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> The inability to publish ads inline RSS ultimately killed it. Google (partly) killed it (by pulling people into Google Reader and then killing Google Reader)
by JoshMnem 9y ago
> The inability to publish ads inline RSS ultimately killed it.
Google (partly) killed it (by pulling people into Google Reader and then killing Google Reader).
Most (all?) news sites still offer RSS feeds.
- dade_ 9y agoI wonder how many blog sites have a large number of RSS users and don’t even know they have an RSS feed. Most Wordpress sites have an RSS feed at ./feed, but many of the sites I follow don’t actually have an RSS link offered as an option.
- JoshMnem 9y agoI wonder if Firefox could help fix the problem by putting RSS/Atom discovery into the browser in a prominent way.
- breischl 9y agoDon't they have that already? I remember it being a prominent feature for browsers ~10 years ago. Heck, even Outlook had a feed reader - still has it I think, though it's always sucked.
- JoshMnem 9y agoFirefox used to show a custom page when an RSS feed was displayed, but it doesn't seem to work any more. Edit: it didn't seem to work earlier, but is working now after I added the RSS subscriptions button.
- robin_reala 9y agoIt’s there, pick Customise from the menu and drag the RSS icon into the bar. But they’re not interested in actively working on it – suggested features like hiding it instead of greying it out based on feed presence are closed due to a lack of interest. I think ideally they’re want it to be an extension.
- Too 9y ago"in a prominent way"