http://www.contentious.com/2005/10/20/feed-me-a-metaphor/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:14:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.contentious.com/2005/10/20/feed-me-a-metaphor/#comment-38767 TW Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:52:18 +0000 #comment-38767 The best "metaphor" I have been able to use is this: feeds are "just" like what media used in the past to build their newspapers/newscasts. RSS is just the modern name for newswire. Now the power of the media is in your hands so you can build the newspaper of your dreams in real time. This works especially well with older folks who heard newscasters say things like "fresh off the wire" and "This just in." The best “metaphor” I have been able to use is this: feeds are “just” like what media used in the past to build their newspapers/newscasts. RSS is just the modern name for newswire. Now the power of the media is in your hands so you can build the newspaper of your dreams in real time. This works especially well with older folks who heard newscasters say things like “fresh off the wire” and “This just in.”

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