Comments on: So What’s Up With FeedBurner Now? http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Why Do We Use FeedBurner and What Alternatives Are Available for Feed Management? | CenterNetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-1#comment-73731 Why Do We Use FeedBurner and What Alternatives Are Available for Feed Management? | CenterNetworks Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:06:04 +0000 #comment-73731 [...] we wrote about some of the issues that Google has been facing with their FeedBurner product. I’ve heard from many bloggers who [...] [...] we wrote about some of the issues that Google has been facing with their FeedBurner product. I’ve heard from many bloggers who [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21253 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21253 it's simple - my count is down like 50% or something since the move - big huge blah it’s simple – my count is down like 50% or something since the move – big huge blah

]]> By: Adam Singer http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21254 Adam Singer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21254 Everyone's is down, they say it is temporary while they swap it over. I wouldn't worry. Everyone’s is down, they say it is temporary while they swap it over. I wouldn’t worry.

]]> By: Sean http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21255 Sean Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21255 Our sub count dropped by about 50% a few days ago, but today it's back to normal. Google seems to buy a lot of companies and then just put them on the backburner. FB is a perfect example. The buyout was almost 2 years ago and FB has released absolutely nothing new in that time. The only thing they have done is, as you mentioned, made some people move over to the Google infrastructure/domain. An unfortunate side effect of this is that the FB API does NOT work if you've moved to Google. Clicky uses the API to import your sub count and your most popular articles into our interface, but all of our customers who have moved to the new Google system, this no longer works, and there is no workaround (trust me I've looked). Like many people, I used to dream of being bought out by Google. Now, it's pretty much the last thing I want, as I just feel they would let it sit and die like they have with so many other things they've bought. Including Feedburner's lame stats add-on, Google has bought 3 analytics companies - Urchin, MeasureMap, and FB. Urchin is the only one they've done anything with. The other two are dead. Sorry Google but that's just lame. Our sub count dropped by about 50% a few days ago, but today it’s back to normal.

Google seems to buy a lot of companies and then just put them on the backburner. FB is a perfect example. The buyout was almost 2 years ago and FB has released absolutely nothing new in that time.

The only thing they have done is, as you mentioned, made some people move over to the Google infrastructure/domain. An unfortunate side effect of this is that the FB API does NOT work if you’ve moved to Google. Clicky uses the API to import your sub count and your most popular articles into our interface, but all of our customers who have moved to the new Google system, this no longer works, and there is no workaround (trust me I’ve looked).

Like many people, I used to dream of being bought out by Google. Now, it’s pretty much the last thing I want, as I just feel they would let it sit and die like they have with so many other things they’ve bought. Including Feedburner’s lame stats add-on, Google has bought 3 analytics companies – Urchin, MeasureMap, and FB. Urchin is the only one they’ve done anything with. The other two are dead. Sorry Google but that’s just lame.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21258 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21258 Mine hasn't counted google reader subscribers since last Friday...in the help forums people have said the same thing...quite annoying Mine hasn’t counted google reader subscribers since last Friday…in the help forums people have said the same thing…quite annoying

]]> By: Richard_Byrne http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21259 Richard_Byrne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21259 Since moving my feed from FB to Google my subscriber count is down roughly 67%. Since moving my feed from FB to Google my subscriber count is down roughly 67%.

]]> By: Dan Rayburn http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21260 Dan Rayburn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21260 I had almost 4,000 last week, now it's only reading 2,400. I had almost 4,000 last week, now it’s only reading 2,400.

]]> By: Lane http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21261 Lane Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21261 Went from 2800 to 1400 on my primary blog. It jumped back up a bit today though. Still not where it was. Went from 2800 to 1400 on my primary blog. It jumped back up a bit today though. Still not where it was.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21265 Duncan Riley Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21265 Roughly 1/3rd across all our feeds about a week ago, all at once, not yet recovered. I'd give you the exact date but the chart has a never ending rotating circle and won't load. 1/3 is rough average, some took a bigger hit than others. My personal blog saw a 1/4 cut at the same time. Ultimately I've just learned not to care that much about RSS numbers. We use to go up and down a bit before the transition although nothing as permanent as this. Still, it would be nice to have a reliable platform for tracking. Roughly 1/3rd across all our feeds about a week ago, all at once, not yet recovered. I’d give you the exact date but the chart has a never ending rotating circle and won’t load. 1/3 is rough average, some took a bigger hit than others. My personal blog saw a 1/4 cut at the same time.

Ultimately I’ve just learned not to care that much about RSS numbers. We use to go up and down a bit before the transition although nothing as permanent as this. Still, it would be nice to have a reliable platform for tracking.

]]> By: Dan Brantley http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21267 Dan Brantley Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21267 At least everyone here seems to have feeds. After waiting a couple of months to let Google work out the bugs, today I clicked on the "Changeover now" button on my FeedBurner page, and now - My feeds seem to be lost. No listing on the old Feedburner site, no listing on the new Google Feedburner site. Some places I've checked seem to be updating, but I can't be sure. The new url Google furnished doesn't seem to work everywhere, the old url still does, sometimes.. And the Feedburner support group evidently has an autoresponder that picks one post out of each 1000 to say "I have forwarded your issue to support, you should have an answer in 72 hours." It's a mess. Google has been too busy "Doing no evil" to get the changeover done right. At least everyone here seems to have feeds.

After waiting a couple of months to let Google work out the bugs, today I clicked on the “Changeover now” button on my FeedBurner page, and now – My feeds seem to be lost.

No listing on the old Feedburner site, no listing on the new Google Feedburner site. Some places I’ve checked seem to be updating, but I can’t be sure. The new url Google furnished doesn’t seem to work everywhere, the old url still does, sometimes..

And the Feedburner support group evidently has an autoresponder that picks one post out of each 1000 to say “I have forwarded your issue to support, you should have an answer in 72 hours.”

It’s a mess. Google has been too busy “Doing no evil” to get the changeover done right.

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-#comment-21268 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21268 <p> same here with the rotating circle - at least the circle is going forward not backwards otherwise i think i would be in an episode of LOST. </p> <p> cn was moved months ago so no idea why it's so screwed up now. </p> <p>   </p> same here with the rotating circle – at least the circle is going forward not backwards otherwise i think i would be in an episode of LOST.

cn was moved months ago so no idea why it’s so screwed up now.

 

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-1#comment-21269 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21269 Note, that BlogRovr has been down for 5 days now... Possibly a good indication of where some of the down counts are coming from... Note, that BlogRovr has been down for 5 days now… Possibly a good indication of where some of the down counts are coming from…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-1#comment-21270 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21270 Oddly enough, it just came back up (got a ping it's up). Something tells me counts will be back up tomorrow afternoon ;) Oddly enough, it just came back up (got a ping it’s up). Something tells me counts will be back up tomorrow afternoon ;)

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-1#comment-21271 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21271 <p> I noticed this as well the other day but decided not to report on it before i gave them a few days - said they were down for maintenance. </p> <p> It does appear the site is back as of tonight - good find! </p> <p> But the count is still off either way. </p> I noticed this as well the other day but decided not to report on it before i gave them a few days – said they were down for maintenance.

It does appear the site is back as of tonight – good find!

But the count is still off either way.

]]> By: Andreas http://www.centernetworks.com/feedburner-google-update/comment-page-1#comment-21274 Andreas Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21274 Isnt't there any other service that we could use instead of FeedBurner? Isnt’t there any other service that we could use instead of FeedBurner?

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