Featured Feeds EX

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日本語/Japanese
Tue 2007/07/10 06:30
Announcing Featured Feeds EX - a program that is aimed at growing the online Otaku Sphere.

As you can see from the above screenshot, the average unique users for July so far has been 52,133 per day and I have already served over 2.5 million page views. I want to make sure that I am sharing these users with fellow Otaku site owners and so have extended my Featured Feeds program that I have been running for about half a year now.

To participate, all you have to do is place my English RSS feed on your index and blog post pages. There are many plugins for wordpress and blogger that enable you to do this.
What I will then do is put your feed in the Featured Feeds page *and* show it randomly on the top index page and across all blog post pages. The feeds that you already see in the Featured Feeds page are of comrades who have already placed my feed on their site.

If you are interested in attracting Japanese readers to your site, you can also place my Japanese RSS feed on your site where upon your feed will be displayed on my Japan top and blog post pages.

Featured Feeds is good for everybody because:-
  • Due to the volume of visitors to this site, you can expect a decent amount of traffic flowing to your site.
  • Your feed on this site creates new discoverability of otaku related content for my current readers.
  • Featured Feeds is great for those who have just started up a new otaku blog/site. It does not matter how many readers you initially have. The point of this program is to share.
  • You have the potential of making money at the same time.
Once you have placed my RSS feeds on your site, you then have to sign up for a dannychoo.com account and fill out your details including your RSS feed. Then send mail to [support at dannychoo dot com] and let me know your user name. I will then activate your feed. From then on you get to manage your own feed.

Fellow comrades who participate in Featured Feeds also appear on the comrades page and randomly on the top index page. As this is all about sharing, only registered folks who link to dannychoo.com get activated as a comrade (sorry).
Notice to previous Comrade and Featured Feed partners!
I have changed the architecture of the Comrade and FeaturedFeeds to allow you to manage your link/feed yourself. This also means that I dont need to manually manage everything - all I do is activate you ^^;
If you used to be a Comrade and dont see your link anymore, please register your details and then send mail to [support at dannychoo dot com]. The same goes for Featured Feed partners - you need to signup and then register your feed.

If you have already linked to dannychoo.com via a link or feed and dont see your details under the Comrade or Featured Feeds page then just send me mail and let me know your user name.
Why share?
I try to be proactive in sharing my traffic with other fellow comrades and believe that hording traffic is not the way of Web2.0.
We can mutually expect growth through working together because we both cater for a niche category (Japan, Otaku, Anime, Gundam, Figures etc). It is likely that the users we share with each other will become new readers and further grow the Otaku Sphere.

Update: Some partners have registered a feed that cannot be parsed for some reason. Use the Feed tester tool and make sure you register a feed that can be parsed by that tool.
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Vincent in Paris (Registered on 2006/12/26 17:48)
Research Engineer/Student/Daddy ^_^
You rock Danny ^_^
(ID #51341) Posted on 2007/07/10 08:06
blauereiter in Tokyo, Japan (Registered on 2007/07/07 23:14)
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
Great, now if I can only get your feed to parse correctly on my blog...*pulls hair*
(ID #51342) Posted on 2007/07/10 08:08
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
blauereiter,
頑張って! 

Just activated Feeds of Otaku Surf and Vincent - thank you for sharing!
(ID #51343) Posted on 2007/07/10 08:18
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25 06:26)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
This is very cool. I was actually planning to put your feed on my blog, but since I couldn't find a decent plugin for b2evo, I was gonna write one myself. So I'm gonna get working to get that done ;p
It's a great idea!
(ID #51344) Posted on 2007/07/10 08:18
Perplexus in England (Registered on 2007/04/27 19:12)
Film Student
Its a nice feature, thanks, I've added your RSS feed to my site. 
(ID #51347) Posted on 2007/07/10 08:37
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Perplexus
Thank you! I activated your feed.
(ID #51348) Posted on 2007/07/10 08:42
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25 06:26)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
Okay Danny, just added your feed on my blog; and put my rss-feed in my profile (it's rss 2.0).

