevin Gamblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659162207319457717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476704233613139482.post-35712409114558468952007-11-24T09:21:00.000-06:002007-11-24T09:21:00.000-06:00I wondered who that post might hit. I appreciate t...I wondered who that post might hit. I appreciate the comment, not only to hear the other perspective, but also so I can get an idea of who read the post. :)<BR/><BR/>I expect Google to be around a long while too. Doesn't mean they won't change feedburner to increase their branding, ease maintenance, or incorporate the feedburner system (software and hardware) with their searching system.<BR/><BR/>I have two primary issues with the "service." First is that it circumvents a design feature built into the protocol. That's a problem for me on pure principle. The second is that using such a "service" is exactly counter to the culture I'd like to promote. I'd like people to post because it is something important to <B>them</B>, not because it is what people want to hear.<BR/><BR/>This issue is not unlike the issues faced in mass media broadcasting. TV and Radio producers have long dealt with the inability to know exactly who was listening to what. They learned to deal with it by watching the indirect results, and we should too.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770540581564182280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476704233613139482.post-12128502884898073102007-11-24T08:38:00.000-06:002007-11-24T08:38:00.000-06:00It may be bad, but the size of a site matters to G...It may be bad, but the size of a site matters to Google. If the primary way people find you is through search then it's a catch-22. Decentralization might work for bloggers, but I'm not sure it'll work for "publishers".<BR/><BR/>I use Feedburner not because I can count subscribers. I don't really care about how many people are reading me. I do care what they are reading. I like to know if there is any interest in a topic. I've been quite surprised at the things that people read, and even more so by what they ignore. I have stopped writing on certain topics (so much) knowing that there is little interest. I wouldn't have known that without Feedburner.<BR/><BR/>I'm not particularly worried about Google going away. I think Feedburner will be with us for a while.Kevin Gamblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659162207319457717noreply@blogger.com