Comments on: Sites without RSS? http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/ I learn something new every day Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:48:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Hansen http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-24278 Chris Hansen Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:05:28 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-24278 Sorry to tell you, Scott, but much of the web is still not RSS'd. Much to my annoyance as I'm trying to find a service that will detect the change in a page so I know to go back and look - too much to see, too little sleep. Sorry to tell you, Scott, but much of the web is still not RSS’d. Much to my annoyance as I’m trying to find a service that will detect the change in a page so I know to go back and look – too much to see, too little sleep.

]]> By: Chris http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-18964 Chris Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:09:09 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-18964 Ok OK, so I need RSS on my site. I've already looked into it and I think I know how to do it. The problem is that the site , www.my1liner.com , (based on user submissions) is updated so regularly that it would have an updated stream every 2 minutes. Surely this would not be helpful to anyone? I could update it at a specified time eg. once daily/weekly but that kinda defeats the purpose of informing users of change. Any suggestions? Ok OK, so I need RSS on my site. I’ve already looked into it and I think I know how to do it. The problem is that the site , http://www.my1liner.com , (based on user submissions) is updated so regularly that it would have an updated stream every 2 minutes. Surely this would not be helpful to anyone? I could update it at a specified time eg. once daily/weekly but that kinda defeats the purpose of informing users of change. Any suggestions?

]]> By: A Feed Is Born » Sites without RSS can go ahead and pack! - RSS, Webfeeds and Information Overload! http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-643 A Feed Is Born » Sites without RSS can go ahead and pack! - RSS, Webfeeds and Information Overload! Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:43:03 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-643 [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...] [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...]

]]> By: A Feed Is Born http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-171 A Feed Is Born Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:51:23 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-171 <strong>Sites without RSS can go ahead and pack!</strong> Scott Gatz writes: by the end of 2006, all content on the web will be available in a subscribable format (RSS, Atom, whatever). Well, i hope so! But it seems that all tech companies alone, only 4 out of 32 are offering their news, press releases, etc... Sites without RSS can go ahead and pack!

Scott Gatz writes: by the end of 2006, all content on the web will be available in a subscribable format (RSS, Atom, whatever). Well, i hope so! But it seems that all tech companies alone, only 4 out of 32 are offering their news, press releases, etc…

]]> By: MarketingFacts :: dagelijks de nieuwste feiten & cijfers http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-166 MarketingFacts :: dagelijks de nieuwste feiten & cijfers Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:42:03 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-166 [...] By the end of 2006, all content on the web will be available in a subscribable format (RSS, Atom, whatever) (Scott Gatz) [...] [...] By the end of 2006, all content on the web will be available in a subscribable format (RSS, Atom, whatever) (Scott Gatz) [...]

]]> By: Diário de Bordo #1 » Revolução http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Diário de Bordo #1 » Revolução Mon, 05 Dec 2005 15:29:47 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-165 [...] Sites without RSS?, Scot Gatz: “all content on the web will be available in a subscribable format (RSS, Atom, whatever)” [...] [...] Sites without RSS?, Scot Gatz: “all content on the web will be available in a subscribable format (RSS, Atom, whatever)” [...]

]]> By: Alex Barnett blog http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Alex Barnett blog Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:33:09 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-156 <strong>Several Predictions for 2006</strong> Last year I collated several predictions for 2005. It turned out to be quite a popular post. So I've... Several Predictions for 2006

Last year I collated several predictions for 2005. It turned out to be quite a popular post.
So I’ve…

]]> By: James http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-119 James Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:07:11 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-119 Nope, won't happen. Some online comic sites are vehemently opposed to RSS, they claim it steals their adviews or something. See the ongoing syndication wars on livejournal for a Garfield feed. But for many sites you don't really need RSS, simple change detection is often good enough (tm), see my website (linked above) for an example - most of the comics and quite a few of the other sites don't have RSS. Nope, won’t happen. Some online comic sites are vehemently opposed to RSS, they claim it steals their adviews or something. See the ongoing syndication wars on livejournal for a Garfield feed. But for many sites you don’t really need RSS, simple change detection is often good enough ™, see my website (linked above) for an example – most of the comics and quite a few of the other sites don’t have RSS.

