Stephen AntonelliNov 16, 2022
JR Raphael

Here's a neat #Mastodon trick I just discovered:

You can access an RSS feed of any user's posts simply by adding .rss onto the end of their profile URL — so, for instance:

https://twit.social/@jr.rss

You can then use that link to follow all of that person's posts in Feedly, Feedbin, or any other RSS reading service.

Heck, you can even do it directly in #Chrome, if you want!

Nov 15, 2022 at 2:57amWeb
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022

Another useful #Mastodon RSS trick: You can add .rss onto the end of any *hashtag* link's URL to create an RSS feed from *that!*

https://twit.social/tags/android.rss

Thanks to @bbdd333 for pointing this out!

Show threadChristianNov 15, 2022

@jr @bbdd333

Oh Mastodon. You love child of it Nerds. This and the keyboard commands made my mastadonian day.

#mastadon #linux #nerds

Show threadMichael LabowiczNov 15, 2022
@jr @bbdd333 that's amazing! will definitely take advantage of this
Show threadJakeNov 15, 2022
@jr @bbdd333 looks like the .json extension works as well!
Show threadKen Butler has movedNov 17, 2022
@jr @bbdd333 it really works. Just set this up in thunderbird.
Show threadDr. Dan KillamNov 17, 2022
@jr @bbdd333 cc @davew 😀
Show threadMatt WinklerNov 17, 2022
@jr @bbdd333 both of these tips are awesome, long live #rss !
Show threadIan FoggNov 19, 2022
@jr @bbdd333 "Another useful #Mastodon RSS trick: You can add .rss onto the end of any *hashtag* link's URL to create an RSS feed from *that!*"
Wow - that's amazingly useful because it means it's easy to track important trends here alongside news sources in any regular rss aggregator. Fantastic for industry analysts (and I imagine journalists too)
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 19, 2022
@ianfogg @bbdd333 For sure.
Show threadSean Morrison Nov 22, 2022
@jr @bbdd333 This is great to know, thanks!
Show threadRod    Nov 15, 2022
@jr Great information. Thanks very much.
Show threadpensatoNov 15, 2022
@jr does @davew know this trick? Maybe he’s already building outliney stuff with it.
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022
@pensato Good question! I wouldn't be surprised.
Show threadDave Winer ☕️Nov 15, 2022
@pensato @jr -- thanks for thinking about me! i do know about it. these feeds have started showing up in feedland.org. i'm focused on the other direction now, being able to post from my linkblogging too, http://radio3.io,l to start. ;-)
Radio3

Browser-based linkblogging to Twitter, Slack, HTML and RSS.

Radio3
Show threadpensatoNov 15, 2022
@jr @davew modularity and compatibility is fun, eh? Might be why Lego continues to be so popular.
Show threadDave Winer ☕️Nov 15, 2022
@pensato @jr -- it's not exactly new for me, i've been developing software for almost 50 years. ;-)
Show threadOldfriends.live Paul backupNov 15, 2022

@jr On the flip side of the coin, if you have a rss reader that allows custom shares/send to, you can add Mastodon with mastodonintance/share?text=%{title} %{url} to your custom send to options to post your RSS item to Mastodon.

Edit: It dawned on me that some might want to know the common sharing service urls of other online services

https://theoldreader.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/294010

List of Sharing Service URLs – Customer Feedback for The Old Reader

Show threadwhonose123Nov 15, 2022
@FeedingTubePaul @jr thanks.. great tip
Show threadFrost「｜｜霜の狼｜人面獣心」🐺❄️Nov 19, 2022
@FeedingTubePaul @jr whoa??
Show threadFrost「｜｜霜の狼｜人面獣心」🐺❄️Nov 19, 2022

@FeedingTubePaul @jr oh! It opens a little tootbox, huh.

Also it seems there's nothing special about "title" and "URL", it's just a single freeform text field.

Show threadFrost「｜｜霜の狼｜人面獣心」🐺❄️Nov 19, 2022
@FeedingTubePaul @jr ...OH *facepaw* that must be to get filled in by the sharing software, never mind.
Show threadOldfriends.live Paul backupNov 19, 2022

@frostwolf @jr

Yeah, if your RSS reader lets you set custom shares, that would be the share setup.

Image shows the option to share a story from my RSS reader and what it looks like as I share it.

