Calishat

Y'all, I've been pecking away for the last few months on a guide for using #RSS and #IFTTT to follow breaking news (instead of social media.)

It's called "Make Your Own System For News Monitoring and Breaking Alerts With RSS, IFTTT, and Pushover." I'm about ten pages in (I want it be especially useful and information rich) but it's full-outlined.

Anybody out there interested in the topic? I could share the Google Doc. I might feel a little motivation if I thought someone besides me cared. 🙃

Jul 2, 2023 at 1:31pmWeb
Show threadNaomi PJul 2, 2023
@researchbuzz I would like it, please. I’ve been trying to build up my RSS news feed without huge success. I’ve been falling back on Apple News more than I would like.
Show threadChristiaan ConoverJul 2, 2023
@researchbuzz sounds super cool!
Show threadDave KimJul 2, 2023
@researchbuzz hey! I’d love to check it out
Show threadSlightlyCyberpunkJul 2, 2023

@researchbuzz I personally prefer Easer; IFTTT never worked for me...can't remember if that was about them demanding money or demanding Google...big fan of RSS though lol

So I'm definitely curious..is the idea just scanning headlines for the word BREAKING or how do you identify that?

Show threadKhamphengJul 2, 2023
@researchbuzz This sounds really cool. Can't say for sure that I want to do this, but I am interested in how it works
Show threadgbhnewsJul 2, 2023
@researchbuzz me please!
Show threadMelissaJul 3, 2023
@researchbuzz yes, and do you also have a simple guide to RSS? It's been so long...
Show threadLiz ShayneJul 3, 2023
@researchbuzz yes please!
I’ve been trying to smush things like this together on my own and I would love to see someone else’s thoughts on this.
Show thread🪦Amy🪦Jul 3, 2023
@researchbuzz this is exactly what I need. I'm clueless, though
Show threadCarsten RaddatzJul 3, 2023

@researchbuzz Interested 👋 .. and at the moment the document stops where IFTTT specifics are concerned. Or do I see the wrong version?

Anyhow, here's what I did in IFTTT to catch OpenWrt announcements: have "New feed item matches" look for keyword in freetext.

Not sure if the applet is published yet: should show up here ifttt.com/applets/UEaXe28b

If 'stable series' shows in OpenWrt forum feed, then send notification from IFTTT app

Simple keyword search that matches "stable release" in OpenWrt forum feed

IFTTT
Show threadCarsten RaddatzJul 3, 2023
@researchbuzz A full guide would definitely make the process much nicer @researchbuzz . I remember fiddling about in IFTTT for a while to even find the right spots to enter RSS addresses into. And I had to go the forum feed detour because the homepage of the project doesn't seem to offer a feed at all.