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31 January

publishing content with rss

Have been doing my Saturday morning email newsletter catchup and here are a couple of interesting articles/sites related to rss.

A Really Simple Content Solution?

Discusses RSS as an increasingly viable content publishing option.

RSS - A Primer for Publishers & Content Providers

The author of the article above references this site. It gives a good overview of someone thinking of implementing RSS on their site.

09:14:41 - geoff -
24 January

10 reasons why rss is not ready for prime time

10 reasons why RSS is not ready for prime time

A good analysis of the limitations of RSS. Some limitations involving convenience and usability (e.g. no reader packaged with MS Windows yet), others issues for the site offering rss feeds (e.g. bandwidth issues with repeated downloading of full feeds), and some related to issues with the format itself (e.g rss does not allow secure access necessary for paid content delivery).
07:53:37 - geoff -
10 January

yahoo and rss

Article: Yahoo, NewsGator Extend RSS Aggregation

Yahoo looks like it will be adding RSS aggregation to My Yahoo. This will go a long way towards mainstream acceptance of RSS.

If you have no idea what I am talking about or why RSS will make your life easier:
What is RSS? RSS Explained.
09:07:17 - geoff -