My Google Friend Connect is a "sometimes" thing. My December 23rd posting finally showed up in my Dashboard reader on January 1st, a little over a week after it was published on Blogger.
Better late than never, I guess. But it doesn't inspire much confidence. I think it's pretty obvious that my GFC gadget is headed on the way out on March 1st with the rest of the non-Blogger gadgets because it was born on the Google Friend Connect site.
While inspecting my Dashboard reader today I also noticed a bunch of postings on the first day of the New Year, from a Blogspot blog that doesn't appear to have been updated since August. There's also no sign of these supposed new posts. Weird stuff is happening and I'm hearing from other bloggers who have concerns.
I just started a blog for the theatre group I belong to on Blogger Custom Domains called "Another Opening, Another Show." I'm leaving it with Blogger for the moment. But I haven't started a "Follower" gadget for it and I'm using the regular Blogger feed and not Feedburner.
As for Starlight Wishes, it seems doomed along with Google Friend Connect. I'm thinking of starting another Wordpress.org blog on StarlightRose.com because it's similar to my company name of Starlight Rose Inc. that I hope to be publishing under this year. I found a way to include all the old postings from Starlight Blog, so at least it will carry a bit of history.
Looking around, it seems most bloggers are using Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr to stay in touch, with a few of them joining Google+ as well. The "experts" who talk about Feedburner's API being deprecated are saying that RSS feeds are basically "out."
To everyone who has Feedburner, I suggest you hold tight and see what happens, even as you try and push your followers to things like Facebook, Twitter,Tumblr, and maybe Google+. I'm giving up Feedburner since most of my followers come from GFC and that's going away. So, I might as well shed Feedburner as I go.
For those who have a "Followers" gadget on Blogger, I think you should hold tight too. But, I think you should also try and push people to those other things. I'm a little afraid of Google+ myself because it doesn't seem to be catching on as well as Google hoped. But I may look into it. We'll see.
I'll put up links here when the new Wordpress blog is in place. Keep your fingers and toes crossed!
8 comments:
I just stopped by because I hadn't heard anything from your corner of the world in a while. Apparently I haven't been getting your updates through my feed! I hope what you say about Feedburner, etc. doesn't happen, since I use it too. And while more people are using real time updating, I still think there's a place for RSS feeds. (I think at least).
Tiana! It's so good to see you! I dropped by your blog last week and couldn't make a comment. It kept coming up with a blank page. I'll try it again today.
That was a really great posting! I thought of it again this weekend while reading the reviews on another book and trying to decide if I wanted to stop with the first book in the series. I just can't take any more romantic triangles!
Like you I think there's a place for RSS feeds. Bloggers use them a lot. Unfortunately, a lot of folks think they're over.
The Wordpress blogs are unhappy about the ending of GFC for them. Most of them have already taken their gadgets off. Mine stopped working early, which is really sad.
I'm getting tired of re-starting this blog. It takes time away from reading other people's and doing other things. Oh, well.
All these changes are going to make my head explode. Now they are getting rid of picnik.
Unknown Mami, I confess I didn't know what picnik was. I had to go look it up. They said Google bought it last year. They're like me sometimes when I buy things at garage sales. I really really like something and think I'll find a use for it somehow and then never do.
They said Google was making picnik part of Google+ somehow. I don't know if that helps you or not. It looks like Google is putting all its eggs in the Google+ basket. I'm not sure it's working, though.
Hi Mary Anne. I read your comment on another blog about reading The Hunger Games and then reading reviews for the other books on Amazon. You saved yourself the trouble. The first one was the best. Katniss doesn't grow as a character. She actually becomes a severe disappointment in my eyes. It makes me not want to see the movie, which is hyped all over Facebook.
Sorry for your blogging woes.
Theresa, I'm with you on the movie. I don't think I'll bother. Having Katniss not grow or go backwards just isn't interesting for me.
As for the blog, I'm prepping a WordPress blog and I hope to have it at least operational this week. I still run a Blogger Custom Domain blog for my theatre group.
Just stopping by to say hi. I hope you're having a good February, so far.
Your photos are amazing.
I see no place to follow.
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