XPath makes it so easy parsing xml. Had the rss parsing done in 5 minutes. ;p 
(ID #51350) Posted on 2007/07/10 09:27
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Hatix,
Thanks! There seems to be a problem parsing some feeds including yours - am looking into it right now. 
(ID #51353) Posted on 2007/07/10 10:12
Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25 20:29)
anime/cosplay events organizer
this rocks danny! from now on, i'll call you awesome-kun XDDD

after we've finished wokring on our new site, i'll add a RSS of your site ^^
(ID #51354) Posted on 2007/07/10 10:22
lu-k in Bayonne, France (Registered on 2007/01/07 23:07)
Software Developer
wouah! an other great feature your offering us Danny ;)
Thanks!
(ID #51355) Posted on 2007/07/10 10:22
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25 06:26)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
I took a look at the generated rss from b2evolution, and it does seem to have some special tags. it seems to put the content in encoded (content:encoded) and non-encoded (description) in different tags. Don't know if this is standard for rss2. Otherwise I'll change the code.
(ID #51356) Posted on 2007/07/10 10:29
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Hatix,
Its was a problem on this side - fixed now and its in the Featured Feeds section and across the site ^^
(ID #51357) Posted on 2007/07/10 10:31
blauereiter in Tokyo, Japan (Registered on 2007/07/07 23:14)
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
Thanks for the activation Danny. :]
(ID #51358) Posted on 2007/07/10 10:57
lu-k in Bayonne, France (Registered on 2007/01/07 23:07)
Software Developer
Oh I was updating my profile (anime/figure lists...) and realised that I got the following message : "Feed is down orz ^^;"
Can't tell where is the issue since my feeds actually work :/

Well, not that it's bothering me, but just wanted to noticed it :3
(ID #51360) Posted on 2007/07/10 11:28
neko in Sangenjaya, Tokyo (Registered on 2007/02/10 16:25)
IT specialist
Hi danny,

just wanted to say a big "ARIIGATOOOOOOOO~".
Featured Feeds EX is a genius idea!!!
honto ni arigatou
and my best wishes for your business

neko^^
(ID #51364) Posted on 2007/07/10 12:56
Ray in USA (Registered on 2007/02/20 13:33)
Student / Researcher
Danny could I email you in a private conversation or even instant message you?

Reply back via email if you choose to speak with me. 
(ID #51366) Posted on 2007/07/10 13:42
BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03 17:48)
.NET/Web Developer
Wow...we were actually thinking of putting up your feeds in our site yesterday and now you have a post about it today.  Must be a sign for us to get your feeds up and running asap. :D

Thanks for this great feature danny. ^^
(ID #51371) Posted on 2007/07/10 15:14
xjaymanx in Vegas, baby! (Registered on 2006/12/29 12:13)
Technical Writer/Editor, Designer, Collector, Artist, Nice Guy
Done! My continued thanx, Danny! :)
(ID #51374) Posted on 2007/07/10 17:34
Otaku Surf in Maryland (Registered on 2007/06/04 09:44)
Web Producer
Great idea and thank you I could already see the results(already?!)! Must think of way to pay you back..hmmm..
(ID #51377) Posted on 2007/07/10 18:55
Otaku Blue in London (Registered on 2007/05/12 23:44)
Student
This is a good idea. It will help people who have just set up new sits/blogs and want more hits. And my friend, at nandeman.wordpress.com has informed me of the the increase in hits he has had.^ ^
(ID #51378) Posted on 2007/07/10 20:57
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Otaku Blue,
Activated you as a comrade ^^

Otaku Surf,
Thats great news ^o^

xjaymanx,
Thank you and you are activated!

Bele,
Look forward to working with you.

Ray,
My mail is in the profile section - awaiting your contact.

neko,
Thanks *^^*

SecretJapan,
Looking forward to your killer site!
(ID #51379) Posted on 2007/07/10 22:09
akaugly in The Firehouse, 2nd floor (Registered on 2007/03/30 12:31)
Self-employed
Hi Danny ^^
Your RSS feed has been added to my blog.
(ID #51382) Posted on 2007/07/10 22:53
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
akaugly,
Thank you & Activated! 
(ID #51383) Posted on 2007/07/10 23:10
jjjlmx in México (Registered on 2007/07/10 02:55)
I think is great for everyone, and i actually link you to my comrades, but i don´t find your mail to send you one.

