June 07, 2006
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May 23, 2006
FeedBurner Gets a Memory - Quick Stats Update
The engineers at the FeedBurner Statistics Lab (across the street and down the hill from the FeedBurner Wellness Center) are pleased to present new enhancements to our free StandardStats feed traffic service. And the winners are:
Yesterday's News
Historical subscriber tracking is now live. Want to see how many NewsGator subscribers you have today compared to a week ago? Or MyYahoo? Or iTunes? Yesterday, no way. Today, yes way! The service launches with 5 days' worth of history (starting May 18th) and will work into the future as long you choose to use FeedBurner (remember that we make it easy to leave FeedBurner should you decide you're fed up with all of the free stuff).
The new Subscriber history feature acts much like the stats you know today; just use the date widget at the top of the subscribers page to view your subscriber breakdown from a date in the past. Calculating stats for display should be much faster. By the way, excellent use of the semi-colon in the first sentence of this paragraph (you know, considering we're computer people).
Bonus: The number listed in your subscriber chicklet is now time period synched to the number in the analyze tab. Marvel at the consistency!
Live Hits
Second on the list of new features addresses your need for more immediate data. We now offer a feature called "Live Hits" which you'll find on the Analyze tab below the Subscriber menu item. Wondering how many people have been knocking about your feed just now? Check out this listing of the last 25 hits to your feed displayed by date, time and user agent. This new feature is a running tally that includes everything from subscriber hits to browsers to bots accessing your feed. See an example of what Live Hits looks like for our feed:
Count and be happy.
Red Herring 100
There are lists you just don't want to find yourself on. Like "Worst Dressed (If You Were Trying)," or "Likelier than Not to Stamp Those License Plates." (We've stayed clear of both thus far, though the former is well within reach). However, there are lists that come along that demand much more favorable attention. One such destination is the Red Herring 100.
Here is a group of private technology firms in North America that have been recognized by Red Herring for their part in "Driving the Future of Technology." Editors identify new and innovative technology firms and entrepreneurs that are changing the way we live and work (they spotted Google and eBay in their early days).
This year, FeedBurner makes the list and we'd be totally fibbing if we said we weren't stoked about it. In fact, there was much rejoicing. You can read more about this award in the be-all/end-all source of news: The Press Release. Also, be sure to visit Red Herring for the latest on innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity.
We'll pause now to enjoy this recognition. — Smartly Accessorized Pause Here — Now, back to innovating!
May 17, 2006
Updates for FeedBurner Email
It's been almost a month since we launched FeedBurner Email. The aforementioned system's chief architect returned from vacation, took one look what the kids had done to the place, and immediately set about restoring order. That said, we have appreciated the positive response to this service from our publishers, long-timers and newcomers alike, and today we fulfilled the number one request: subscriber list management. Now, in the Email Subscriptions service area for your email-enabled feed, you may:
- View a sortable list of all of your subscribers and their status: active, unverified (they requested a subscription but have not yet activated it), or bounced (their address doesn't work)
- Export this list in Microsoft Excel or Plain Text (CSV) format
- Manage individual subscriber activation status
May 16, 2006
All Wired up
Back in the early '90s, when many of us were impressionable young college students, we got our hands on the first issue of Wired. In those days, we weren't even sure this Internet thing was here to stay. But here was a magazine that was different. Stories about cell phone hacking. Military technology. They published the authors' email addresses. We were hooked.
So it's pretty great that all these years later, we get to report that Wired News is running its feeds through FeedBurner. Like other publishers who use FeedBurner's advanced analytics to measure their audience, better understand feed consumption, and build their online community, Wired News is leveraging the full suite of FeedBurner services to make feeds more integral to their content strategy.
As a part of the FeedBurner Ad Network, Wired News is already generating revenue, and is using FeedBurner services like FeedFlare to survey its audience to gain greater insight into its audience demographics. For those who think Wired News is just tech news (their tech headlines feed *is* great), you're missing out on some of the best original reporting on Culture, Politics, Games and more on the web. Read more about this news in today's press release.