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日本語/Japanese  Tue 07/10 05:06 JST
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.
Vincent in Paris
Research Engineer
Registered on 2006/12/26 16:24
You rock Danny ^_^
(ID #51341) Posted on 2007/07/10 06:42
blauereiter in Tokyo, Japan
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
Registered on 2007/07/07 21:50
Great, now if I can only get your feed to parse correctly on my blog...*pulls hair*
(ID #51342) Posted on 2007/07/10 06:44
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
blauereiter,
頑張って! 

Just activated Feeds of Otaku Surf and Vincent - thank you for sharing!
(ID #51343) Posted on 2007/07/10 06:54
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium
IT, Programmer, ...
Registered on 2007/04/25 05:02
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 06:54
Perplexus in England
Film Student
Registered on 2007/04/27 17:48
Its a nice feature, thanks, I've added your RSS feed to my site. 
(ID #51347) Posted on 2007/07/10 07:13
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
Perplexus
Thank you! I activated your feed.
(ID #51348) Posted on 2007/07/10 07:18
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium
IT, Programmer, ...
Registered on 2007/04/25 05:02
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 08:03
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
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 08:48
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:05
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 08:58
lu-k in Bayonne, France
Software Developer
Registered on 2007/01/07 21:43
wouah! an other great feature your offering us Danny ;)
Thanks!
(ID #51355) Posted on 2007/07/10 08:58
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium
IT, Programmer, ...
Registered on 2007/04/25 05:02
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 09:05
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
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 09:07
blauereiter in Tokyo, Japan
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
Registered on 2007/07/07 21:50
Thanks for the activation Danny. :]
(ID #51358) Posted on 2007/07/10 09:33
secretjapan in Kyoto, Japan
English Teacher (university)
Registered on 2007/05/23 16:32
Thanks for this Danny! It's a great feature, and you're really rewarding loyal users!!

...You must be earning too much money. 

Man, I wish I lived in Tokyo. 

(Currently developing the next-biggest-thing in online social networking sites. Will let you know when its done, as its gonna be big!)
(ID #51359) Posted on 2007/07/10 09:39
lu-k in Bayonne, France
Software Developer
Registered on 2007/01/07 21:43
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 10:04
neko in Switzerland / Japan
IT specialist
Registered on 2007/02/10 15:01
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 11:32
Ray in USA
Student
Registered on 2007/02/20 12:09
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 12:18
BeLe in Davao, Philippines
.NET/Web Developer
Registered on 2007/01/03 16:24
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 13:50
xjaymanx in Vegas, baby!
Technical Writer/Editor
Registered on 2006/12/29 10:49
Done! My continued thanx, Danny! :)
(ID #51374) Posted on 2007/07/10 16:10
Otaku Surf in Maryland
Producer
Registered on 2007/06/04 08:20
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 17:31
Otaku Blue in London
Student
Registered on 2007/05/12 22:20
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 19:33
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
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 20:45
akaugly in The Firehouse, 2nd floor
Self-employed
Registered on 2007/03/30 11:07
Hi Danny ^^
Your RSS feed has been added to my blog.
(ID #51382) Posted on 2007/07/10 21:29
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
akaugly,
Thank you & Activated! 
(ID #51383) Posted on 2007/07/10 21:46
jjjlmx in México
Registered on 2007/07/10 01:31
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 21:56
Registered on 2006/12/24 23:30
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 2007/07/10 23:09
syrix in U.S.
student
Registered on 2007/03/21 09:18
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 2007/07/10 23:15
Edward in Michigan U.S.A.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Registered on 2006/12/24 11:50
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 00:26
BeLe in Davao, Philippines
.NET/Web Developer
Registered on 2007/01/03 16:24
Got your feeds up and running. ^^
(ID #51402) Posted on 2007/07/11 01:36
Leo in San Francisco
Email & Network Support/Administration
Registered on 2006/12/24 16:30
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 01:56
Akiraman in RIDGE RACER City
Designer & Animator
Registered on 2007/01/11 23:40
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 02:56
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
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 06:37
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
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 00:46
shaun in Singapore
Toy Gallery Owner
Registered on 2007/07/09 17:48
thanks for offering this Danny, much appreciated.
(ID #51479) Posted on 2007/07/12 04:58
gbrgn in Los Angeles
Speedgrapher
Registered on 2007/07/11 11:53
This is sick, just got activated and plugged in my adsense info! Thanks man!
(ID #51533) Posted on 2007/07/13 04:31
Angelo Visconti in France
web designer
Registered on 2007/05/18 07:17
ok, I included your feed Danny :) 

