Aug
20
2003
RSS EXPLAINED CLEARLY
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Brian Peddle said on September 2, 2003 at 01:20 PM
I have seen cases being made for RSS newsletters over traditional email newsletters all over the place. What I think people are failing to see is that the majority of internet users do not know what RSS is. Using email is a chore for some people let alone explaining to them that they need to download a new application to read their favorite online newsletter.
Right now having an option for one or the other is nice, but outside of the technology content sites I can’t imagine this will take off anytime soon for the masses. As someone who develops websites I still have to consider people who are using a browser which is 5 years old. How can anyone expect someone to wrap themselves around this concept? I hate to say it but until MS Outlook includes an RSS reader in it, it won’t become a mainstream option.
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