![]() The notifications include the story title and a short excerpt and you can click them to read the full article on the original site. How to Subscribe to News Feeds and Blogs | īrokenURL | The BrokenURL is a Windows URL is an Google Chrome add-on that will instantly notify you whenever new content is published on your favorite sites via RSS feeds. via “BrokenURL” if necessary (for example, when I want to post to gHacks). Also, so can also reopen it in any web browser, etc. However, my preference is to subscribe to RSS in email client, “Thunderbird”. ![]() Specifically, I can get information from the “gHacks Tech News”, major news sites, application developer/vendor sites, and public relations for government agencies, etc.įor web browsers, the extension “Feedbro” is useful.įor standalone, I recommend the desktop app “QuiteRSS”. In other words, it prevents me from being misled by trivial or false information, and allows me to get the “information me want” in a rational and efficient manner. RSS allows me to automatically get new and updated information from websites that I have subscribed to, but since I can limit myself to specific sources, I can avoid the “Filter bubble” pollution that occurs when using a web browser. The way I get information from the web is exclusively by subscribing to RSS feeds. I’m not interested in any services involving the greedy and evil Google, so naturally I don’t care about the topic of Google Chrome, but since the topic of RSS subscriptions seems to be progressing in “Comments”, I post an in my opinion about RSS. ![]() So the reasons for this feature not appearing (or appearing with subsequent removal after some time) may be the same. I believe that’s why Google Reader was killed in its time: it did not make money on its own (did not provide monetization), while harming Google’s core business – advertising (users who use RSS less visit pages, and if they do, then only when they really want information there – it reduces views of ad).Īnd therefore the appearance of this technology built into the most popular browser can also harm their core business in exactly the same way. “browsing sites” this way (by subscribing and reading RSS) goes against Google’s business model (show you ads on pages and as many as possible). The news is generally good because, as the article says, it can increase the use of this technology on the Internet, however, I’m a little skeptical about its final appearance in Chrome (not as an experiment): I’ve been using it for years: at the moment it’s the best way to keep up-to-date on topics and sites you’re interested in, and it saves you time (if a site supports RSS). > Now You: do you use RSS? What is your take on Google’s plan? Now You: do you use RSS? What is your take on Google's plan? Canary users may be more likely to use RSS functionality, and it could be a good addition to browsers in general. Whether Google's experiment will be a success remains to be seen. Neither email newsletters nor notifications support this. RSS is still one of the best options, in my opinion the best, when it comes to keeping an eye on the publications of a large number of sites on the Internet. Introducing RSS to a wider audience, albeit without all the technicalities, is something that could give the technology a boost. Since it is bare bones, it seems likely that Google will add basic unsubscribe options but no advanced features such as support for importing or exporting a list of feeds (OPML is the standard for that). Google does not reveal anything else about the new functionality especially the management options will be interesting. Only the title, source, time of publication, and a screenshot or icon, are displayed on the following page. Chrome does not mention RSS in any way, nor other terms such as feed or XML.Ī new "following" tab is added to Chrome's new tab page that lists posts in chronological order. Open the menu in Chrome and select the "follow" option in the menu to add it to the list of subscribed feeds. ![]() Google's integration allows users to follow sites that support RSS with just two taps. ![]() It is widely available, but not always displayed prominently on sites, it gives users options to read the news using a web service, desktop program, mobile app, or by using a browser extension, and its support is unmatched when compared to the other options. RSS has several advantages over solutions such as email newsletters or notifications. There were plenty of alternatives and sites did not just stop supporting RSS out of a sudden thanks to built-in support in many popular content management systems. When Google killed Google Reader in 2013, the most popular RSS feed reader at the time, many thought that this would be the end of RSS on the Internet. ![]()
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