In the left sidebar, below your banner !
(ID #51551) Posted on 2007/07/13 12:21
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
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 01:13
CMWilly in Los Angeles, CA
Animation
Registered on 2007/04/19 10:47
done and done!
(ID #51996) Posted on 2007/07/19 05:06
Antabax
nice idea danny. but I dont have a anime site. just a gaming site...
(ID #52157) Posted on 2007/07/21 00:45
bob-san in Madison WI
Administrative Assistant
Registered on 2007/02/22 23:15
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 13:58
oOgA in Singapore
otaku? lol
Registered on 2007/08/29 20:29
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 01:06
CyruzDraxs in Kelowna, BC, Canada
Web Design & Development
Registered on 2007/09/11 09:31
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 22:31
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 22:24
Shin in Port Swettenham
Aspiring Trap
Registered on 2007/10/20 22:52
Added the RSS feed to my blog. ^^
(ID #60520) Posted on 2007/10/22 12:50
Ninja Mari in Japan
Japanese Student
Registered on 2007/11/06 10:58
Hi Danny! Just added your RSS to my blog!
(ID #63444) Posted on 2007/11/13 14:39
firestingerx in Singapore
Registered on 2007/12/09 12:24
hiya Danny-san,

I've added your feed and link on my site =D
(ID #66482) Posted on 2007/12/10 03:34
sd0711 in Singapore
Worker
Registered on 2007/12/17 23:33
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 08:49
Rokku in Singapore CCK
Student, Sales, Engineer
Registered on 2007/11/11 12:48
OK
I've added Both your feed and link on my site
(ID #67730) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:17
leoboom in Malaysia
Executive
Registered on 2007/10/13 12:18
Hi Danny,

I have added your RSS feed to my site.. ^^
(ID #68832) Posted on 2008/01/06 10:41
bvc100 in KL Malaysia
Something to do with cars
Registered on 2007/10/15 00:42
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 22:22
kangdiman in indonesia
networker
Registered on 2007/06/14 01:18
Hi LOvely Danny, 

I have added your RSS feed to my site.. 

keep on rock dude..caww..
(ID #70250) Posted on 2008/01/21 03:37
xorsyst in United States
Web Designer
Registered on 2007/12/14 08:27
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 13:37
Random Image in Vietnam
Registered on 2008/02/10 14:53
Me, too. I added my info and your RSS feed in my site. Could you activate me ^_^?
(ID #72400) Posted on 2008/02/16 01:14
Saku in Toronto
Web Developer
Registered on 2008/02/07 23:26
Added your rss feed to my website :)

Keep up the good work!!! ^_^b
(ID #72576) Posted on 2008/02/17 23:42
Azz-jr in LONDON
Student
Registered on 2007/12/15 06:29
Hey Danny i put the Rss feeds on my site.. i think its great ^_^
(ID #72879) Posted on 2008/02/22 10:08
wcloudx in Singapore
Artist
Registered on 2008/01/12 02:48
Added your RSS feeds on my blog ^^v
(ID #73411) Posted on 2008/02/27 20:47
iroiromode in Los Angeles
Journalist
Registered on 2008/03/03 17:04
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 02:21
cowboy4eva in New York, Osaka, Tokyo
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
Registered on 2008/01/29 07:16
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 07:35
beamknight87 in Vancouver
Student
Registered on 2008/02/07 08:36
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 16:53
Randy Kasugano in San Diego CA
Optimus Prime
Registered on 2008/01/17 06:01
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 07:12
Fariz Asuka in Singapore
Student and Otaku
Registered on 2008/03/11 19:59
Hi Danny ^^
Your RSS feed has been added to my blog.
(ID #166824) Posted on 2008/04/05 12:44
keisa in whittier, ca, USA
Designer, webcomic artist
Registered on 2008/04/10 01:43
Right on! I added your feed to my site.
(ID #168904) Posted on 2008/04/10 20:25
d123am in indonesia
IT
Registered on 2008/03/22 13:51
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 01:19
abao in Singapore
None
Registered on 2008/01/01 15:44
Good day danny, can you help activate my featured feeds? Thx in advance.
(ID #186262) Posted on 2008/05/12 22:32
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