I'm bling or i can´t find it in your profile
(ID #51384) Posted on 2007/07/10 23:20
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
how do you ever thing of these stuff Danny? ^^ btw never realized you had that much visitors. wonder how much bandwidth you get to use in a month. I was wondering where you host your site? I'm thinking of finding a new host for my site. oh btw I added your RSS feed as well. ^^
(ID #51387) Posted on 2007/07/11 00:33
syrix in U.S. (Registered on 2007/03/21 10:42)
student
Wow, what a great feature.  Just added your rss feed to my blog.  Hope everyone will get the most out of this new feature.
(ID #51390) Posted on 2007/07/11 00:39
Edward in SE Michigan/Osaka (Registered on 2006/12/24 13:14)
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
This will definitely work well for everyone.  Anything that is linked to dannychoo.com receives an increase in traffic.

Tanks as always Danny!
(ID #51397) Posted on 2007/07/11 01:50
BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03 17:48)
.NET/Web Developer
Got your feeds up and running. ^^
(ID #51402) Posted on 2007/07/11 03:00
Leo in San Francisco Bay Area (Registered on 2006/12/24 17:54)
Email & Network Support/Administration
Arrggh. Ya know, there are days when the bear gets you. Bear 5, Leo 4
Now if I can only get the feeds plugin to work I'll be even
(ID #51405) Posted on 2007/07/11 03:20
Akiraman in RIDGE RACER City (Registered on 2007/01/12 01:04)
Designer & Animator
Hey Danny,
Thanks for adding my feed and commenting on my site. Nice feature there I had a similar idea which I wanted to implement on my site. 

But I wonder why the decision to just display feeds wasn't it suppose to be aggregated so u can see all the news from everybody past n present? 

I presume it uses PHP random functions to display the feeds if I am guessing correct?

Is the system automated, like if i change my feed URL will it be updated?
(ID #51408) Posted on 2007/07/11 04:20
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Leo,
頑張って!

Bele,
Thank you and you are activated!

Syrix,
Activated!

Marvin,
Activated you a while ago ^^;

I have a free bandwidth server at theplanet.com and costs about 275 USD a month (I think ^^;) I have a few servers there running other sites too.

jjjlmx,
Activated!
(ID #51415) Posted on 2007/07/11 08:01
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
J.L,
Activated. I had to delete your comment because you posted my mail address in the raw ^^; 
(ID #51452) Posted on 2007/07/12 02:10
shaun in Singapore (Registered on 2007/07/09 19:12)
Toy Gallery Owner
thanks for offering this Danny, much appreciated.
(ID #51479) Posted on 2007/07/12 06:22
gbrgn in Los Angeles (Registered on 2007/07/11 13:17)
Speedgrapher
This is sick, just got activated and plugged in my adsense info! Thanks man!
(ID #51533) Posted on 2007/07/13 05:55
Angelo Visconti in France (Registered on 2007/05/18 08:41)
web designer
ok, I included your feed Danny :) 

In the left sidebar, below your banner !
(ID #51551) Posted on 2007/07/13 13:45
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Angelo,
Activated!

To All,
From now on, if you need to be activated, post a comment on the latest post to get my attention on this.
(ID #51594) Posted on 2007/07/14 02:37
CMWilly in Los Angeles, CA (Registered on 2007/04/19 12:11)
Animation
done and done!
(ID #51996) Posted on 2007/07/19 06:30
Antabax
nice idea danny. but I dont have a anime site. just a gaming site...
(ID #52157) Posted on 2007/07/21 02:09
bob-san in Madison WI (Registered on 2007/02/23 00:39)
Administrative Assistant
I'd really love to add this to my site 

bob-san.animeblogger.net

But i'm very new to Wordpress and am not familair with the steps to do so.

