It is very simple to implement and provides immense utility to many. Definitely worth doing.
Ask HN: Is RSS still worth the time?
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Re: Ask HN: Is RSS still worth the time?
#12RSS is still the best tool out there for aggregating and curating written content on a personal basis. (One of) The reason you don't hear much about it is that it works and isn't sexy and breaks down walled garden monetization schemes.
Re: Ask HN: Is RSS still worth the time?
#13I prefer to use RSS and daily use a combination of Feedly and Reeder for iOS. I haven't found any better for keeping on-top of daily news.
I guess it depends on the content you're offering.
Re: Ask HN: Is RSS still worth the time?
#14Either RSS itself is fading or RSS might be called something else these days according to Google Trends https://www.google.ca/trends/explore#q=%2Fm%2F0n5tx.
I personally don't use RSS.
Re: Ask HN: Is RSS still worth the time?
#15RSS +1
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#16Yes! I use theoldreader.com to follow around ~100 blogs/sites. RSS is particularly perfect for keeping track of sites that don't update often.
I don´t use RSS to keep track of sites like HN/Reddit because their content is always changing rapidly.
Re: Ask HN: Is RSS still worth the time?
#17I use an RSS reader (Vienna) and check it multiple times per day. I have, let's see, 28 active subscriptions in it. Most of them don't update often at all.
The best use case for RSS is if there's a source that occasionally puts out highly interesting content, on an unpredictable schedule. (This describes most of the feeds I'm subscribed to.) RSS (or something equivalent to it) enables you to not waste time checking it manually every day or whatever, while also being sure you won't miss anything when/if they do finally update. It's like switching from poll-driven to interrupt-driven I/O. I wish more things provided RSS feeds.
Re: Ask HN: Is RSS still worth the time?
#18I use RSS heavily. Many people do. It is one of those things that is good as it is, so there's nothing to talk about.
I use inoreader.
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#19I love RSS, I use it.
Re: Ask HN: Is RSS still worth the time?
#20I would say it depends on your target market, but most of the time programming a RSS feed is pretty dang easy, so I would generally put it on my todo list for that type of site.