RobertMar 17
Micah Ilbery 

I don't wanna be "old man on the internet" BUT RSS feeds are great for project updates, blogs, newsletters, and stuff like that. We really should all band together and use them widely. Make it a thing that everyone does. I don't want to hand my email out to everyone and clutter up my inbox. I don't want to have to remember to check your page every day for updates, and I don't have the time for all that either.

If what you are doing is about getting the word out or talking about whatever you're passion is or having whatever you create out there to actually be seen by real people, to be useful or interesting to them, put it in a feed. If you are just using the content for engagement farming or bringing clicks to your page or to get eyes on ads, then I really don't want to read it anyway I guess.

#RSS #NewsLetters #ProjectUpdates #Blogs

Mar 17 at 6:38pmWeb
Show threadMartin GigerMar 17
@micahilbery we should also consider more broadly adopting https://www.jsonfeed.org/ so we don't have to mess with xml...
JSON Feed

Show threadMicah Ilbery Mar 17
@freaktechnik ooh, I'd not heard of this. Looks neat! I wonder what reader support looks like.
Show threadDouglasMar 17
@micahilbery It's great for keeping track of software releases. Sometimes I have to install something from source and update it manually. I also watch for new Alpine Linux releases with RSS.
Show threadDomojesticMar 17
@micahilbery People sleep on the benefits RSS can provide users, too; months ago I switched to RSS/ATOM to keep up news, and it's so much less aggressive than the websites these articles are hosted on. Plus, getting rid of "recommended articles" in my view is so good at keeping me focused on the information I've decided is important to me, rather than spiraling into rabbitholes that only make me more anxious without empowering me with knowledge I can use to improve my communities.