RSS
WHAT IS RSS?
RSS is a collection of several things.
WHAT IS A RSS FEED?
A feed is a stream of information (in an agreed format), broadcast on the Internet.
WHAT IS A RSS READER?
A reader is a program on the user's machine, that picks out pre-selected feeds, and displays them for the user to browse.
WHAT PROTOCOL IS BEST?
Obviously, the feeds and the readers must speak the same language. After a period of development, there are only two main protocols, and there isn't much advantage between them. The arguments are mostly commercial, like the arguments between IE and Netscape.
WHAT GOOD IS RSS?
Privacy. Although developed for other purposes, the main function is to combat SPAM. The consumer can choose what he wants to get, and can exclude other things.
CAN THE FEEDER PICK AND CHOOSE AMONG CONSUMERS?
Yes, but this is much harder. It probably will involve some sort of encryption system. But it opens up the ability to charge a fee for the information, and so it is probably the main goal of the Killer Ap.
WHAT IS A RSS FEED?
A feed is a stream of information (in an agreed format), broadcast on the Internet.
WHAT IS A RSS READER?
A reader is a program on the user's machine, that picks out pre-selected feeds, and displays them for the user to browse.
WHAT PROTOCOL IS BEST?
Obviously, the feeds and the readers must speak the same language. After a period of development, there are only two main protocols, and there isn't much advantage between them. The arguments are mostly commercial, like the arguments between IE and Netscape.
WHAT GOOD IS RSS?
Privacy. Although developed for other purposes, the main function is to combat SPAM. The consumer can choose what he wants to get, and can exclude other things.
CAN THE FEEDER PICK AND CHOOSE AMONG CONSUMERS?
Yes, but this is much harder. It probably will involve some sort of encryption system. But it opens up the ability to charge a fee for the information, and so it is probably the main goal of the Killer Ap.
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