Subscribe button

I posted yesterday about an RSS event I am organising and in the comments for that post I mentioned Dave Winer’s suggestion that we should use a “Subscribe” button on our blogs instead of “RSS” or “XML”

FrankP read that comment and decided to run with that suggestion - Frank created a cool little white on orange Subscribe button (see below)
Subscribe button

and I have replaced my XML button with Frank’s new Subscribe button - I advise all bloggers to do the same and in Dave’s words:

It’s the old second-mover thing, the second one has the power to make a standard. So let’s make a standard.

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18 Responses to “Subscribe button”


  1. 1 frankp

    I’m actually still humming and hawing on this one…

  2. 2 Tom Raftery

    Now you tell me!

  3. 3 frankp

    ok… here’s my latest thoughts on RSS buttons and standards etc!

  4. 4 Alan O'Rourke

    I have put together a couple of simple buttons as well, free for anyone to use.
    http://www.spoiltchild.com/spoilt/

    However i am wondering if there should be a crossover button. One that still has the “RSS” term on it for existing users and also has the accompanying “Web feed” term beside it?

  5. 5 Michele

    Tom

    You might want to fix the url. It’s giving a 404

  6. 6 Michele

    Alan - Where are the buttons??

  7. 7 Alan O'Rourke

    On the right hand column. A refresh might be needed if you visited the site lately.

  8. 8 Michele

    Ah. I saw that, but as you said “a couple” I presumed there were more :)

  9. 9 frankp

    Michele, they are on the right hand side - not blogged about, just sitting there all functional and stuff. Some people blab about it (me) and others just go and f*ckin do it (Alan) I guess ;)

    Nicely done Alan.

  10. 10 frankp

    Michele - the main subscribe button and the ‘?’ button for those who don’t know what it is.

    As amatter of interest Alan, did you always have a help button? It makes loads of sense, I just haven’t seen it too much to date - wondering if it’s coincidence we were thinking along same lines?

  11. 11 Alan O'Rourke

    Cheers :)

  12. 12 Alan O'Rourke

    Nope, seen your help and thought it was a great idea :)

  13. 13 frankp

    Nice one! I’ve nicked your improvements and credited you by the way!
    (in an update to the post)

  14. 14 Tom Raftery

    Michele, I have changed the uri on that button - thanks.

    Alan and Frank - great work, I’m going to post an update about the help button as well as using a help button and Help Page on the site - thanks!

  15. 15 Piaras Kelly

    Good work, I’ll be adding a subsribe button to my blog so over the weekend hopefully.

  16. 16 Ed Byrne

    Really Piaras? Or should I expect a call? ;-)

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