[Sigia-l] Rant about bad IA practice.

[A.F. Cossham]

Stewart

I think you may be underestimating their use.  RSS feeds are being
subscribed to in increasing numbers by non-web heads and non-geeks in the
library and information science worlds, as part of their current awareness
and professional reading strategies.  Yes, some don't 'get' what they're
about. But they are a useful tool for those trying to keep up with
everything (in a world where there are many useful tools), and a good
supplement to other sources.

Many mainstream websites are now loading them (e.g.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/rss) - and I think that there is and will continue
to be a substantial interest in them well beyond the 'geeky and web head
oriented, and even beyond the information professionals.

This is, of course, from the perspective of a user, not a creator, of them.
Regards,
Amanda


> From: Stewart Dean <stew8dean at hotmail.com>

> My point is if RSS as a major tool is not applicable to the
> majority. RSS feeds are currently a fairly geeky thing that some web heads are
> into. They are useful if you want others to nest your content on other sites
> and devieces  or if your site is quite geeky and web head orientated. It's
> become more important to some than it really is.