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February 09, 2003
RSS

I'm not sure why, but I'm feeling incredibly drawn to the whole thing, unlike the whole MUD thing. Then again, I never got into chat either. I guess I must like the writing/publishing aspect inherent in Usenet/WWW/RSS rather than the interaction thing inherent in MUDs or chat.

Right now I'm experimenting with RSS readers (any recommendations?). After that, the prospect of serving IDblog via RSS is similarly compelling. I need to upgrade to MT 2.5.1 first.

After that, I'm thinking that RSS could be a a great topic for one of the papers I have due (assuming I can cover the subject in 750 words). As I'm leaning towards looking at the issue of public interest and the Web for the final paper, there seems to be a potential for linking the two. It may be time to touch base with Dave Winer.

Comments

You knew you were already serving up RSS, right? :)
https://idblog.org/index.xml

I read your feed regularly at work in my RSS reader, Syndirella. That's what I would recommend if you're a Windows user. If you're a Mac user (which I am at home), there is none better than NetNewsWire.

-- Posted by Joshua Kaufman on February 10, 2003 09:22 AM

Well, duh! That makes it even easier :).

-- Posted by Beth on February 10, 2003 09:54 AM

I second the NetNewsWire vote for the Mac. The Lite version is FREE, and the Pro version adds many coolio features including the ability to post to Movable Type (I think, I don't have Mac OS 10.2 yet). I also read your site via RSS. Now, I get frustrated with major sites that don't have the XML link. Cheers,

-- Posted by jmelton on February 10, 2003 05:00 PM

The one single reason I do not read ID blog on a regular basis is that it does not have an RSS feed.
RSS and other syndication measures will revolutionize the way the web is used.
PE RI OD!

-- Posted by Gunnar Langemark on February 11, 2003 02:04 AM

But now I do!
This is a case of: Never comment on a blog - unless you have read the other comments first!

:)

G - I hate being so stupid!
;)

-- Posted by Gunnar Langemark on February 11, 2003 02:07 AM
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