What is opinion on blog automation software

[mobile2007]

Hi can anyone share their opinion on rss2blog and seoblogbuilder.

[Blaine Moore]

If you are going to steal other people's content, I recommend getting their permission first and making sure that you link back to the source. Then I have no problem with it.

I am just guessing that that is what those packages do, is take other peoples feeds and then syndicate them on your site. I've never looked into those before so if I am wrong then please correct me.

[nusuni]

Sorry to wake up a (nearly) one month old thread, just thought I'd share my thoughts on this.

Automatic blogging software is illegal if used improperly. Some blog that was using that type of software was stealing content from a small tech news site I run. I contacted the admin and got it all sorted out, only to find out that another lazy blogger was doing the same thing. The sad thing is, if they asked for permission I probably would have said yes.

If you do use such software get the other blog's permission first, and save that e-mail or letter (or if they gave permission on their blog, save that web page). If you don't ask for permission it is copyright infringement, which can easily get a website shut down, content removed, and/or result in a lawsuit.

But don't get me wrong, those packages are cool and the entire idea of RSS feed syndication on a blog is good, but just make sure you get permission first, and if a blog's admin asks you to remove their blog from it then remove them immediately, don't try to convince them otherwise.

[RichardCurry]

There is also the debate of what google does when it sees dupe post or sites, many say they will kill all PR on both