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If RSS threatens to become mainstream again, expect pushback from content providers. I know a blog where the owner will ban any commenter from the site for even
by Mediterraneo10 9y ago
If RSS threatens to become mainstream again, expect pushback from content providers. I know a blog where the owner will ban any commenter from the site for even mentioning that there is an RSS feed. He believes that the RSS feed that his CMS provides by default, is somehow important for SEO, but he doesn’t want people getting his content through RSS because his way of monetizing the site requires that people reguarly visit the site itself.
- weberc2 9y agoYeah, we need a new way of monetizing content on the Internet.
- your-nanny 9y agoI wonder how much I'd pay for a full content rss feed from a good blog... Maybe 20cents/mo.? I know, cheap, but there is lots of content...
- ubernostrum 9y agoDaring Fireball has experimented with this over the years. Currently it uses a sponsor system.
- reitanqild 9y agoI actually don't want to pay anyone monthly. But I really like the Blendle model and would be happy to pay more through them if more relevant content (including blogs in my case) becomes available and easy to access: It is pay-per-view but reasonably priced and with reasonable (last I checked) refunds if you happen to click on some clickbait. I also like Spotify but I think Blendle has a better business model, at least for text. What I like: Authors get paid for the stuff I read. The more I read the more I pay. It doesn't drain my account when I don't use it.
- jiggunjer 9y agoI like the pay-per-GB model, but not sure if it would work with feeds that contain video or audio, or just large trivial filler images.
- jug 9y agoThe obvious solution here seems to be to configure your feed to only provide excerpts? Like the most common default is anyway...
- Mediterraneo10 9y agoIf people go to your website to get the headlines, it is easier to monetize them because they may view ads there, you can market things to them based on their cookie history, etc. That is harder with RSS.