Social Media Examiner | Showing post date | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/feed/ Showing post date - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging Mon, 20 May 2013 07:57:07 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-37975<![CDATA[Robin Carlisle replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-37975 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:57:59 +0000 Robin Carlisle replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @juleswebb Jules, I was just meaning that it would be very easy to group articles by "timeless" evergreen articles which need no dates and those that DO need dates... such as news stories that are only "news" […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-37964<![CDATA[Jules Webb replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-37964 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:45:07 +0000 Jules Webb replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @atlantarobin I'm not familiar with any plugin that can do what you're describing, but wordpress is the not the main software I work with and others may be more familiar with what's out there.I think that […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-37958<![CDATA[Robin Carlisle replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-37958 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:15:31 +0000 Robin Carlisle replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @juleswebb That's interesting about the Google date update... Have to ponder that one some more. But like Kristi, didn't realize the date data could be manipulated.
My question, now that yall brought this up, is […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-30513<![CDATA[John replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-30513 Tue, 08 May 2012 05:39:11 +0000 John replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging The date of my blog posts are relevant because it is a piece of information that is just convient to have. For instance if you are doing a series then the date would be relevant if you wanted to find Mondays post.<font face="Arial, Verdana" […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29947<![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29947 Tue, 01 May 2012 21:10:21 +0000 Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @juleswebb Huh, I didn't know the RSS feeds could be manipulated unless you created them from scratch.  Good to know!

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29939<![CDATA[Jules Webb replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29939 Tue, 01 May 2012 20:18:08 +0000 Jules Webb replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @kristi-hines In January google announced a number of Algorithm Changes. On of them states:More accurate byline dates. [launch codename “foby”] We made a few improvements to how we determine what date to […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29893<![CDATA[Nick Rock replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29893 Tue, 01 May 2012 17:19:00 +0000 Nick Rock replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @kristi-hines
This would make sense.
So to sum it up, there isn't any big benefit for the one or the other, it's just a personal thing without any major idea behind it.
Thanks to everyone for their great input!
Cheers
Nick
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29875<![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29875 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:04:01 +0000 Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @nickrock @juleswebb I *think* Google can pull your post date from your RSS feed - regardless of what dates you remove off of your website, your RSS feed will update as soon as you publish the post, so that date […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29872<![CDATA[Nick Rock replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29872 Tue, 01 May 2012 15:57:33 +0000 Nick Rock replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @juleswebb @kristi-hines
I'm absolute with both of you.
Do you think there is any SEO benefit of using the date? Sure, the post could be shown in my above mentioned filter but does the archive function work for […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29861<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29861 Tue, 01 May 2012 15:22:06 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging There are good comments here on both side of this issue.  I do use a date at all the blogs I have and the blogs I run for clients.  
Content is the key to keeping an entry "fresh."  If the content is timeless it […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29755<![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29755 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:16:05 +0000 Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @nickrock Some people like to remove the date so that their post always looks "fresh" in hopes that visitors won't automatically leave when they something is a year or two old.  I think in certain niches where […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29742<![CDATA[TechbulletsPH replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29742 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:40:59 +0000 TechbulletsPH replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging I show the date my blogpost was published because sometimes, I am using words "today" or "yesterday" in some of my post. So it is not hard for my readers to think of "when was this article published". It […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29736<![CDATA[Jules Webb replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29736 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:55:30 +0000 Jules Webb replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @richardmclaughlin I agree that there is content where the passage of time doesn't matter, and you pointed out some good examples---But I still like to see posts include publish dates.@nickrock Besides social […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29728<![CDATA[Mac replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29728 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:28:16 +0000 Mac replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @nickrock if reading something from the news, I do the same as you. but if I am searching how to make the best sugar cookies, how to grow pineapple from the fruit or loads of other things I don't search by date. […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29716<![CDATA[Nick Rock replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29716 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:32:31 +0000 Nick Rock replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @richardmclaughlin @kathybernard
Thanks for your insightful comment. You are both absolutely right.
I know it from myself, every time I use google, I use the date range filter as well cause I want to find the […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29712<![CDATA[Kathy Bernard replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29712 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:48:39 +0000 Kathy Bernard replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging I removed the date on my blog because the articles I post are perennial job search tips that are not tied to any particular time frame. Not including the date makes every article look fresh.Kathy BernardGetajobtips.com

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29705<![CDATA[Mac replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29705 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:31:49 +0000 Mac replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @glengorham it might be a bit off, but a great idea for seasonal people.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29704<![CDATA[Glen Gorham replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29704 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:54:30 +0000 Glen Gorham replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @richardmclaughlin Definitely a good point there, I also use an addon called retweet that takes old posts and retweets them, doesn't repost them but it still draws in comments on old threads, that however is a […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29690<![CDATA[Mac replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29690 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:57:14 +0000 Mac replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @nickrock just my opinion, but if you have blog posts that 'expire' you should be using a date. If your posts are timeless then you don't need to use dates. I explained the difference to a client who decided […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29681<![CDATA[Nick Rock replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/showing-post-date/#post-29681 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:27:53 +0000 Nick Rock replied to the forum topic Showing post date in the club Blogging @glengorham
Thats exactly my thought and reason why I'm showing the date.
But I'm curious about the reasons not showing the date. Maybe there are some benefits I'm not aware of ;-)
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