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Introducing rssdirectory.org
Rssdirectory.org publishes Downread's library of feeds and offers it as a category-based directory. The site works with any feed reader and supports...
Feed HTML - an HTML subset for RSS readers
I have set up a second RFC: Feed HTML defines an HTML set for RSS readers and similar applications. This addresses a long-standing issue with RSS: it allows...
Podcast Radar
Just a few days ago I stumbled upon the <podcast:location> element in the Podcasting 2.0 spec, and wondered whether anybody uses this. Today, I found...
Source Extensions for JSON Feeds
Dave Winer's 'source' extensions add functionality that elevates RSS from a simple protocol for reading posts to a system that lets you consume...
Introducing Downread - or: why does the world need another RSS reader?
When I started this blog, I promised that I wouldn’t make it about my RSS reader, but would limit my Downread coverage to one post when it is ready. This is the...
SocialSpec, and why we need it
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how to build an alternative to today's social networks using technology that is not only free but also much...
Re: RSS Feed Best Practices
This document has been posted to Hacker News this weekend: RSS Feed Best Practices I was going to publish something similar to this - it's been on my To-Do...
Thoughts about replies in RSS Chat
Interesting article about the difficulty of getting/discovering replies in a RSS Chat world and possible solutions....
RSS has a business problem, not a technical one
RSS could be the perfect way to read the news - if only publishers could make money from full-text feeds. I argue the missing piece is a reselling portal: one subscription that unlocks full articles from many publishers, in any RSS reader.
What is RSS Chat - and what not?
An explanation of rss.chat, what it does, what it provides, and what not
CSS Filtering for RSS Readers
I have come across this article about CSS-related vulnerabilities in email clients. It's quite shocking what you can do with CSS if you render arbitrary CSS...
Is Atom better than RSS?
There is this old argument about whether Atom is really superior to RSS. It comes back every once in a while, and also this weekend on Hacker News. Like so...
How RSS Disappeared from the Mainstream
There was a time, back in the 2000s and early 2010s, when RSS was nearly mainstream. All enthusiasts knew it, and most used it. Websites prominently featured...
About Two Waves and a Dot
Hi, Human here! I just wanted to give you some background on this blog, why it exists, and how everything came together. Just be aware that you are reading this...