Techdirt Poll:

RSS?

The savior for email / 13% / 80 votes

Useful, in some cases, but overhyped / 37% / 234 votes

Useful for some, but not for me / 9% / 55 votes

I keep trying to understand what it is, and frankly, I have no idea / 21% / 131 votes

Huh? English, please / 21% / 136 votes

635 total votes

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Oct 14th, 2003 @ 11:33pm

No Subject Given

by Anonymous Coward

What is RSS?
Oct 19th, 2003 @ 8:02pm

RSS

by Tom

I thought the question was slightly odd. I never thought that RSS was a replacement for E-mail (Who actually reads the stuff I subscribe to). However, I think RSS is a terrific way to browse the web, finding new content when it is posted, and reading it outside of the browser.
Oct 31st, 2003 @ 6:16am

Re: No Subject Given

by martin

Look here http://rss.lockergnome.com/resources/
Sep 3rd, 2005 @ 3:48pm

Re: RSS

by L

Isn't exactly a substitute for email, but I use it on my homepage to get the lateset
Nov 4th, 2005 @ 9:13pm

Software Update RSS feeds???

by Matt Brummett

I humbly admit that I am sending this comment via a 56k modem connection because my only broadband option is out of my price range currently. That said, this slow connection has become MUCH slower because of the countless new programs, including Windows XP, that are running their "Automatic Update" features, typically in the background, while I am connected. I would GREATLY appreciate an RSS option for the programs I own to send update news to my RSS feed reader - in this case it's Google's personalized home page (WHICH IS AWESOME!!!). This way I could weed out the updates I'm not willing to sacrifice my precious bandwidth for and allow the ones I am in the comfort of my own customized interface, be it my homepage, my active desktop, etc. RSS seems to be COMPLETELY over-looked by the software Giants.

Your thoughts???