Does anyone have any advice or tips?
(ID #54710) Posted on 2007/08/17 15:22
oOgA in Singapore (Registered on 2007/08/29 21:53)
otaku? lol
hiyo danny~!
i added your feed and link on my blog :D


ps:  love your site...your Japan public sleeping post was hilarious. 
(ID #56695) Posted on 2007/09/13 02:30
CyruzDraxs in Kelowna, BC, Canada (Registered on 2007/09/11 10:55)
Web Design & Development
bob-san;

If you go into the admin section click Presentation and then Widgets, then drag one of the RSS boxes onto the toolbar area and click the little dialog icon thing at the end of the RSS item you just dragged in and put in the URL for the RSS feed you want to include. You can also set the number of items to include along with a few other things.
(ID #57315) Posted on 2007/09/20 23:55
Hello,

i think i need a little help here. i'm using wordpress and when i'm trying to include your rss url in my rss widget. i always having this error: "Warning: Attempt to assign property of non-object in /home/sugar/public_html/henshin/wordpress/wp-includes/rss.php on line 428".

any idea whats going on? 
(ID #57382) Posted on 2007/09/21 23:48
Shin in Port Swettenham (Registered on 2007/10/21 00:16)
Aspiring Trap
Added the RSS feed to my blog. ^^
(ID #60520) Posted on 2007/10/22 14:14
Ninja Mari in Japan (Registered on 2007/11/06 12:22)
Japanese Student
Hi Danny! Just added your RSS to my blog!
(ID #63444) Posted on 2007/11/13 16:03
firestingerx in Singapore (Registered on 2007/12/09 13:48)
hiya Danny-san,

I've added your feed and link on my site =D
(ID #66482) Posted on 2007/12/10 04:58
sd0711 in Singapore (Registered on 2007/12/18 00:57)
Worker
I tried to add yours but nothing is reflected. I think i might have got it wrong. must you activate it before i can see your feeds on my blog? i am using blogger, so do i just copy the codes or i need additional plugins? Sorry, i am very new to rss thing.
(ID #67368) Posted on 2007/12/19 10:13
Rokku in Little Red Dot (Registered on 2007/11/11 14:12)
Student
OK
I've added Both your feed and link on my site
(ID #67730) Posted on 2007/12/24 09:41
leoboom in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/10/13 13:42)
Executive
Hi Danny,

I have added your RSS feed to my site.. ^^
(ID #68832) Posted on 2008/01/06 12:05
bvc100 in KL Malaysia (Registered on 2007/10/15 02:06)
Something to do with cars
Added your RSS feed into my blog properly (i think). Guess i'll have to send you an e-mail at the above address then~
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu~~~
(ID #69649) Posted on 2008/01/14 23:46
kangdiman in indonesia (Registered on 2007/06/14 02:42)
networker
Hi LOvely Danny, 

I have added your RSS feed to my site.. 

keep on rock dude..caww..
(ID #70250) Posted on 2008/01/21 05:01
xorsyst in United States (Registered on 2007/12/14 09:51)
Web Designer
Hi Danny. I just added my info and your RSS feed to my site. Could I be activated? Thanks!
(ID #71872) Posted on 2008/02/09 15:01
Random Image in Vietnam (Registered on 2008/02/10 16:17)
Me, too. I added my info and your RSS feed in my site. Could you activate me ^_^?
(ID #72400) Posted on 2008/02/16 02:38
Saku in Toronto (Registered on 2008/02/08 00:50)
Wannabe Web Developer
Added your rss feed to my website :)

Keep up the good work!!! ^_^b
(ID #72576) Posted on 2008/02/18 01:06
Azz-jr in LONDON (Registered on 2007/12/15 07:53)
Student
Hey Danny i put the Rss feeds on my site.. i think its great ^_^
(ID #72879) Posted on 2008/02/22 11:32
wcloudx in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/12 04:12)
Artist
Added your RSS feeds on my blog ^^v
(ID #73411) Posted on 2008/02/27 22:11
iroiromode in Los Angeles (Registered on 2008/03/03 18:28)
Journalist
I'm having the same exact problem as Sephy also using a WP blog. I've contacted my host to see if it was a firewall issue, but they said they have port 80 open. Are you on Port 80?

