Traditionally RSS feeds present items in the order in which they are published. That's perfect for breaking news, but is awkward when feeds are used for calendar driven events -- meetings, recreational events, seminars, entertainment events, and so on -- for which viewers of the feed would like to see the items in order of the event date, not the posting date.
Moreover, the items should be posted in chronological order, not reverse chronological order as is the case for traditional feeds, such that the "top" item is the next upcoming event, and items below that in the feed are events going off into the future.
By marking a feed as a "Calendar Feed", Enfeedia re-sequences your postings according to the event date (and optionally time) that you specify, no matter when you post an item onto the feed. The event date is separate from the posting date for items, so users can also view the feed sorted by posting date if they wish.
Additionally, you can optionally direct Enfeedia to present your Calendar feed on Enfeedia's "NewsPage" feed reader to display both "upcoming events" sorted chronologically as described above, and in another column, display "past events" in reverse chronological order so that you view the most recent past event at the top of the feed. This two-column presentation is ideal for events that include some follow-up action, such as for upcoming meeting announcements coupled with meeting minutes subsequently published. As time goes by, Enfeedia automatically moves items from the "upcoming events" column to the "past events". Click here for an example.
And as always with Enfeedia, people can register for "ping" email such that they receive automatic notification whenever you post an item on your feed.
With Enfeedia's three feed types, you now have options to present your items in a way best suited to the nature of your feed. Plue you can suppress the display of item dates for subject matter that is ... read feed item.
Here's a relevant tip from SmallBusinessNewz. Notice the last comment below about the importance of embedding video. WIth Enfeedia, you can embed your video directly in your news feed just by insertin ... read feed item.
Here's a great video about the impact of social networking. The numbers are amazing. Notice how much more powerful the message is presented as a video with hard-driving music versus a simple text mess ... read feed item.
Podcasting is a method for distributing media using RSS feeds deriving benefits of RSS such as automatic notification to subscribers when items are posted. If you plan on publishing jus ... read feed item.
When posting an item on your feed, don't assume that only those who visit your site will see your feed. Your feed could appear just about anywhere. Remember, RSS is about Really Simple Syndication, wh ... read feed item.
If you use craigslist, you will appreciate the benefit of publishing your own Enfeedia news feed to create a more lasting "connection" between your audience and your messages. When you post your ad, p ... read feed item.
When the number of items in a feed can become numerous, you can use Enfeedia's filter feature to help the viewer find items of interest. Each news item includes a filter field into which you can enter ... read feed item.
Inserting text-links in your news item description is valuable because you can direct viewers to one or more websites of your choosing. Furthermore, the link is "followed" by search engines crawlers i ... read feed item.
If you upload the shootOnSite script to your server, rather than remotely including the script located on the Enfeedia server, be sure to check this feed from time to time to see if there are updates ... read feed item.
Enfeedia offers two ways to log into your account to post new items, modify existing items, and to remove exiting items ("editing"). The industry-conventional is to go to Enfeedia.com, click the "LOG ... read feed item.
