Comments on: Monitor Websites with “Page 2 RSS” http://leadinghands.org/blog/monitor-websites-with-page-2-rss/ Keeping families in sync with technology Mon, 14 May 2012 02:41:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Marc Majers http://leadinghands.org/blog/monitor-websites-with-page-2-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Marc Majers Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:46:31 +0000 http://leadinghands.org/blog/?p=498#comment-271 Hi Mike, RSS is a great tool. In regards to RSS versus Twitter, after you posed the question, I had to sit back and think about how I use both to give you a good answer. Right now, I see them as two different ways to post information, however Twitter is changing the way we communicate. Twitter is making users condense what they need to say down to 140 characters. I see Twitter like an all points bulletin (APB) while an RSS feed is a snippet with a link to a full article. RSS and Twitter are two different ways to discover new information, however they both represent a Life Stream. Whether it's a stream about your personal life or your company's life, they are delivering new conversations. The question is, "Right now Twitter is winning the popularity contest, but will RSS inherit some of Twitter's traits?" Tremendous question... ~Marc Hi Mike,

RSS is a great tool.

In regards to RSS versus Twitter, after you posed the question, I had to sit back and think about how I use both to give you a good answer. Right now, I see them as two different ways to post information, however Twitter is changing the way we communicate.

Twitter is making users condense what they need to say down to 140 characters. I see Twitter like an all points bulletin (APB) while an RSS feed is a snippet with a link to a full article.

RSS and Twitter are two different ways to discover new information, however they both represent a Life Stream. Whether it’s a stream about your personal life or your company’s life, they are delivering new conversations.

The question is, “Right now Twitter is winning the popularity contest, but will RSS inherit some of Twitter’s traits?”

Tremendous question…

~Marc

]]> By: mike wise http://leadinghands.org/blog/monitor-websites-with-page-2-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-266 mike wise Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:09:40 +0000 http://leadinghands.org/blog/?p=498#comment-266 Mark, been using RSS for a couple years now. In fact, when I open my browser, the 'home page' is my feed-reader, Bloglines. Great tool for quickly and easily scanning new content for useful information...and staying in touch with people I'm following. But I'm getting the sense that Twitter is going to become even more important. What is your take on Twitter wrt RSS? Btw, suggestion: external links in your posts might open in a new window? That way readers don't lose contact with your thread while they investigate the link? Mark, been using RSS for a couple years now. In fact, when I open my browser, the ‘home page’ is my feed-reader, Bloglines. Great tool for quickly and easily scanning new content for useful information…and staying in touch with people I’m following. But I’m getting the sense that Twitter is going to become even more important. What is your take on Twitter wrt RSS?

Btw, suggestion: external links in your posts might open in a new window? That way readers don’t lose contact with your thread while they investigate the link?

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