Comments on: Some Specifics on Using RSS for Campaigns http://www.epolitics.com/2007/02/12/some-specifics-on-using-rss-for-campaigns/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:51:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Phil Lepanto http://www.epolitics.com/2007/02/12/some-specifics-on-using-rss-for-campaigns/#comment-27937 Phil Lepanto Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:31:13 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/02/12/some-specifics-on-using-rss-for-campaigns/#comment-27937 Check out http://www.worldwaterday.net. Although we aren't using RSS in a way that is transparent to the end user, we are using RSS internally to manage Profile and Content approvals. One of the great things about RSS is that it is built with the idea of constantly looking for updates. We use RSS Aggregators built into our Instant Messaging Clients and RSS tools on our Smart Phones. So, add "Site Administration" to your list of RSS uses. Check out http://www.worldwaterday.net. Although we aren’t using RSS in a way that is transparent to the end user, we are using RSS internally to manage Profile and Content approvals.

One of the great things about RSS is that it is built with the idea of constantly looking for updates. We use RSS Aggregators built into our Instant Messaging Clients and RSS tools on our Smart Phones.

So, add “Site Administration” to your list of RSS uses.

]]> By: michael http://www.epolitics.com/2007/02/12/some-specifics-on-using-rss-for-campaigns/#comment-27715 michael Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:58:00 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/02/12/some-specifics-on-using-rss-for-campaigns/#comment-27715 Those are some great uses of RSS. Republishing action items throughout the site is so important to convert website visitors to devoted activists. To a lesser extent, I've done the same thing over at <a href="http://www.americanrightsatwork.org" rel="nofollow">American Rights at Work</a>. Our morning news clips person tags articles in del.icio.us following a matrix we created, and they get published on the home page and press center, as well as issue-specific articles on <a href="http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/takeaction/efca" rel="nofollow">legislation</a> and <a href="http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/antiunionnetwork" rel="nofollow">opposition</a>. We use delicious's own javascript roller, though, and burn the feeds through feedburner. (We're also toying around with Yahoo Pipes to see if we can do anything useful...) So yeah, I love the way RSS can help make our website more dynamic - with an audience that's not too web savvy and who definitely don't use reader, it's really helped us a lot within the site itself. Those are some great uses of RSS. Republishing action items throughout the site is so important to convert website visitors to devoted activists.

To a lesser extent, I’ve done the same thing over at American Rights at Work. Our morning news clips person tags articles in del.icio.us following a matrix we created, and they get published on the home page and press center, as well as issue-specific articles on legislation and opposition. We use delicious’s own javascript roller, though, and burn the feeds through feedburner. (We’re also toying around with Yahoo Pipes to see if we can do anything useful…)

So yeah, I love the way RSS can help make our website more dynamic - with an audience that’s not too web savvy and who definitely don’t use reader, it’s really helped us a lot within the site itself.

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