RSS comes of age
My RSS reader became much more useful yesterday.
The Guardian became the first major newspaper in the world to include its full articles in RSS feeds.
Sounds technical, but what it means is you can read the whole paper without going anywhere near the paper – and for free.
The best bit is the ability to filter things out. My blog reader is now getting updated any time Simon Hoggart (RSS) writes one of his brilliant parliamentary sketches. It gets George Monbiot’s (RSS) environmental polemics, and it gets Charlie Brooker’s (RSS) screenwipes and rants. You can also filter by subject.
I suspect this is unlikely to make The Guardian much money from advertising. Instead, I think they’re probably doing this to boost their international standing. It’s always been the pioneer among newspapers online, although I think others will be reluctant to follow suit on this one.
28 Oct 2008 08:30
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John Dale
That’s fantastic news. The lack of full-text feeds from sites that I’d like to read is a constant annoyance. Kudos to the Guardian.
28 Oct 2008, 13:09
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