I'm trying to add your feed to iroiromode.com with DC Rewards.

Thanks.
(ID #100459) Posted on 2008/03/04 03:45
cowboy4eva in New York, Osaka, Tokyo (Registered on 2008/01/29 08:40)
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
Just put Danny's feeds on my site. I'm looking forward to sharing with the rest of the community!
(ID #126349) Posted on 2008/03/06 08:59
beamknight87 in Mexico City (Registered on 2008/02/07 10:00)
Student
Hi there!

I just decided to start an average blog and would like to share the RSS feature with you.

Tks in advance ^^!
(ID #151822) Posted on 2008/03/07 18:17
Randy Kasugano in San Diego CA (Registered on 2008/01/17 07:25)
Optimus Prime
Being a beginner, it took awhile to understand all the steps and studying my new adsense vocab.

Hopefully I can get enough traffic from here to get me some Plush.

:[

(ID #162675) Posted on 2008/03/28 08:36
Fariz Asuka in Singapore (Registered on 2008/03/11 21:23)
Student and Miku Guardian
Hi Danny ^^
Your RSS feed has been added to my blog.
(ID #166824) Posted on 2008/04/05 14:08
keisa in whittier, ca, USA (Registered on 2008/04/10 03:07)
Designer, webcomic artist
Right on! I added your feed to my site.
(ID #168904) Posted on 2008/04/10 21:49
d123am in indonesia (Registered on 2008/03/22 15:15)
IT
Danny, i've been put your RSS on my site... can u actived my feed too...? Thank's be4
(ID #171892) Posted on 2008/04/18 02:43
abao in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/01 17:08)
Temp Assistant, Hikkikomori
Good day danny, can you help activate my featured feeds? Thx in advance.
(ID #186262) Posted on 2008/05/12 23:56
Certifiably Insane in Singapore (Registered on 2008/04/13 17:31)
Pursuing that ever-elusive diploma.
Hey Danny, added your RSS to my site already, could you help me activate mine? Thanks ^^;
(ID #196044) Posted on 2008/05/25 02:39
GiafLop in Philippines (Registered on 2007/11/25 15:27)
Student
I've done this a while ago, many thanks truly Danny! Hope to add up mine as well.
(ID #204976) Posted on 2008/06/05 14:13
CrimsonWingz in Sarasota/Florida/stinking Earth (Registered on 2008/04/07 12:03)
Marine Biologist
yo danny,added your feed to me site,can you activate mine too:D thanx in advance
here it is
http://www.freewebs.com/blueplains/

:D
Roy
(ID #223118) Posted on 2008/06/27 10:06
Animefig in Jkt (Registered on 2008/07/06 19:51)
Hmmm... why my first post don't show up huh???
Oh well, again, I have added your RSS feed to my site. Thanks for 
(ID #231416) Posted on 2008/07/06 20:25
Animefig in Jkt (Registered on 2008/07/06 19:51)
Thanks for help me, Danny.
(ID #231417) Posted on 2008/07/06 20:27
Pieter Lius in Australia (Registered on 2008/10/25 21:46)
Figurine Collector
Added your RSS to my new site.. Can you activate me?

Thanks
(ID #465258) Posted on 2009/01/28 14:31
dmjapan in Greece (Registered on 2009/01/07 04:33)
I just added your RSS Feed to my blog!

http://dmjapan-nihonmusic.blogspot.com/

I look forward for my activation. Arigatou.
(ID #484187) Posted on 2009/02/11 20:15
Shogo X in USA (Registered on 2009/04/30 03:46)
Danny Choo, I really like your style. ^_^
(ID #584748) Posted on 2009/04/30 09:56
Saouri in Alicante, Spain (Registered on 2007/11/23 09:22)
Chemical Engineer
Hi Danny. I put the RSS of DannyChoo.com long time ago in my blog and never ask about Feed Exchange for Otaku.fm.
Now, i'm trying to do it but, the page about "Fetured Feeds" doesn't exist, every time i click in it it redirect me to a Page Not Found 404.

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