Presentation on Blogging and RSS
Jenny Levine and Steven Cohen’s 110 page pdf presentation, from the 2004 Computers in Libraries conference.
Category «RSS»
Guide to Sites to Search for and to Post RSS Feeds
RSSTop55 – Best Blog Directory And RSS Submission Sites
Proposal To Merge RSS Syndication Formats
From Dave Winer’s blog, this posting proposes a series of talking points on the possible merger of the RSS and Atom syndication formats.
Amazon Now Delivers Product Info Via RSS Feeds
Amazon.com Syndicated Content now provides users with the option of receiving product updates in hundreds of categories on “the top 10 bestsellers in that category,” via RSS feeds.
More Kudos for RSS
How To Speed-Read the Net – Ditch your browserRSS makes surfing for news a joy.
Finding RSS feeds
Find That Feed allows users to located RSS feeds by key word search request, “Search for a feed whose name is like…”
Growing Popularity of Web Feeds for Current Awareness
From the LA Times, via BizReport, Enthusiasts Call Web Feed Next Big Thing: “The U.S. Product Safety Commission just began providing recall notices via RSS. General Motors offers feeds on topics including safety and automotive tech. And a growing number of companies use feeds to disseminate info internally.” Other beSpacific postings on RSS.
Google Owned Weblog Tool Chooses Alternate Syndication Format
Blogger, purchased by Google last year, will implement the Atom syndication publishing format, rather than RSS, the widely known application with a larger user base and significant associated documentation. See also this Blogger FAQ on Atom, as well as this posting, The Great RSS vs. Atom Content Syndication Debate.
More Resources on RSS
From the RSSWinterfest blog, links to some useful resources on RSS: RSS and the Future of Internet-Based Content Syndication (free access to 18 pages, inclusive of an executive summary and an abstract of the 135 page report, $$). 2RSS.com, a directory of RSS feeds by topic, as well as links to software, RSS readers and …
More Multi-Platform RSS Readers
This wiki-weblog has dozens of annotated resources and links to RSS readers, including those for use on PDAs, Linux, Mac and Windows.
News Websites, Free Archives, and RSS
NY Times Archive, Weblogs and RSS Accessing the NY Times archive through their RSS feeds
Commentary and Resources on the Anti-Spam Battle
From Declan McCullagh, Spam blockers may wreak e-mail havoc, and a series of informative postings (all available at this one link) at his Politechbot.com site, on spam blacklists/blocklists. In related news, see also: How to Unclog the Information Artery.
