Hi,
I was recently asked a question as to where to find the JustLocal newsfeed so I thought I should explain the various news aspects of JustLocal.
News - This is a menu item on all JustLocal pages. It is now set up to open the JustLocal blog which you are now reading. I write regularly write short articles on items of interest.
RSS newsfeed - Also known as the newsfeed, or sometimes referred to as the feed.
This is the facility we use to let people know about events and special offers being made available via JustLocal friends. A link is provided with each news item to take you to the post code page so you can click on the image for the JustLocal friend and find out more information from them.
RSS feed menu item - Not everyone has the latest and greatest browser. Whilst we do encourage everyone to upgrade to Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2 or their latest version of their favourite browser, not everyone can for one reason or another. The RSS feed menu item will display a web page with all the current news items which are available in our newsfeed.
The newsfeed button - This button, which we have pasted a rather large copy of the button above so you can't miss it, is found in the latest browsers. If you click on it, you will see our news items. (Sometimes you may have to hit the refresh button to load the latest news. Your default newsfeed reader may only check the newsfeed once a day.)
With newsfeeds you can subscribe to a site's newsfeed and the latest information will be retrieved for you on a regular basis. Under Windows Vista you can add the feed to your Desktop using the feed gadget and keep informed as news happens. I have my news set to update hourly.
Currently there is a single newsfeed for all of JustLocal.
As JustLocal grows there will be the main newsfeed available via the main page for JustLocal and a newsfeed for each post code page. That however will be some time in the future.
JustLocal News newsletter - This news letter is published approximately once a month and everyone on the JustLocal mailing list who has provided their details, is sent an email with a link to the newsletter. The newsletter is now only available to those on the mailing list. Those on the mailing get regular news, great tips and the latest offers.
The aim of JustLocal is to encourage people to visit their local businesses and to check out their sites for their news and specials.
The blog and newsfeed features enable us to share information on a regular basis in a convenient way. We look forward to the day where we no longer send emails to everyone. Those who are interest we feel will look forward to a regular stream of useful information and will receive that information because they want to receive it. Emails are a rather blunt way to keep people informed and with the ever increasing amount of email, I suspect most of it goes unread.
So if you looking for news, read the blog, check the newsfeed and don't forget to send us an email so you can regularly receive our newsletter.
Regards Kelvin
Credit: The original image used for the RSS feed button was made available by Wikipedia.
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