Comments on: Using RSS As a Life Tool http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/ Internet news and commentary Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:54:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: achillean http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-703101 achillean Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:04:48 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-703101 Just wanted to point out that there's also IM Feeds ( http://www.imfeeds.com ). It works on AIM (unlike Feedcrier atm) and is easier/ less bloated than Anothr. I personally use it to monitor a WiiTracker and some of my favorite news sites (Slashdot, Mashable etc.). Just wanted to point out that there’s also IM Feeds ( http://www.imfeeds.com ). It works on AIM (unlike Feedcrier atm) and is easier/ less bloated than Anothr. I personally use it to monitor a WiiTracker and some of my favorite news sites (Slashdot, Mashable etc.).

]]> By: Blogging Comes Full Circle « InfoTech4Lrng http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-447321 Blogging Comes Full Circle « InfoTech4Lrng Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:31:59 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-447321 [...] I don’t use RSS as a Life Tool (yet) but I can see how I could use feeds to organize and follow all sorts of authors of different media optimized into one page like like Pageflakes.  It was through Bloglines that I learned about [...] [...] I don’t use RSS as a Life Tool (yet) but I can see how I could use feeds to organize and follow all sorts of authors of different media optimized into one page like like Pageflakes.  It was through Bloglines that I learned about [...]

]]> By: Leslie Poston http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-369381 Leslie Poston Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:28:30 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-369381 Thanks! I'm always looking for more and better solutions using RSS Thanks! I’m always looking for more and better solutions using RSS

]]> By: Tony Hirst http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-369221 Tony Hirst Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:57:12 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-369221 <p>The Google Calendar XML feed *is* essentially RSS.</p><p>One advantage of RSS feeds is that they can easily be used as part of a mashup. For example, here's how to get a Google Calendar feed plotted on a map (described here: http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/013608.html , with link generators and embed codes here: http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/maps ) </p> The Google Calendar XML feed *is* essentially RSS.

One advantage of RSS feeds is that they can easily be used as part of a mashup. For example, here's how to get a Google Calendar feed plotted on a map (described here: http://blogs.open.ac.uk/Maths/ajh59/013608.html , with link generators and embed codes here: http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/maps )

]]> By: Using RSS As a Life Tool | Library Stuff http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-369071 Using RSS As a Life Tool | Library Stuff Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:56:37 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-369071 [...] like me, RSS feeds are a constant part of your daily life.” Posted in RSS | Trackback | del.icio.us | Top OfPage [...] [...] like me, RSS feeds are a constant part of your daily life.” Posted in RSS | Trackback | del.icio.us | Top OfPage [...]

]]> By: Svetlana Gladkova http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-368871 Svetlana Gladkova Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:33:06 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/15/rsslifefeed/#comment-368871 Leslie, I wanted to point out another application that you may like even better than FeedCrier. The name is Anothr and it allows you to be instantly notified when an RSS feed is updated. It supports several IM protocols and Skype (I use the one with Gtalk that operates in my Miranda messenger) - you simply add it as a contact and whenever you want to subscribe to a new feed, you simply send the RSS URL to this contact, so there's no need to visit the website to subscribe or unsubscribe. I don't think I would really need to be instantly notified when many of my favorite blogs are updated so I only use it when I really need instant notifications: for the blog of our hosting provider where they report some problems, for feeds of the comments to particular blog posts when I want to follow all the comments and join the discussion. I believe there is a number of similar application but Anothr (I believe it is simply anothr.com) does what I need for instant subscriptions. Leslie, I wanted to point out another application that you may like even better than FeedCrier. The name is Anothr and it allows you to be instantly notified when an RSS feed is updated. It supports several IM protocols and Skype (I use the one with Gtalk that operates in my Miranda messenger) - you simply add it as a contact and whenever you want to subscribe to a new feed, you simply send the RSS URL to this contact, so there’s no need to visit the website to subscribe or unsubscribe. I don’t think I would really need to be instantly notified when many of my favorite blogs are updated so I only use it when I really need instant notifications: for the blog of our hosting provider where they report some problems, for feeds of the comments to particular blog posts when I want to follow all the comments and join the discussion.
I believe there is a number of similar application but Anothr (I believe it is simply anothr.com) does what I need for instant subscriptions.

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