Comments on: Autoblogging via RSS with WP-o-Matic http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/ Andrew looks at Blogging and Blog Life Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:18:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1979 AndrewBoyd Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:51:04 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1979 Hi Scott, thank you for your comment. If someone borrows copyrighted material without the author's permission then it is theft in my mind too. If the blogs that you borrow content from have a license (such as the right Creative Commons one) that allows material to be borrowed with attribution then this is not theft - again, IMHO. I'm no lawyer :) I've never checked the traffic levels to those pages specifically as it is something I did more for my own amusement than as a deliberate traffic generation idea. Let me know how you get on, anyhow, it is interesting. Best regards, Andrew Hi Scott,

thank you for your comment.

If someone borrows copyrighted material without the author’s permission then it is theft in my mind too.

If the blogs that you borrow content from have a license (such as the right Creative Commons one) that allows material to be borrowed with attribution then this is not theft - again, IMHO. I’m no lawyer :)
I’ve never checked the traffic levels to those pages specifically as it is something I did more for my own amusement than as a deliberate traffic generation idea.

Let me know how you get on, anyhow, it is interesting.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Scott http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1977 Scott Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:37:00 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1977 Hi Andrew, Just came across your blog as I've been looking into both wp o matic and feedwordpress. Anyway, I've seen some blogs that post full articles from, I assume, ezinearticles and other feeds? Not sure as they're not my blogs. These blogs that post articles DO include the full bio boxes, author names, links, etc. Would this NOT be considered content theft then? If I created a blog using wp o matic that gathered articles from e.g. ezinearticles but posted full author info then this would be fine right? Also, looking at your other sites/pages like http://wiiformii.com/ or this page http://facibus.com/onblogging/blogging-in-the-news/ was just curious...are you getting much traffic to these autoblogged pages/sites? Cheers Hi Andrew,

Just came across your blog as I’ve been looking into both wp o matic and feedwordpress.

Anyway, I’ve seen some blogs that post full articles from, I assume, ezinearticles and other feeds? Not sure as they’re not my blogs. These blogs that post articles DO include the full bio boxes, author names, links, etc.

Would this NOT be considered content theft then? If I created a blog using wp o matic that gathered articles from e.g. ezinearticles but posted full author info then this would be fine right?

Also, looking at your other sites/pages like http://wiiformii.com/ or this page http://facibus.com/onblogging/blogging-in-the-news/ was just curious…are you getting much traffic to these autoblogged pages/sites?

Cheers

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1839 AndrewBoyd Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:24:20 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1839 Hi Goobernutz, thank you for your comment. It is really useful for setting up a summary page of other people's work without actually stealing it - the case in point for me is the <a href="http://facibus.com/onblogging/blogging-in-the-news/" rel="nofollow">Blogging in the News</a> page - I can display a customised news feed. Those that use it for pure content theft (that is, representing other people's work as their own) are using a good tool for a bad purpose. It is arguable that the tool makes the crime easier, absolutely, but I blame the user not the tool. Best regards, Andrew Hi Goobernutz,

thank you for your comment.

It is really useful for setting up a summary page of other people’s work without actually stealing it - the case in point for me is the Blogging in the News page - I can display a customised news feed.

Those that use it for pure content theft (that is, representing other people’s work as their own) are using a good tool for a bad purpose. It is arguable that the tool makes the crime easier, absolutely, but I blame the user not the tool.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Goobernutz http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1838 Goobernutz Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:51:53 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1838 Maybe I'm naive, but I don't see the point. Unless it's to gain a few more adwords pennies here and there. A real-world analogy would be a commercial only television station. Who in their right mind would watch it when they could just watch the entire show on a different channel that's only a click away. Am I missing something obvious here about the usefulness of this plugin? Maybe I’m naive, but I don’t see the point. Unless it’s to gain a few more adwords pennies here and there. A real-world analogy would be a commercial only television station. Who in their right mind would watch it when they could just watch the entire show on a different channel that’s only a click away.

Am I missing something obvious here about the usefulness of this plugin?

]]> By: zestead http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1260 zestead Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:59:36 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-1260 I had recently using wp-o-matic, but it seems so many duplicate content problems I had recently using wp-o-matic, but it seems so many duplicate content problems

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-854 AndrewBoyd Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:32:40 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-854 Hi Josh, thank you for your comment. There was a discussion on the <a href="http://www.bumpzee.com/australian-blogs/entries/view/517247/" rel="nofollow">Australian blogs community</a> about content theft and what to do about it. I think that we can always choose to be ethical - wp-o-matic makes it easier to be unethical, but you can still choose where your feeds come from, and whether to attribute the source or not. Best regards, Andrew Hi Josh,

thank you for your comment.

There was a discussion on the Australian blogs community about content theft and what to do about it.

I think that we can always choose to be ethical - wp-o-matic makes it easier to be unethical, but you can still choose where your feeds come from, and whether to attribute the source or not.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Josh http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-853 Josh Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:37:21 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-853 Besides the point that publishing another sites full articles without permission is unethical, what action can be taken against the offender? I have been thinking about this idea for about two weeks now and just now came across wp-o-matic. It appears to be exactly what I am looking for. I thought about building my own solution but why reinvent the wheel? Now I am nervous about copyright infringement and being unethical. Besides the point that publishing another sites full articles without permission is unethical, what action can be taken against the offender? I have been thinking about this idea for about two weeks now and just now came across wp-o-matic. It appears to be exactly what I am looking for. I thought about building my own solution but why reinvent the wheel? Now I am nervous about copyright infringement and being unethical.

]]> By: Autoblogging with WP-o-matic revisited at Facibus On Blogging http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-739 Autoblogging with WP-o-matic revisited at Facibus On Blogging Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:30:06 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-739 [...] guys at Chimp-Simple Publishing linked to my article on the WP-o-Matic plugin to let their readers know that there is a new version of the [...] […] guys at Chimp-Simple Publishing linked to my article on the WP-o-Matic plugin to let their readers know that there is a new version of the […]

]]> By: The Power of Autoblogging: WordPress and RSS Feeds using WP-o-Matic » Chimp-Simple Publishing http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-737 The Power of Autoblogging: WordPress and RSS Feeds using WP-o-Matic » Chimp-Simple Publishing Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:04:13 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-737 [...] write up on “autoblogging” (automatic posting to blogs via an RSS feed). You can see it here. The issues Facibus was having have been fixed in the latest version and you should give it a [...] […] write up on “autoblogging” (automatic posting to blogs via an RSS feed). You can see it here. The issues Facibus was having have been fixed in the latest version and you should give it a […]

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-351 AndrewBoyd Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:56:11 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/06/15/autoblogging-via-rss-with-wp-o-matic/#comment-351 Hi Tony, thank you for your comment. It is a brave move to take on a whole country's blogs - I can see a time where there could be a thousand, then ten thousand, then a million blogs in Nigeria :) I wish you well with your endevour. Best regards, Andrew Hi Tony,

thank you for your comment. It is a brave move to take on a whole country’s blogs - I can see a time where there could be a thousand, then ten thousand, then a million blogs in Nigeria :) I wish you well with your endevour.

Best regards, Andrew

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