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The Importance of RSS

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the feeds-are-the-new-push dept.

unfoldedorigami writes "Kevin Hale of Particletree wrote an interesting essay about the importance of RSS and speculates that the success of social bookmarking sites like del.icio.us and Technorati has got Google worried about subscribe becoming the new search. Hale thinks this is the reason behind why they've become so interested in feed reading and the procurement of revenue from them."

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  1. Not here... by matt+me · · Score: 2, Funny

    I won't be able to get this article on my /. feed for another hour...

    1. Re:Not here... by m50d · · Score: 2, Funny

      I got it just a minute ago. The half hour in the faq is just to scare you, they don't really block you even if you check it every 30 sepjoi4321#]p9i'#!"^%!^£ +++ NO CARRIER

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  2. Yeesh by Otter · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...Google worried about subscribe becoming the new search.

    "Y is the new X" is the new "Hello! 1993 called and they want their X back!"

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  3. Meta-meme by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    MIT called, and they want their X back.

    I sure don't want my ex back. Friggin' harpy.