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August 15, 2005
What's wrong with RSS?
In an update to an earlier post , I mentioned the debate over what to call RSS. Robert Scoble inspired that one, and he continues the discussion today with some thoughts on why RSS is confusing to the average user, both in terms of what it is and how to use it.
I have my own ideas about why the masses haven't flocked to RSS. Explaining its benefits in a simple manner is not easy, other than to say that it helps you keep up with the frequent changes on Web sites and blogs. But if you're on Windows, adopting it requires downloading a piece of software you may know nothing about and figuring out how to add feeds.
To me, that latter is the biggest nut to crack. Most folks are used to left-clicking on a link, but if you click on one of those orange XML or RSS icons, you're likely to get gobbledygook . You gotta right-click, copy the link, paste it into the reader.
Even Firefox 's reader isn't as easy as it should be, requiring site developers to add code to a page that triggers that browser's alert.
The process is a lot simpler if you're a Mac user -- it's built into the Safari browser and feeds show up as a Web page -- but even then you have to be using the latest version of the Mac OS.
What should happen: You click on an RSS link and the software you're using to read RSS feeds should instantly add it to your feed list. Period.
If you don't use RSS, tell me why in the comments . Are the concepts too murky? The software too klunky? Do you just not feel like you need it?
Don't be shy.
Update: Hammering home the point, Steve "
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