Comments on: Fun with Feeds and Safari http://noahcoffey.com/2008/03/fun-with-feeds-and-safari/ Web Design, Freelancing, and Indiana. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:03:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Noah http://noahcoffey.com/2008/03/fun-with-feeds-and-safari/#comment-3234 Noah Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:14:31 +0000 http://noahcoffey.com/?p=124#comment-3234 Typically, yes. However, when visiting a site with multiple feeds (forum, blog posts, user activity, events, etc.) that you may not want all in your feed reader, it's nice to be able to get a quick snapshot of recent activity. For example, the forums on Ning sites are rather clumsy when it comes to getting a quick view of recent activity. You really have to go digging through several pages and forums. Whereas, with a single click of the RSS button, I can get a formated, chronologically sorted list of new posts from across forums and categories. That's how I find it useful. I'm not suggesting this is a substitute for browsing a website normally or using a feed reader. Just another way to look at data in certain situations. Typically, yes. However, when visiting a site with multiple feeds (forum, blog posts, user activity, events, etc.) that you may not want all in your feed reader, it’s nice to be able to get a quick snapshot of recent activity.

For example, the forums on Ning sites are rather clumsy when it comes to getting a quick view of recent activity. You really have to go digging through several pages and forums. Whereas, with a single click of the RSS button, I can get a formated, chronologically sorted list of new posts from across forums and categories. That’s how I find it useful.

I’m not suggesting this is a substitute for browsing a website normally or using a feed reader. Just another way to look at data in certain situations.

]]> By: Stephen James http://noahcoffey.com/2008/03/fun-with-feeds-and-safari/#comment-3233 Stephen James Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:07:06 +0000 http://noahcoffey.com/?p=124#comment-3233 Why would someone want to view RSS feeds in a browser instead of an online or offline RSS client? If you are going to the website, you might as well read the website, no? Why would someone want to view RSS feeds in a browser instead of an online or offline RSS client? If you are going to the website, you might as well read the website, no?

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