Do i need permissions to have feeds from other directories displayed on my site?

Hello,
I have this directory feeds category going on my directory review site.

Are feeds not free to be used by those who wish to in the first place?

Please advice.

Merci

 

It depends, sometimes a site will state their feeds can't be used for commercial purposes therefore you can use them on your personal site but not your business site without additional permission.

I'd check the source sites terms before using the feed or ask them directly.

 

Yes you do simple as, if they are someone elses' feeds they are someone else's property, the fair usage policy doesn't apply.

 

As long as you:
- don't modify the content (keep the links back to the original site)
- display only a summary of the article
you don't need any permission. All blog aggregators do that and rss (syndication) is one way to syndicate content to other sites.
For the feed you are using:
- Google Blog Search
- Technorati
- enQuira roll

 

You should'nt syndicate content you don't want published elsewhere. It will be scraped eventually...guaranteed.

 

I wouldn't recommend the idea since it may take your posts/section into supplementary.

Also moreover you must obtain permission from the directory/blog owner from whom feeds are being pulled since afterall in this community one must respect each other, others sites and content.

 

Hmm, so according to Mhamdi i can use them, cause i do not see why someone even has a feed on their site if they do not want others to share the information around ?

But anyways @phoenix, i totally did it understand ur post.

@humm, google gonaa put pages into supplementary why ?

 

Yes sir cool, thanks

 

our friend phoenix always looks at the worst case scenerio first..

while he claims that its to keep pages cached and some sort of seo trick the fact of the matter is that rss feeds are a source of untapped traffic as well as have been on websites and blogs for years now and show the newest info associated with that category which may interest surfers.
Note: automotive

Something many of you dont know is that google aquired "feedburner" not to long ago and google doesnt throw money out off windows on technology and im sure they and will be working to further its advancemant as we also we be.

when finding feeds to add make sure that you read the notice they may have as to thier content some allow some dont...



thx
malcolm

 

Sir Malcom,
That would be hard to find most just have a small copyright @ their domain at footer, but no one talks about if others can use their feeds, which gives me idea to have a terms page regarding if someone can use feeds off my site or not . But what if someone does not than how to proceed ?

 

when i was searching for feeds i ran across several that said you cannot reproduce our content without prior approval.

when i seen that i left as i didnt want any hassles no matter how good thier feeds where.

If thiers no notice then evidently they dont mind you sending them traffic or vice versa.

thx
malcolm

 

I don't think you will have any problems using any RSS feeds, that is pretty much what they are there for. Realistically the worst case is that they will contact you and ask you to remove it, then you should.

 

Kool Will Do

 

Most sites will state that to use their feeds is ok or not without their permission. At one time I had a commecial blog that pulled several hundred feeds and only had a problem with one individual who never stated not to use his feeds, nor did he state you could use his feed. He complained and we removed it.

The whole point of rss is to get your content out there. Most will want you to use thier feed for the extra exposure. Just ask if not clear. Most will want the exposure- why else have rss? The ones that do not, just do not use them.

Be sure to lay out your feeds very descriptively, categorically and in a nav for best indexing.

Also the general rule is to post the title and a short snippet ended with the referring link. A teaser if you will. If you post the entire article, that will tick people off.

 

Check the feeds : http://www.webdirectoryreviews.com/category/directory-feeds/ , i think thats ok not entire articles etc are extracted, plus i got permission from chris and chetan

 

As for the page itself, very nice. Just make sure the casual visitor knows to click the link.

I visited your home page, did not see the feeds listed there at all. Not suggesting they should take away from your main content. But to captilize on rss feeds, you need to have the titles in the menu.

Not an expert on this, but what worked for me and worked well, category titled RSS News, then subcats under it listing the top x number of headlines. Click a link and go to my page for those headlines, click the authors link and go to the actual site. This way you have top level indexing for the title, top level eye appeal to human visitor.

I used a basic Drupal site in subfolder of the main site and was quite floored with the results. That was a few years ago, rss was peaking a bit more then than now with the bots. Still though is great bot bait, gets you indexed.

 

yes, i wld think that if i site allowed its feeds to be syndicated, it must expect that it can be published. That is one of the main uses of RSS feeds apart from personal viewing. I wld think that this was an assumed case.....

 

Here's a good example of what you are questioning. Just be sure that if a website does have terms for their rss feed that you respect them. You'll notice that by New York Times terms of use, you can use them in a non-commercial use, as an example.