Content & Writing Tycoon

**Atomm** · 08-01-2006, 02:36 PM

Any suggestions on ways to automate content for Wordpress?

I would like to add some RSS Feeds to my posts to help keep content new in between my own posts. I followed the directions, but can't seem to figure out how to get it in the posts section.

How do you automate content submission on your info sites?

**$5 Submissions** · 08-02-2006, 06:48 AM

You can try autoblogger pro. It takes RSS feeds and posts it to your blog. Very scalable.

**Shpigford** · 08-02-2006, 11:04 AM

Do remember that unless the author of the posts you are brining in gives you permission to do so, it's illegal (and just plain morally wrong) to do it.

**Atomm** · 08-02-2006, 12:23 PM

Shpigford,

Please stop trying to be everyone's moral compass. It is uneccesary and unwelcomed. I have been promoting other peoples websites through fair use quote snipets for 6 years and I do not need you to tell me what is right or wrong.

The mere design of RSS says please post this content on your website. In fact, by being on my niche website with a link back to the originating website helps that sites SEO.

I tried to use the RSS importer in Wordpress, but it does not seem to be working. I'll keep digging into it.

**Squirrelinabox** · 08-02-2006, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Atomm

Shpigford,
The mere design of RSS says please post this content on your website. In fact, by being on my niche website with a link back to the originating website helps that sites SEO.

I just wanted to point out that the above is completely wrong and people need to stop thinking that. RSS is just a means of getting your content out there, but it doesn't mean you automatically have the right to take the content and republish it. The same thinking could work with any site, that since any content is published at all for people to see, that anybody could just copy it and republish it.

Most times, when somebody puts RSS feeds on their site, they are doing so for people to more easily keep track of their new postings, not so that people can read their postings on other people's sites.

And Shpigford has all the right in the world to try and "be everyone's moral compass" as it IS welcomed and IS necessary, contrary to what YOU may believe. If people are out there stealing content, it isn't just like you can ignore it, especially if it happens to your content. It's not like by stealing content you aren't hurting anybody, as you are hurting the person that took the time to make original content.

As for your uses for it, Atomm, I am not saying whether or not they are wrong as I don't know the system you have in place. If the content you are taking is content that you've been granted permission and rights to, then obviously it's ok. But remember, putting RSS feeds on a site is not a way of granting permission.

**Shpigford** · 08-02-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Atomm

Shpigford,

Please stop trying to be everyone's moral compass.

Let's make this clear really quick, I don't give a rip what you do...that's your business. But this is a public forum and I'm certainly allowed to voice my opinion here, especially when it's about something like this where people who don't understand the legalities of things. It's my obligation to let people know of the risks of possibly stealing others content without permission.

You're getting defensive when I haven't accused anybody of anything and you're putting words in mouth and insinuating that I don't know what RSS is for. I'm well aware of what RSS is for and how it can be used. But you're missing the entire point here. This isn't an issue of "RSS can be used to pull content from others websites...so it must be okay". It's an issue of people not understanding the legalities of doing so. Plain and simple.

**Atomm** · 08-02-2006, 12:37 PM

It's called Fair Use. Something eveyone seems to forget. Some of the most popular websites out there use Fair Use to promote sites all the time.

I would request that you don't post your drivel in my threads. It's off topic and not welcome.

**Atomm** · 08-02-2006, 12:39 PM

For the record, I want to use RSS to aggregate stories that visitors of my site might be interested in reading. In all cases, I expect the title of the article and the first one or two paragraphs to be included in the RSS feed with a link back to the site.

This benefits my visitors and benefits the website I posted because they get a one way link back to their site from a site that is about the article they posted.

What that has to do with you putting your nose into my post is beyond me....

**Shpigford** · 08-02-2006, 12:44 PM

To each their own...some people will just never understand.

I'll butt out now, but don't even think about stealing a single sentence from any of my sites. You can bet quite a few legal notices will be headed your way if you do.

**Fredto** · 08-02-2006, 01:17 PM

I'm not sure I understand what is debated here.

If Atomm is using people's RSS feed, he's not doing anything illegal they proposed it. Now, if he's modifying an existing RSS feed or creating an "artificial" one, that's a problem.

Shpigford: You yourself propose an RSS feed on Adregate, if I liked the blog a lot (sorry, didn't read it yet ;p) I could use the said RSS feed on my own blog without any questions of content, you offer it.

**Shpigford** · 08-02-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fredto

Shpigford: You yourself propose an RSS feed on Adregate, if I liked the blog a lot (sorry, didn't read it yet ;p) I could use the said RSS feed on my own blog without any questions of content, you offer it.

