The Shift from Tools to Platforms on the Web

Several weeks ago, Google announced it would shut down its popular RSS service Google Reader on July 1, leading to a mad scramble for alternatives. Some people remarked on how the replacements could not quite replicate their familiar workflow, forcing them to change their news-seeking routines. Others could not even sign up, as the flood […]

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How to Create an RSS Feed from Multiple Sites? A Look at Aggregators

RSS is a crucial technology of the web as it allows publishers to syndicate their content in a variety of ways and readers to stay conveniently up to date with their preferred information sources. (It’s also in the news this week because of Google’s announcement that it will shut down its popular RSS reader.) Specifically, […]

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What’s the Big Deal with RSS Feeds, Anyway?

Q: I keep hearing a lot about RSS, but can you tell me more, and why I should actually be using it? By now, we’ve probably all seen that little orange RSS icon all over the web and we’ve been pitched many times by bloggers to subscribe to or possibly even “grab” their feed. But […]

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