Comments on: RSS - don’t rush it http://www.lllj.net/blog/?p=254 No, really. I wish I hadn't said that. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Preoccupations http://www.lllj.net/blog/?p=254#comment-7937 Preoccupations Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:58:46 +0000 http://www.lllj.net/blog/archives/2006/02/09/rss-dont-rush-it/#comment-7937 <strong>Attention, Reading Lists, RSS, etc, etc</strong> Attention continues to get my attention. David Sifry, in his recent update on the blogosphere and its staggering growth, says: We track about 1.2 Million posts each day, which means that there are about 50,000 posts each hour. At that Attention, Reading Lists, RSS, etc, etc
Attention continues to get my attention. David Sifry, in his recent update on the blogosphere and its staggering growth, says: We track about 1.2 Million posts each day, which means that there are about 50,000 posts each hour. At that

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.lllj.net/blog/?p=254#comment-7554 Marshall Kirkpatrick Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:51:42 +0000 http://www.lllj.net/blog/archives/2006/02/09/rss-dont-rush-it/#comment-7554 I agree that the hugeness is an issue in explaining and grokking RSS. I've found, though, that showing people visually how it actually works to read feeds can make a huge difference. <a href="http://marshallk.com/introduction-to-rss-syndication/">My site's intro to RSS</a> includes a pointer over to a demo Newsgator account I've seeded with feeds for anyone to look at (username: marshalldemo pw: welcome) I too am really hoping that RSS will enter into mainstream use - and hopefully more fully than through the anemic browser subscriptions most likely to be popular. I agree that the hugeness is an issue in explaining and grokking RSS. I’ve found, though, that showing people visually how it actually works to read feeds can make a huge difference. My site’s intro to RSS includes a pointer over to a demo Newsgator account I’ve seeded with feeds for anyone to look at (username: marshalldemo pw: welcome)

I too am really hoping that RSS will enter into mainstream use - and hopefully more fully than through the anemic browser subscriptions most likely to be popular.

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