He should have an RSS feed... Obviously.
November 13, 2008 10:56 PM Subscribe
I like Ricky Gervais' blog. I would like to keep up with new posts, but I don't want to have to go to his website. He doesn't have an RSS feed, and when I put the URL in Bloglines (my feed reader), it comes back as having no feeds. Short of using some sort of blog 'scraper' to create my own feed (I've tried unsuccessfully to do this), does anyone know if someone has made an RSS feed (through FeedBurner or something) for his blog?
Do you use Firefox? If so, might I suggest Update Scanner - an extension to monitor changes to webpages. It works very well. You'll have no need to visit the blog until Update Scanner informs you that he has made a change to his page.
posted by roryks at 12:20 AM on November 14, 2008
posted by roryks at 12:20 AM on November 14, 2008
I use RSSPECT.com
I *think* the people who develop that have some ties with Mefi in case that sways you.
posted by like_neon at 4:05 AM on November 14, 2008
I *think* the people who develop that have some ties with Mefi in case that sways you.
posted by like_neon at 4:05 AM on November 14, 2008
If you're using Bloglines or a reader that supports e-mail subscriptions...
For sites that don't have feeds, I set up an e-mail subscription on Bloglines and use an e-mail reminder service to send me reminders to check the sites.
posted by hootch at 7:55 AM on November 14, 2008
For sites that don't have feeds, I set up an e-mail subscription on Bloglines and use an e-mail reminder service to send me reminders to check the sites.
posted by hootch at 7:55 AM on November 14, 2008
Best answer: After being reminded of the blog by you I went and read it all, and it absolutely cracked me up.
So then I sent an email to ricky@rickygervais.com (*fingers crossed) with a link to this post.
I'd like to think that someone sees the email and does something about it :)
posted by o0dano0o at 11:35 AM on November 14, 2008
So then I sent an email to ricky@rickygervais.com (*fingers crossed) with a link to this post.
I'd like to think that someone sees the email and does something about it :)
posted by o0dano0o at 11:35 AM on November 14, 2008
Response by poster: Thanks for all the links to the RSS scrapers! I'll check them all out and see if any are suitable. I forget which one I tried before, but the results were unsatisfactory. I was kind of hoping that I wouldn't have to do any work. I'm definitely a lot lazier than Ricky Gervais!
o0dano0o: Wow! I was not brave enough to email! I figured he'd laugh at me on his blog and, somehow, manage to find a picture of me. And decide that my head is bigger and rounder than Karl Pilkington. Thank you, you're the hero of this post!
posted by Mael Oui at 7:36 PM on November 14, 2008
o0dano0o: Wow! I was not brave enough to email! I figured he'd laugh at me on his blog and, somehow, manage to find a picture of me. And decide that my head is bigger and rounder than Karl Pilkington. Thank you, you're the hero of this post!
posted by Mael Oui at 7:36 PM on November 14, 2008
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Really, though: a blog without an RSS feed? Weird.
posted by chorltonmeateater at 11:44 PM on November 13, 2008