When it comes to cutting edge tech, I know some folks really feel that the drum beat to use what is new and enhanced can get a small loud and as well proud. I still have good friends and acquaintances who have as but bought a dvd or dvd player, of course video distributors are nonetheless banking on them. And I have to confess that I nonetheless have in my possession some 8-track tapes, but then I’m dating myself as partially retro-age.
As a supply for day-to-day or recurring news and info that you want to study on a continuous basis with all the sources out there comes the most dreaded side effect called spam. Most folks would rather do without the need of than to have to clean their in-box or use a browser with incessant popups having in the way in order to locate information or study the latest news.
Uncomplicated solution that is virtually spam-no cost – RSS or webfeeds, I can hear the cutting edge naysayers shanking their heads vigorously. But, let’s appear at two sources for news and information to see if we can win the argument.
RSS and tv are our two sources for this comparison. The two are made use of for getting info that is new or updated on a regular basis. Television news is broadcast wirelessly everywhere for you to modify channels when it suits the remote handle in your hand. Sports News /webfeeds are broadcast using XML, Atom or RSS tech with the added feature of you setting the channel for what you want to study or receive. Television news is now broadcast 24/7. RSS is delivered quickly as alterations are broadcast more than the Internet.
Some never realize the tech behind RSS and avoid applying it to acquire spam free of charge news. E mail news is two-way as it is applied to send and receive info, RSS is a single way – you get what you ask for..and that’s all. With e-mail you have to climb via all the other clutter of wanted and unwanted emails until you uncover news/info you can use for the day. RSS readers or aggregators display what is subscribed to for the day and dependent on the supply can sometimes be updated quite a few occasions a day.
Is RSS something I need to have? Perhaps.
If you are on holiday and the flight you had scheduled has been cancelled, when would you like to locate that out? You are preparing a getaway and want to rent a compact or possibly upgrade – believe it would be a excellent idea to know how lots of compacts are out there or if any upgrades are readily available with and added savings for being a subscriber to their RSS feed?
With RSS the info is sent when necessary, is not buried beneath other messages and still won’t get blocked by a semi-conscious spam filter.
My RSS reader is for quite a few news subscriptions, notices from many internet sites that I stop by regularly, blogs and press releases. The overly bloated e mail box is for consumers, and family members, specifically for my college students who send me updates when their “investment” fund has run out of funds.