]]> By: Jeremiah http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Jeremiah Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-102 Scott, interesting thoughts and predictions, I agree. I’ve got some additional thoughts on how this may happen. Last night, at a mixer after the Streaming Media Conference in Downtown SJ, I had drinks with the VP of PM at Adamind, which is focusing on repurposing content on WAP, both rich and conventional. We talked about RSS, and what that means, our conversation started with what you stated above, that companies should start publishing content via RSS. "So, if you have a site with regularly updating content, make it available via RSS now! Its easy, some of your customers will love it, and we’ll all be one step closer to making this true:" The next step (as I see it) for resource restricted companies that either don't have understanding/time to create RSS feeds is an opportunity for a content scraper that would first scrape relevant content from a site, and apply it into an RSS feed with intelligent metadata. Of course the devil is in the details, creating effective metadata where there might not be the greatest challenge. (look to user tagging, metadata in html, contextual reference of content) In closing, I agree with your statement, that a majority, if not all web content will be available via RSS, but it may not occur intentionally by a company that provides content, a service provider will likely automatically do this. Scott, interesting thoughts and predictions, I agree. I’ve got some additional thoughts on how this may happen.

Last night, at a mixer after the Streaming Media Conference in Downtown SJ, I had drinks with the VP of PM at Adamind, which is focusing on repurposing content on WAP, both rich and conventional.

We talked about RSS, and what that means, our conversation started with what you stated above, that companies should start publishing content via RSS.

“So, if you have a site with regularly updating content, make it available via RSS now! Its easy, some of your customers will love it, and we’ll all be one step closer to making this true:”

The next step (as I see it) for resource restricted companies that either don’t have understanding/time to create RSS feeds is an opportunity for a content scraper that would first scrape relevant content from a site, and apply it into an RSS feed with intelligent metadata.

Of course the devil is in the details, creating effective metadata where there might not be the greatest challenge. (look to user tagging, metadata in html, contextual reference of content)

In closing, I agree with your statement, that a majority, if not all web content will be available via RSS, but it may not occur intentionally by a company that provides content, a service provider will likely automatically do this.

]]> By: Jeremiah http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Jeremiah Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:20:38 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-101 Ian, Yup, I've been thinking about this Perhaps as RSS evolves, another way to 'cut' RSS feeds are to allow them to create customized feeds. By empowering them to select a variety of facets of information and creating a feed that best suits their needs is a concept that I've been thinking about. For example, in addition to letting them select a feed only on a product category (such as putters) also empower them to customize by other facets (such as location, novice or expert, sex, etc) As RSS feeds evolve to create these more targeted feeds, the accuracy of the message will be more effective for both company and customer. Ian, Yup, I’ve been thinking about this

Perhaps as RSS evolves, another way to ‘cut’ RSS feeds are to allow them to create customized feeds. By empowering them to select a variety of facets of information and creating a feed that best suits their needs is a concept that I’ve been thinking about.

For example, in addition to letting them select a feed only on a product category (such as putters) also empower them to customize by other facets (such as location, novice or expert, sex, etc)

As RSS feeds evolve to create these more targeted feeds, the accuracy of the message will be more effective for both company and customer.

]]> By: Ian Kennedy http://www.scottgatz.com/2005/11/15/sites-without-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Ian Kennedy Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:48:02 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/?p=39#comment-69 If you're a company stumped for what to put into your feed, take a look at <a href="http://www.titleist.com/news/news_overview.asp" rel="nofollow">Titleist</a> for inspiration. If they can have a feed for "putters," surely you can think of something equally engaging for your customers! If you’re a company stumped for what to put into your feed, take a look at Titleist for inspiration. If they can have a feed for “putters,” surely you can think of something equally engaging for your customers!

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