Show threadFrost「｜｜霜の狼｜人面獣心」🐺❄️Nov 19, 2022
@FeedingTubePaul @jr Oh that's pretty cool. :3
Show threadRichie HollandNov 15, 2022
@jr woah, then can it be imported into other platforms that read and import rss feeds? I.e. WordPress plug-ins um good reads ect...
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022
@richieholland I don't see any reason why not. Lots of flexibility and potential, for sure!
Show threadRichie HollandNov 15, 2022
@jr I'll have to try some!
Show threadChopinsHeartNov 15, 2022
@jr Is it possible to retweet and post a comment along with it? Or is that the Twitter special we are leaving behind (I mean being thrown out from)
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022
@ChopinsHeart Technically not — apparently because it's seen as leading to trolling and aggression and the likes — but you can unofficially do it by pasting in the original message's URL if you want.
Show threadChopinsHeartNov 15, 2022
@jr Thank you so much jr. My actual initials 😂
Show threadReed MidekeNov 15, 2022
@jr Kind of funny thing, twitter used to have this, and killed it like 10 years ago
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022
@reedmideke I remember that! All so fitting...
Show threadstevenrayNov 15, 2022
@jr @soule_wiley well that’s dope!
Show threadPatrick C Miller Nov 15, 2022
@jr ok this is super cool.
Show threadDrew Maness ✅Nov 15, 2022
@jr that’s awesome. Thanks for the tip
Show threadMicahNov 15, 2022
@jr whoa cool! Hey does this work for groups too? Guppe groups?
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022
@micahlahren Good question, and I'm honestly not sure offhand. I'd imagine if you have a specific unique URL for 'em, it might! Worth a try...
Show threadMichelle HughesNov 15, 2022
@jr
I wish you could use mastodon to follow any ol RSS feed and have its posts show up in yr timeline along with mastodon posts.
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022

@MegaMichelle Now, *that'd* be an interesting touch.

I guess you could kind of create that same effect by using an external RSS reader like Feedly or Feedbin. Just add in the RSS feeds of everyone you want from Mastodon along with the feeds from other sites, and you'd effectively have a Mastodon/general RSS reading client there.

No real way to respond or interact on that front, though, unfortunately. That'd be the downside...

Show threadBias 🔞Nov 15, 2022
@jr thank you so much! Do you know whether there's a way to control whether the RSS feed includes boosts or not? If not, do you know whether the default RSS feed includes boosts or not?
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022
@biasto_bias Now that you mention it, it doesn't seem to include those, unfortunately. I'm not aware of any way to change that.
Show threadBias 🔞Nov 15, 2022
@jr that's actually perfect for /me/, lol. I would have gone with the "no boosts" option if it had been a choice. Thank you so much!
Show threadBill in PS-CA.🏳️‍🌈Nov 15, 2022
@jr thanks for this post.. 👍
Show threadSarah ☑️Nov 15, 2022
@jr excellent tip. Thank you.
Show threadSarah ☑️Nov 15, 2022
@jr Feedly reactivated after years of dormancy. @shanselman is first in my list, using this url https://mastodon.social/@shanselman.rss and @ajohnsocyber is next with https://mastodon.social/@ajohnsocyber.rss
Show threadMary HannonNov 15, 2022
@jr thanks. I’m lost
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022

@sundaygirl Give it a few days — you'll get used to it all! 🙂

And the RSS stuff is more of an advanced tip for folks who want to follow Mastodon activity outside of Mastodon itself. No need to mess with it if you're just hangin' out here.

Show threadMary HannonNov 15, 2022
@jr thank you
Show threadClaudia Di GiorgioNov 15, 2022
@jr very useful, thank you for the tip! 🙂
Show threadsankeiyNov 15, 2022
@jr somewhat like a #FLOSS front end alternative for the increasingly defunct but sometimes usable, twitter, known as #nitter
Show threadjtwb768Nov 15, 2022
@jr Thanks for the heads up~! Appreciate you!!
Show threadSueNov 15, 2022
@jr
I’m such a techno numpty any tips are warmly welcomed. Thanks
Show threadJR RaphaelNov 15, 2022
@SueASmith "Techno numpty" is now officially the best term I've heard all week.
Show threadSueNov 15, 2022
@jr
Thanks
Show threaddraehNov 15, 2022
@jr Do you know if there is a way to follow an entire instance (like twit)? I noticed you can block and entire instance, but I don't see any kind of reciprocal 'follow' for an instance in general.
Show threadGreg PakNov 15, 2022
@jr HEY WOW THANK YOU
Show threadDallman RossNov 15, 2022
@jr Outstanding!
Show threadmesanfordNov 15, 2022
@jr it’s amazing what you can do with open standards!
Show threadKathy ToddNov 15, 2022
@jr I don't even know what RSS is 😆 BTW, I'm old enough to be your mother, and not technically savvy!