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RSS and Podcasts

RSS and Podcasts. What Is FirstGov.gov Doing? RSS, Blog and Podcast Workshop NOAA, February 21, 2006 Joanne McGovern Web Content Manager FirstGov.gov joanne.mcgovern@gsa.gov. RSS What Is FirstGov.gov Doing?. Created page “What Is RSS?” Created Government RSS Library

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RSS and Podcasts

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  1. RSS and Podcasts What Is FirstGov.gov Doing? RSS, Blog and Podcast Workshop NOAA, February 21, 2006 Joanne McGovern Web Content Manager FirstGov.gov joanne.mcgovern@gsa.gov

  2. RSS What Is FirstGov.gov Doing? • Created page “What Is RSS?” • Created Government RSS Library • Created two feeds from FirstGov.gov • Share How To’s and Best Practices on webcontent.gov

  3. What Is RSS?

  4. What Is RSS Page http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/ Reference_Shelf/Libraries/ RSS_Library/What_Is_RSS.shtml

  5. RSS Library

  6. RSS Library http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/ Reference_Shelf/Libraries/ RSS_Library.shtml

  7. FirstGov.gov RSS Feeds • FirstGov.gov Updates • Same content as sent out via e-mail alerts • Frequency depends on how frequently site updates • Popular Government Questions • Uses the content from our FAQs (faq.gov) • Have 2,000 Q & A’s to choose from • Chose 170 of likely interest to RSS user demographic • Post several a week • Will send by monthly themes (this month: Money)

  8. FirstGov.gov RSS Feeds

  9. FirstGov.gov RSS Feeds • http://www.firstgov.gov/rss

  10. FirstGov.gov Updates RSS Feed

  11. Popular Government Questions RSS Feed

  12. FirstGov.gov RSS Feeds • They bring traffic to other government websites. We are pointing to your information. • FirstGov.gov Updates are usually a link to another site • FirstGov FAQs contain answers with referrals to other agencies for more detail

  13. Webcontent.gov

  14. Lessons Learned • It is very inexpensive to add RSS feeds to your site • The real work is in the content—delivering quality and regular content that is of interest to your audiences • Consider how you re-use content via various channels

  15. PodcastsWhat Is FirstGov.gov Doing? • Government Podcast Library • Working with Podcast directories (iTunes, Yahoo!, Podcast Alley, Podcast.net, Odeo, Podnova, PodSpider) to promote government Podcasts • Working on creating FirstGov.gov podcasts (audio and video) • Webcontent.gov—sharing How To’s and Best Practices

  16. Government Podcasts Library

  17. Government Podcast Library http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/ Reference_Shelf/Libraries/ Podcasts.shtml

  18. Webcontent.gov

  19. Add Your RSS Feeds and Podcasts to FirstGov’s Library • Visit http://www.firstgov.gov • Click “Contact Us”, or • Click “Suggest-a-Link” • E-mail me directly: joanne.mcgovern@gsa.gov

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