Comments on: What Are Webfeeds (RSS), and Why Should You Care? http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lockergnome\'s RSS &amp; Atom Tips http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-29593 Lockergnome\'s RSS &amp; Atom Tips Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:37:19 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-29593 <trackback /><strong>Kleenex, Xerox, RSS...</strong> Seems to be a mighty storm brewin' - a bit more powerful than a Nor'easter, too. Been a long time comin'. It's RSS, it's feeds, it's XML - it's all of the above. As an ex-English major, I'm torn. Does "Atom" really mean RSS? Does RDF really e... Kleenex, Xerox, RSS…
Seems to be a mighty storm brewin’ - a bit more powerful than a Nor’easter, too. Been a long time comin’. It’s RSS, it’s feeds, it’s XML - it’s all of the above. As an ex-English major, I’m torn. Does “Atom” really mean RSS? Does RDF really e…

]]> By: Centerwatch Journal http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-19632 Centerwatch Journal Sun, 05 Jun 2005 16:26:10 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-19632 <trackback /><strong>Some starting points for Monday's Meeting</strong> Hi guys, As you can see, blogs can have multiple authors. BusinessWeek has a new blog about blogging, at http://www.blogspotting.net/. In viewing that, I also found a good article that might be considered a primer for RSS, or "Webfeeds". It's... Some starting points for Monday’s Meeting
Hi guys, As you can see, blogs can have multiple authors. BusinessWeek has a new blog about blogging, at http://www.blogspotting.net/. In viewing that, I also found a good article that might be considered a primer for RSS, or “Webfeeds”. It’s…

]]> By: Back Office http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-1103 Back Office Wed, 03 Nov 2004 21:23:40 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-1103 <trackback /><strong>Headline Syndication for Intranets</strong> (by Amy Gahran, 2004-10-05) So you have an intranet. Perhaps it's supported by a costly and complex content management system. It's full of rich, useful content that could enhance many types of projects and collaboration throughout your enter... Headline Syndication for Intranets
(by Amy Gahran,
2004-10-05) So you have an intranet. Perhaps it’s supported by a costly and complex
content management system. It’s full of rich, useful content that could enhance
many types of projects and collaboration throughout your enter…

]]> By: soulsoup http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-628 soulsoup Thu, 07 Oct 2004 01:35:12 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-628 <trackback /><strong>Syndication for Intranets</strong> Headline Syndication for Intranets by Amy Gahran, at CMS Watch So you have an intranet. Perhaps it's supported by a costly and complex content management system. It's full of rich, useful content that could enhance many types of projects and collabor... Syndication for Intranets
Headline Syndication for Intranets by Amy Gahran, at CMS Watch So you have an intranet. Perhaps it’s supported by a costly and complex content management system. It’s full of rich, useful content that could enhance many types of projects and collabor…

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-36 Amy Gahran Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-36 Regarding Cheryl's comment for a feed reader: Try FeedDemon (http://www.feeddemon.com). That's the one I use. The latest version handles both RSS and Atom feeds just fine, and I love the interface. I believe there's a free 30-day trial, and it costs $29.95 if you decide to buy it Regarding Cheryl’s comment for a feed reader:

Try FeedDemon (http://www.feeddemon.com). That’s the one I use. The latest version handles both RSS and Atom feeds just fine, and I love the interface. I believe there’s a free 30-day trial, and it costs $29.95 if you decide to buy it

]]> By: Cheryl Morgan http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-37 Cheryl Morgan Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-37 So I'm looking for an Webfeed reader. I think my requrements are fairly simple. 1. I want it to run on a Windows platform. 2. I want it to not require the use of Internet Explorer or Outlook. 3. I want support for Atom as well as RSS. Can I find anything? No. Depressing. So I’m looking for an Webfeed reader. I think my requrements are fairly simple.

1. I want it to run on a Windows platform.

2. I want it to not require the use of Internet Explorer or Outlook.

3. I want support for Atom as well as RSS.

Can I find anything? No. Depressing.

]]> By: Home Improvement Man http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-38 Home Improvement Man Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-38 Great intro on RSS, Amy! I hope you don't mind, but I've put a link to this page underneath the RSS feed buttons on all my web sites. It really is the best way to explain what the button is for. Thanks! Great intro on RSS, Amy! I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve put a link to this page underneath the RSS feed buttons on all my web sites. It really is the best way to explain what the button is for.

Thanks!

]]> By: Mark http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-39 Mark Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-39 Okay NOW you have my attention. I am now onto a couple of feeds to try it out. But am I not sure if I have drawn a correct conclusion. For example, I receive mails from corporations when they publish new jobs that could be of interest to me. That is cool because then I don't have to bother trapsing through the long list of sites that make up "The Usual Suspects". My conclusion on RSS is that I now would have to do something active in FeedDemon or whatever to see what's new. Is this correct? Or can RSS Feed automatically give me a nudge that something has turned up at a particular site. Okay NOW you have my attention. I am now onto a couple of feeds to try it out.

But am I not sure if I have drawn a correct conclusion.

For example, I receive mails from corporations when they publish new jobs that could be of interest to me. That is cool because then I don’t have to bother trapsing through the long list of sites that make up “The Usual Suspects”.

My conclusion on RSS is that I now would have to do something active in FeedDemon or whatever to see what’s new. Is this correct? Or can RSS Feed automatically give me a nudge that something has turned up at a particular site.

]]> By: Christian http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-40 Christian Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-40 This is a great intro to RSS. I am trying to explain the benefits of it to my organization, and I am very excited about its potential for enabling people to stay in touch with the content they want to read. We are looking to use it within our intranet (via Movable Type), in order to encourage our organization to move to a model where content is published more regularly and made more feely available for consumption. This is a great intro to RSS. I am trying to explain the benefits of it to my organization, and I am very excited about its potential for enabling people to stay in touch with the content they want to read.

We are looking to use it within our intranet (via Movable Type), in order to encourage our organization to move to a model where content is published more regularly and made more feely available for consumption.

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care/#comment-41 Amy Gahran Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://contentious.com/archives/2003/10/18/what-are-webfeeds-rss-and-why-should-you-care#comment-41 The best resource on how to create an RSS feed for your site is the primer I mentioned above: http://www.eevl.ac.uk/rss_primer. Also, there are many RSS feed generators you might be able to use, like this one: http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips/codegen/rss.shtml Many major weblog software packages contain RSS generators which are fairly easy to use, too. - Amy Gahran Editor, CONTENTIOUS The best resource on how to create an RSS feed for your site is the primer I mentioned above: http://www.eevl.ac.uk/rss_primer.

Also, there are many RSS feed generators you might be able to use, like this one: http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips/codegen/rss.shtml

Many major weblog software packages contain RSS generators which are fairly easy to use, too.

- Amy Gahran
Editor, CONTENTIOUS

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