Wednesday, June 1
RSS = Really Sad Story
I was thrilled to see that my hometown newspaper has several weblogs available on its website. As an out-of-towner, what a great way for me to keep up on what's happening of interest in my community.
I know I could just check their website or probably even sign up for an e-mail newsletter, but this is where RSS can be truly powerful. I can pick and choose the blogs that interest me, then add their feed to my aggregator and track them alongside everything else I care about...
...oh wait. All the feeds on the Journal Times weblogs point to the same one - for "Rob on the Road." I filled out the "contact us" form on their website to find out why, and was saddened by the response I received...
The blogs probably just create an RSS feed for the "main" blog, which is currently set to Rob on the Road. To be honest, the RSS feeds are a "side effect" to the blogs. We weren't terribly concerned about them.
Get with the program! You're breaking my heart.
UPDATE: I received another e-mail from the webmaster - "If we get more feedback about it, we may look into it more but you're the first person to ever speak up about it so it's not a priority..."
In case you care to nudge them in the right direction, the contact form is here.
posted by Brad at 6/01/2005 09:48:00 AM | permalink |
2 comments
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Bradley,
I think I'm finally ready to learn some of this shizzit you're always talking about.
What is an RSS feed and why do I want one?
Why would I use a linkblog? What the heck is it?
This is in response to your offer on Monday, May 9:
"Does all of this scare & confuse you? I'd be more than willing to hold your hand if it means you'll give it a whirl..."
By Unknown, at 6/01/2005 10:31 AM
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Nudge Nudge...
I wrote to the Journal Times about the same issue, and they seem to have the same excuse for everyone:
"We know but we never set up the RSS feeds. We just have whatever nucleus set up. We never really intended to set them up and I'm not sure how they work for the software. If I find time I'll look into it but it isn't a priority."
By Nick, at 6/04/2005 3:03 PM
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