Are you kidding me? Simply offering an RSS feed in no way gives the right to republish my content on your website.

Where did people get this idea that merely having a feed automatically gives the right to republish content?

**Atomm** · 08-02-2006, 01:37 PM

I declare this thread officially hijacked. Now the gloves come off.....

Yea Fredto, I don't get it either. He does exactly what I am talking about on his own blog: http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/oops-did-i-say-that/ and http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/29/p...e-on-software/

Even worse, he is stealing images from someone elses site, not to mention stealing their bandwidth: http://www.bluetake.com/images/galle...0_photo_01.jpg is a hotlinked image posted directly on his site.

I am sure he can say that he is promoting their product, so it's ok. However, I doubt he asked permission to use their bandwidth.

Oh the irony.....

What is that saying about Glass Houses?

**Fredto** · 08-02-2006, 01:38 PM

I said that I could use the RSS feed on my blog or site if I wanted to. Not republish your entire content, dude.

Of course, the entire content is not allowed, unless you permit it.

Sorry if what I said was unclear.

**Atomm** · 08-02-2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Fredto

I said that I could use the RSS feed on my blog or site if I wanted to. Not republish your entire content, dude.

Of course, the entire content is not allowed, unless you permit it.

Sorry if what I said was unclear.

I agree with this 100%. I never said anything about republishing the whole article either. He just assumed that was what I was doing.

The only time I publish someone else's complete content is when I paid them to write it for me or they submitted it to me to use however I like.

**Shpigford** · 08-02-2006, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fredto

I said that I could use the RSS feed on my blog or site if I wanted to. Not republish your entire content, dude.

Of course, the entire content is not allowed, unless you permit it.

Sorry if what I said was unclear.

Ah, yeah, a quote here and there giving credit is fine by me. The way I've been reading this is that people were asking how to republish entire articles without permission.

So, glad we're on the same page

**Fredto** · 08-02-2006, 01:48 PM

See? Now we all agree that stealing is bad ;p

**Shpigford** · 08-02-2006, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Atomm

I declare this thread officially hijacked. Now the gloves come off.....

Yea Fredto, I don't get it either. He does exactly what I am talking about on his own blog: http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/31/oops-did-i-say-that/ and http://theappleblog.com/2006/07/29/p...e-on-software/

Even worse, he is stealing images from someone elses site, not to mention stealing their bandwidth: http://www.bluetake.com/images/galle...0_photo_01.jpg is a hotlinked image posted directly on his site.

I am sure he can say that he is promoting their product, so it's ok. However, I doubt he asked permission to use their bandwidth.

Oh the irony.....

What is that saying about Glass Houses?

Haha, "the gloves come off"? Is this high school?

At any rate, you're referring to a small quote from an article that we gave credit to. The way I've understood what you've been implying thus far is that taking an RSS feed and syndicating that content on your blog is okay (which it's not).

There's a difference between quoting an article and syndicated content.

As for that photo, it's actually policy for us to not hotlink to photos...I'm assuming the author of that particular article forgot that...honest mistake there but certainly worked out nice for you since you've decided to make this personal.

I'm not sure why you've gotten so defensive. This is a forum to discuss things and people have different opinions on everything. You can't possibly expect to get good advice from people when you've got this sort of attitude.

**Atomm** · 08-02-2006, 06:49 PM

I am not defensive. I am ticked off because you decided to post an off topic response in my thread which was a legitimate request for help. There is such a thing as forum etiquette. You simply failed to follow it.

Had I done the same to you, then I imagine you would have been ticked as well.

Maybe next time, instead of trying to lecture someone you don't know, pose a question about their post in an effort to get more information. I understand that it is not always easy to ascertain what someone is asking. Next time, maybe you will try to be a bit more helpful and inquiring rather than making snap judgements.

As for my attitude, I have been nothing but helpful and friendly to everyone else on this forum. I have even received a few thank you PM's for helping someone. You might try it sometime.....

**Fredto** · 08-02-2006, 06:51 PM

Can we please come back to the original subject of the thread? Thank you.

I don't know any software or script that can do what you ask, sorry.

**NavySeals91** · 08-04-2006, 02:54 AM

RSS Feeds are to subscribe to. They are added on your site giving credit to the original author and linking back. IF YOU GIVE CREDIT IT IS NOT STEALING! IF YOU TAKE IT AND USE IT WITH YOUR NAME, IT IS!

I can take an MSN RSS feed and put it on my blog so I can have news articles on my site. There is no stealing involved. SHpigford, if you read the first post and did not accuse atomm of being morally corrupt right off the bat, you could see that he wants to know how to syndicate RSS feeds. Unfortunately Atomm, I want to know how to do this as well as I am new to blogging.