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RSS does play a growing role in a few places: podcasts [1] and virtual assistant apps (e.g. Alexa [2], Google Home[3], etc.) Although in both cases consumers do
by reggieband 7y ago
RSS does play a growing role in a few places: podcasts [1] and virtual assistant apps (e.g. Alexa [2], Google Home[3], etc.) Although in both cases consumers do not tend to have direct access to it.
1. https://itunespartner.apple.com/podcasts/articles/creating-your-show_requirements https://itunespartner.apple.com/podcasts/articles/creating-y...
2. https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/flashbriefing/flash-briefing-skill-api-feed-reference.html https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/flashbriefing/...
3. https://developers.google.com/news/assistant/newsbriefings/technical-requirements https://developers.google.com/news/assistant/newsbriefings/t...
- drdeadringer 7y agoI remember a time before RSS in the late 1990s. Now, for the past 6 years, I use RSS as my primary method of downloading podcast episodes and webcomic issues. I'm currently subscribed to about 60. Dead? No. Declining? I can't say that for myself let alone writ large.
- 8bitsrule 7y agoIf some site chirps 'listen to our podcast', I'll have a look for acceptable (e.g. no password) feed URLs. If they don't make one obvious, they've lost their chance. Generally, IME those worth downloading offer RSS.
- philsnow 7y agoI'm not sure its role is growing. I fret a bit about Spotify and Stitcher becoming the defacto place to discover and consume podcasts, because podcasts seem to be the last bastion of steady RSS usage.