How to Send RSS Feeds to Twitter

Several services are available online to send RSS feeds from your blog or website to Twitter. If you already use Feedburner, it includes a socialize feature to send your feeds to Twitter. Two other popular options include Feedburner and Dlvr.it. Each application requires you to authorize them to use your Twitter account to post your feed on your behalf. If you are uncertain where your RSS feed is, you can usually find it by clicking on the RSS symbol on your website.

Instructions

Using Feedburner

1. Log in to your Feedburner account with your username and password.

2. Click the "Publicize" tab at the top of the window, and then select "Socialize" from the left menu.

3. Click the "Add a Twitter Account" button. Enter your Twitter username. A new window will open to authenticate the service with Twitter. Log in to Twitter if necessary, and then click the "Allow" button.

4. Select the "Include Link" and "Leave Room for Retweets" options. You can also make any other changes to the default values like including hashtags, or adding additional text like your Twitter username.

Using Twitterfeed

1. Navigate to the Twitterfeed home page. Click "Don't have an account yet?"

2. Enter your email address, type a password, then type your password again to confirm in the provided text fields. Enter the Captcha text as it appears, and click "Create Account."

3. Enter your Twitter username and password in the fields provided. Type or paste your RSS URL in the "RSS Feed URL" field. Check the box beside "Active."

4. Make any other configuration changes as displayed. For example, you can select additional options, including how often you want the feed updated, the number of updates to include in each tweet, and whether you want the feed to include a link to the Web page.

5. Click "Create" when you have configured the feed options as you desire.

Using Dlvr.it

1. Navigate to the Dlvr.it home page. Type or paste a web address or RSS feed in the text field. Click the "Get Started" button.

2. Enter your email address and a password to create an account. Type the words on the Captcha display into the text box. Click "Next."

3. Select the Twitter button. A Twitter authentication page will open.

4. Enter your Twitter username and password if you are not already logged into Twitter, then click "Allow."

5. Click "Finish." A pop-up window will ask if you want to "Post the most recent item now", or "Post the next time a new item is published." Select one by clicking on it. Click "OK."

References

• ProBlogger: Google Add Socialize Feature to Feedburner; Darren Rowse; December 2009
• Dlvr.it: Home Page
• Twitterfeed: Help
• CNET News: 3 Twitter Tricks with Twitterfeed; Rafe Needleman; July 2007