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The problem is that the “RSS is dead” notion conflates RSS feeds with plain old feed readers. RSS feeds are bigger than ever and power an enormous chunk of the web. Feed readers that display feeds ...
For the past few years I feel like I’ve seen headlines proclaiming the death of RSS on a regular basis. RSS (really simple syndication) isn’t dead. It provides a way to distribute the latest ...
Former Google exec and the cofounder/CEO of RSS service Feedburner Dick Costolo is Twitter's new chief operating officer, we've heard from multiple sources. Costolo, who sold Feedburner to Google ...
What is an RSS feed? You can follow many websites without going to the main site or social networking feeds. RSS feeds keep your finger on the pulse of the web.
Way back in January I predicted the end of RSS (see 10 eLearning Predictions for 2011 (now with an extra 10% for free)), and yes, I was trying to stir things up a bit, but I also had a reason for ...
First Google Wave, then Vox, and now Bloglines. Ask.com recently announced that they were putting the RSS reader to rest, and we can't help but wonder if this is the official beginning of the end ...
Sorry to beat a dead horse, but if you need a scenario to understand RSS better, imagine this: It’s like being Facebook friends with all your favorite sites and being up-to-date with all of ...
You may have been hearing the news that RSS is dead every so often. But the protocol for sharing and syndicating content is quite resilient, and is still a popular means of distributing content.
It's not clear what Google's plans are for FeedBurner, its feed management and syndication platform. By the looks of it, FeedBurner has become a neglected platform, and I wouldn't be terribly ...
Google announced that it’s killing Google Reader, the company’s popular RSS-reading web application, despite the fact that it’s far more popular than the still-extant Google Plus.