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shallowdeep -> RE: Do you subscribe to any RSS feeds? (5/17/2008 1:15:30 AM)
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I've tried using feeds extensively on occasion, but have found they don't mesh terribly well with the way I use the internet. I tend to find a massive influx of new articles more overwhelming than helpful and, as I actually enjoy browsing most of the sites I frequent, I find the centralization of a reader to be of limited value. That said, I do use feeds for some sites that publish articles infrequently, most of which are blogs. In these cases I appreciate the automated and immediate notification over periodically, and mostly futilely, manually visiting sites to check for updates. Even when the full content is available in the feed, I tend to visit the site to read it rather than staying in the RSS program. So, I use feeds mostly as an alert system. If my email client didn't have integrated feeds, I'm not sure if I'd bother to run a separate program or not.
I do know people who use RSS feeds more extensively, so yes, I believe a fair number of people use them - albeit probably concentrated in circles where tech enthusiasts and information junkies converge. Having information centralized and searchable, with a consistent and customizable interface, has an appeal. I haven't found it to personally save me time in most cases, but I see the greater appeal to those with different organizational styles and browsing patterns.
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