> That has to be constructed client side by downloading all updates for all subscribed feeds. Either the Twitter frontend or app has to do this, because Twitte

> That has to be constructed client side by downloading all updates for all subscribed feeds. Either the Twitter frontend or app has to do this, because Twitter is a web API. So either Twitter isn't a new protocol or every blog, forum, etc is a new protocol, with isn't really an interesting statement. >> It also describes NNTP > Which also doesn't provide a uniform feed of updates. I'm not clear on what you mean by "uniform feed", but let me introduce you to NEWNEWS: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3977#page-64 https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3977#page-64 If it helps to find middle ground, I do think the AT protocol is a new protocol. I don't necessarily think it's a good idea or an improvement on NNTP, but it at least isn't just a microblogging website.