Comments on: Introducing Appnews http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:42:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-752783 Rarst Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:26:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-752783 @Roman ShaRP Phew, it's good to see long-time ghacks readers liking the idea. :) @Roman ShaRP

Phew, it’s good to see long-time ghacks readers liking the idea. :)

]]> By: Roman ShaRP http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-752777 Roman ShaRP Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:18:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-752777 Great! :) Great! :)

]]> By: RG http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749586 RG Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:15:16 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749586 @Martin Thanx, I will write to you shortly, I may be able to be a small part/addition to it @Martin Thanx, I will write to you shortly, I may be able to be a small part/addition to it

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749581 Martin Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:12:19 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749581 What? Not a world domination project? You're kidding right? Having said that there is always the possibility to expand. Adding new blogs is one option that I mentioned previously. RG I'm pretty sure that you can get involved. We are currently collecting all kinds of suggestions and ideas to see where we go from here. What? Not a world domination project? You’re kidding right? Having said that there is always the possibility to expand. Adding new blogs is one option that I mentioned previously.

RG I’m pretty sure that you can get involved. We are currently collecting all kinds of suggestions and ideas to see where we go from here.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749571 Rarst Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:04:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749571 @RG Yep, diversity is good word for it. It is mix of software from three blogs which are not completely common but have similar readership that is interested in similar things (judging by flows of traffic between us). On participation mail me details contact@rarst.net No promises, I simply pile those request for now in separate folder. :) Which direciton Appnews will expand in should be decided later when it gets some ground. @RG

Yep, diversity is good word for it. It is mix of software from three blogs which are not completely common but have similar readership that is interested in similar things (judging by flows of traffic between us).

On participation mail me details contact@rarst.net

No promises, I simply pile those request for now in separate folder. :) Which direciton Appnews will expand in should be decided later when it gets some ground.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749564 Rarst Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:58:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749564 @RG Glad you like it. :) @BillB On Apr 27 there were probably several million blogs updated on Internet. Why should you bother reading ghacks if those other blogs give you so much more? 1. Apr 27 "instance" was freaking launch date. Older updates in feed are from initial testing while site wasn't live. How many updates Snapfiles provided on first day? :) Oh, I also saw Snapfiles added Everything search utility yesterday. About... five months after ghacks and Freeware Genius covered it? So up to date. Still, it won't compete with software portals because <strong>Appnews is not a software portal</strong> 2. If youг had missed that in description Appnews doesn't aim to provide updates for every software title in the world. It provides updates for <strong>software previously covered at participating blogs</strong>. Basically it is <strong>service tailored to our readers</strong>. So while subscribing to Softpedia will bring you daily updates for all software on the planet, subscribing to Appnews will bring you updates for software me, Martin and Samer considered worth attention and for which we wrote review (or in some cases numerous posts to cover indepth). It is intersection between our blogs to give our readers more information. Not a world domination project. :) @RG

Glad you like it. :)

@BillB

On Apr 27 there were probably several million blogs updated on Internet. Why should you bother reading ghacks if those other blogs give you so much more?

1. Apr 27 “instance” was freaking launch date. Older updates in feed are from initial testing while site wasn’t live.

How many updates Snapfiles provided on first day? :) Oh, I also saw Snapfiles added Everything search utility yesterday. About… five months after ghacks and Freeware Genius covered it? So up to date.

Still, it won’t compete with software portals because Appnews is not a software portal

2. If youг had missed that in description Appnews doesn’t aim to provide updates for every software title in the world. It provides updates for software previously covered at participating blogs.

Basically it is service tailored to our readers.

So while subscribing to Softpedia will bring you daily updates for all software on the planet, subscribing to Appnews will bring you updates for software me, Martin and Samer considered worth attention and for which we wrote review (or in some cases numerous posts to cover indepth).

It is intersection between our blogs to give our readers more information. Not a world domination project. :)

]]> By: RG http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749562 RG Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:57:21 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749562 @ BillB I am not involved in the project but I think one can say this is only a start. And being linked to diverse (different sites) reviews makes it more...diverse (can't find another word lol) Speaking of which, Martin or Rarst can I get involved? @ BillB I am not involved in the project but I think one can say this is only a start. And being linked to diverse (different sites) reviews makes it more…diverse (can’t find another word lol)
Speaking of which, Martin or Rarst can I get involved?

]]> By: BillB http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749451 BillB Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:49:53 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749451 Appnews, on Apr 27, for instance, makes notification of two new software updates. On Apr 27, Snapfiles gives me 13 new freeware updates. On Apr 27, Freewarefiles gives me so many more updates I didn't bother counting. I applaud your efforts, but the other sites seem to be more complete. Can you help me find a reason to continue to use Appnews? Appnews, on Apr 27, for instance, makes notification of two new software updates.
On Apr 27, Snapfiles gives me 13 new freeware updates.
On Apr 27, Freewarefiles gives me so many more updates I didn’t bother counting.

I applaud your efforts, but the other sites seem to be more complete. Can you help me find a reason to continue to use Appnews?

