Rss Or Atom

9 March 2004

There are things that can be done behind the scenes of weblogs and websites that make it possible to read the content of the site using a news aggregator, also known as a feed reader. This is called syndication of content.

Someone who visits a weblog or website that publishes a syndication feed in either of the two most popular formats – RSS or Atom – can subscribe to that feed and begin reading content without having to browse to each and every site of interest.

As is always the case with innovation VHS or Beta debates result. The current one is between RSS and Atom. The developer of the RSS format is holding out an olive branch today. Stay tuned as I browse my news aggregator for responses to his offer.

  • * * UPDATE * * * Read the comments and you’ll see where this effort is headed.

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