Comments on: What exactly is RSS? http://www.thepinkc.net/technology/what-exactly-is-rss/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ultimate geek girl » Top 10 Places to Shop Online for the Holidays http://www.thepinkc.net/technology/what-exactly-is-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 ultimate geek girl » Top 10 Places to Shop Online for the Holidays Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:39:57 +0000 http://www.thepinkc.net/?p=1282#comment-5595 [...] under gift categories by price, type or the recipient. What’s even better is the site has an RSS feed so you can subscribe and get updates when they post new [...] [...] under gift categories by price, type or the recipient. What’s even better is the site has an RSS feed so you can subscribe and get updates when they post new [...]

]]> By: ultimate geek girl » About Google Reader http://www.thepinkc.net/technology/what-exactly-is-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-5548 ultimate geek girl » About Google Reader Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:01:28 +0000 http://www.thepinkc.net/?p=1282#comment-5548 [...] from my post “What is RSS?” RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication”. A RSS feed document can contain a summary or [...] [...] from my post “What is RSS?” RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication”. A RSS feed document can contain a summary or [...]

]]> By: Use RSS Footer to Personalize your RSS Feed : ultimate geek girl http://www.thepinkc.net/technology/what-exactly-is-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-5398 Use RSS Footer to Personalize your RSS Feed : ultimate geek girl Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:39:08 +0000 http://www.thepinkc.net/?p=1282#comment-5398 [...] or Bloglines. You can also decide if you want to include a link back to the post you wrote, so your RSS readers can click on the link and be directed back to your homepage - or scrapers (the bad guys who steal [...] [...] or Bloglines. You can also decide if you want to include a link back to the post you wrote, so your RSS readers can click on the link and be directed back to your homepage – or scrapers (the bad guys who steal [...]

]]> By: Ellie http://www.thepinkc.net/technology/what-exactly-is-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-4976 Ellie Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:34:02 +0000 http://www.thepinkc.net/?p=1282#comment-4976 I agree, Blake. The more RSS feeds you subscribe to, the easier it is to manage the flow of information via an RSS reader. But, you could also add filters to put all emails into a folder in your email account, and read at your leisure, if you just can't "get with" RSS feeds. I heard about <a href="http://www.feedwhip.com/" rel="nofollow">Feedwhip</a>, which creates RSS feeds from websites that do not currently have them. So, technically you could set this up as a way to generate emails if you had the patience and knowhow. :) I agree, Blake. The more RSS feeds you subscribe to, the easier it is to manage the flow of information via an RSS reader. But, you could also add filters to put all emails into a folder in your email account, and read at your leisure, if you just can’t “get with” RSS feeds.

I heard about Feedwhip, which creates RSS feeds from websites that do not currently have them. So, technically you could set this up as a way to generate emails if you had the patience and knowhow. :)

]]> By: Blake http://www.thepinkc.net/technology/what-exactly-is-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-4939 Blake Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:47:07 +0000 http://www.thepinkc.net/?p=1282#comment-4939 Hey Ellie, nice explanation. I love Google Reader! Another advantage to RSS is that, while some sites also offer email subscriptions, with RSS it's a lot easier to organize the tons of content you can get. I'm subscribed to 40 different feeds (and I know people who are subscribed to much more), and I get almost 100 items a day. With RSS, all those articles are available for me to read at my leisure and not cluttering my email. Most of the email I get is something I need to respond to and somewhat time sensitive, but my feeds are just in a totally different place so they don't get mixed in with my important email. I'm using Gmail, so I could set up a filter to archive the posts and then apply a label for that site, but it would be cumbersome. And of course, not all sites offer email subscriptions (although from a publishing perspective it's probably a good idea to offer email subscriptions because not everybody uses a feed reader). Hey Ellie, nice explanation. I love Google Reader! Another advantage to RSS is that, while some sites also offer email subscriptions, with RSS it’s a lot easier to organize the tons of content you can get.

I’m subscribed to 40 different feeds (and I know people who are subscribed to much more), and I get almost 100 items a day. With RSS, all those articles are available for me to read at my leisure and not cluttering my email. Most of the email I get is something I need to respond to and somewhat time sensitive, but my feeds are just in a totally different place so they don’t get mixed in with my important email. I’m using Gmail, so I could set up a filter to archive the posts and then apply a label for that site, but it would be cumbersome. And of course, not all sites offer email subscriptions (although from a publishing perspective it’s probably a good idea to offer email subscriptions because not everybody uses a feed reader).

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