Comments on: New RSS feeds from Cricinfo http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/12/12/new-rss-feeds-from-cricinfo/ Peering down the corridor of uncertainty. It's about cricket, sport and journalism Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Spigot http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/12/12/new-rss-feeds-from-cricinfo/comment-page-1/#comment-193999 Spigot Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:46:10 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3701#comment-193999 Super, that'll help clean up my feeds somewhat. If you want to make the geek side of cricinfo better, how about an xml interface to statsguru? Super, that’ll help clean up my feeds somewhat.

If you want to make the geek side of cricinfo better, how about an xml interface to statsguru?

]]> By: Gonzo Cricket http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/12/12/new-rss-feeds-from-cricinfo/comment-page-1/#comment-193749 Gonzo Cricket Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:15:10 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3701#comment-193749 I assumed it was deliberate, but it's really frustrating in two main scenarios. a) You're on a mobile device on a slow connection, and it's really irritating to add this extra step. b) The blog has since published more entries, and so you click on a link about topic X, but are taken to a blog with stories about Y and Z at the top, before you scroll down and find the story about X. It comes across as deceptive behavior to generate clicks and views, even though I don't think that's the case. I think you fulfill the same aim as you've stated by simply having blog layouts that list other stories in the same blog alongside the article, and you're not treating your viewers poorly that way. The fact that your blog story linking behavior is inconsistent only makes the situation worse, not better :) I assumed it was deliberate, but it’s really frustrating in two main scenarios.

a) You’re on a mobile device on a slow connection, and it’s really irritating to add this extra step.

b) The blog has since published more entries, and so you click on a link about topic X, but are taken to a blog with stories about Y and Z at the top, before you scroll down and find the story about X.

It comes across as deceptive behavior to generate clicks and views, even though I don’t think that’s the case.

I think you fulfill the same aim as you’ve stated by simply having blog layouts that list other stories in the same blog alongside the article, and you’re not treating your viewers poorly that way.

The fact that your blog story linking behavior is inconsistent only makes the situation worse, not better :)

]]> By: Will http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/12/12/new-rss-feeds-from-cricinfo/comment-page-1/#comment-193738 Will Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:47:48 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3701#comment-193738 Gonzo, there is a reason for that. We link to the homepage of each blog instead of the post in order to encourage people to scroll down. The actual post in question may not entertain them long enough to read it, whereas others lower down might poke their curiosity. We do, however, link to specific posts in headline clusters, particularly on match-days or during Surfer roundups. Gonzo, there is a reason for that. We link to the homepage of each blog instead of the post in order to encourage people to scroll down. The actual post in question may not entertain them long enough to read it, whereas others lower down might poke their curiosity. We do, however, link to specific posts in headline clusters, particularly on match-days or during Surfer roundups.

]]> By: Alan R http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/12/12/new-rss-feeds-from-cricinfo/comment-page-1/#comment-193734 Alan R Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:48:56 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3701#comment-193734 The one you give for the test didn't work, but I found this one which did work: http://content-www.cricinfo.com/rss/content/feeds/news/361050.xml BTW, nice batting by Strauss. Looks like Man of the Match will be an easy choice if England wins. The one you give for the test didn’t work, but I found this one which did work:
http://content-www.cricinfo.com/rss/content/feeds/news/361050.xml

BTW, nice batting by Strauss. Looks like Man of the Match will be an easy choice if England wins.

]]> By: Gonzo Cricket http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/12/12/new-rss-feeds-from-cricinfo/comment-page-1/#comment-193726 Gonzo Cricket Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:44:00 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/?p=3701#comment-193726 Will, this is great. You've just destroyed my productivity for the night. Now you just need to get cricinfo to change so that when it links to a blog post on the front page, it actually links to the post, not the blog :) Will, this is great.

You’ve just destroyed my productivity for the night.

Now you just need to get cricinfo to change so that when it links to a blog post on the front page, it actually links to the post, not the blog :)

]]>