]]> By: RG http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749348 RG Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:16:39 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749348 Cool idea, some thing of an aggregate of sorts. Cool idea, some thing of an aggregate of sorts.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749129 Rarst Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:04:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749129 @Nick Nah, tech bloggers are simply secret cloning project, they all look alike. :) If not bless of different WordPress themes people wouldn't tell as apart. @Nick

Nah, tech bloggers are simply secret cloning project, they all look alike. :) If not bless of different WordPress themes people wouldn’t tell as apart.

]]> By: Nick Staroba http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749120 Nick Staroba Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:53:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-749120 Hey, I know this Rarst guy from somewhere.... :) Great idea guys. Look forwarding to following your updates. Hey, I know this Rarst guy from somewhere…. :)

Great idea guys. Look forwarding to following your updates.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-748064 Rarst Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:09:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-748064 @Ethan >I was just thinking about an idea exactly like this! I hear that a lot at my blog. My ideas are probably very generic. :) Or I just tune up well with my readers. Ops... Extra bits crawled into Twitter links since I last checked if they work, Promptly fixed! Thanks for the catch. @Ethan

>I was just thinking about an idea exactly like this!
I hear that a lot at my blog. My ideas are probably very generic. :) Or I just tune up well with my readers.

Ops… Extra bits crawled into Twitter links since I last checked if they work, Promptly fixed! Thanks for the catch.

]]> By: Ethan http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-748057 Ethan Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:06:02 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-748057 Wow, I was just thinking about an idea exactly like this! I'm not sure if this is just me or not, but are the twitter buttons working? Wow, I was just thinking about an idea exactly like this!
I’m not sure if this is just me or not, but are the twitter buttons working?

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747971 Rarst Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:09:43 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747971 @Womble It's a little hard for me to trace because I am Opera kind of a person. :) Are using Firefox feed view (light-yellow on top and feed items below) to subscribe? You are not seeing it because Appnews feed has "browser-friendly" option enabled that overrides Firefox preview. To get Firefox preview on such pages you should click "View Feed XML" on FeedBurner page which in case of Appnews points to http://feeds.appnews.net/appnews?format=xml Was that your issue? I will look if I can tune it to be more Firefox-compatible. @Womble

It’s a little hard for me to trace because I am Opera kind of a person. :)

Are using Firefox feed view (light-yellow on top and feed items below) to subscribe? You are not seeing it because Appnews feed has “browser-friendly” option enabled that overrides Firefox preview.

To get Firefox preview on such pages you should click “View Feed XML” on FeedBurner page which in case of Appnews points to

http://feeds.appnews.net/appnews?format=xml

Was that your issue? I will look if I can tune it to be more Firefox-compatible.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747967 Martin Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:07:25 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747967 Well it works fine when I click the RSS icon in the Firefox address bar. I can select the appnews feed or any of the three from the associated sites. Well it works fine when I click the RSS icon in the Firefox address bar. I can select the appnews feed or any of the three from the associated sites.

]]> By: Womble http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747954 Womble Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:01:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747954 @Rarst Yeah I meant subscribe with Firefox rather than using google etc. I like my favourite feeds on the toolbar. NVM it works fine now, I think I was probably just having a dim moment :) @Rarst

Yeah I meant subscribe with Firefox rather than using google etc. I like my favourite feeds on the toolbar.

NVM it works fine now, I think I was probably just having a dim moment :)

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747897 Rarst Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:36:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747897 @Womble Thanks! On feed - hard to find it on Appnews site (I think I properly stuck it everywhere I can) ? Or hard to subscribe in Firefox? Unfortunately RSS feeds are consumed in so many online and offline clients that it is not possible to provide subscription instructions for everything. @Womble

Thanks!

On feed – hard to find it on Appnews site (I think I properly stuck it everywhere I can) ? Or hard to subscribe in Firefox?

Unfortunately RSS feeds are consumed in so many online and offline clients that it is not possible to provide subscription instructions for everything.

]]> By: Womble http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747884 Womble Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:25:41 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747884 Nice idea! Not particularly sold on the theme though. Also, although I managed it via trial and error, it's a bit tricky to figure how to add the feed to the firefox bookmark bar. Nice idea!

Not particularly sold on the theme though.

Also, although I managed it via trial and error, it’s a bit tricky to figure how to add the feed to the firefox bookmark bar.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747838 Rarst Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:00:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747838 @Martin Shy? Me? :) It was only week of work for joint project with two extremely known and popular blogs. I just think I am getting very tasty deal here. ;) For the record the whole site part was your idea, I only suggested joint feed. @Martin

Shy? Me? :) It was only week of work for joint project with two extremely known and popular blogs.

I just think I am getting very tasty deal here. ;)

For the record the whole site part was your idea, I only suggested joint feed.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747831 Martin Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:54:04 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/introducing-appnews/#comment-747831 Well we picked the domain name that I found, ha but the rest is your doing. Don't be shy! Well we picked the domain name that I found, ha but the rest is your doing. Don’t be shy!

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