Saturday, March 10, 2007 6:46 AM
Whether you want to call it Really Simply Syndication or something else entirely (always seems to depend on who you talk to), RSS plays a powerful role in disseminating blawg content. In the long run, the marketers and strategists who helped craft the message for technology companies may simply do away with the term altogether, replacing it with Feeds or something less 'techy.' Yet, regardless of the ultimate name affixed to the technology, the processes behind it will be the same. And, it never hurts to better understand those processes.
With that in mind, I wanted to point out this new video clip, Practical RSS [Show #1]: An Introduction To RSS. According to its producers, "[t]his is the first episode in the series 'Practical RSS.' It introduces RSS conceptually, discusses tools for accessing it, and walks through a basic use case with it." It's is a quick watch (about seven minutes) and not overly technical, so you might want to check it out.
Thanks to Brad Feld [ Learning About RSS ] and Fred Wilson [ How To Video ] for the heads up.