From the Problogger ‘How To…’ Group Writing Project, Back in Skinny Jeans teaches us “How to explain RSS the Oprah way”:
The technical acronym for RSS is “Really Simple Syndication”, an XML format that was created to syndicate news, and be a means to share content on the web. Now, to geeks and techies that means something special, but to everyday folks like you and me, what comes to mind is, “Uh, I don’t get it?”
So, to make RSS much easier to understand, in Oprah speak, RSS stands for: I’m “Ready for Some Stories”. It is a way online for you to get a quick list of the latest story headlines from all your favorite websites and blogs all in one place. How cool is that?
I don’t know if this is actually useful for anyone, but it’s a whale of a lot of fun.
The funniest part, really, is that a good RSS-feed reader takes away almost every need you might have for a web browser. Imagine how well that flies with people who have barely gotten a grip on their web browser in the first place. Now tell ’em about the semantic web…
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jf.sellsius says:
I use RSS feeds for searches, which is very useful.
I also recommend Google ALerts
September 26, 2006 — 5:35 pm