1/6/2024 0 Comments Netnewswire update![]() remembers what you’ve read and what you haven’t. ![]() automatically refreshes all your feeds every time you open it, and at regular intervals you can set in the app’s preferences or options.collates all your subscriptions in one place.Subscribing to an RSS or web feed is like saying “Tell me when there’s new stuff to read on this website.” Adding a new feed is very simple - usually just a click on a button in your web browser maybe a second click to confirm the action. It can take a long while to build up a list of RSS subscriptions, but that’s kind of the point: it’s an endless ever-changing act of personal curation. Instead, I want to write down what it feels like to use RSS feeds, and how it feels different to using most social media apps. It’s a good idea to read everything on before reading this. This post is not an attempt to repeat any of Matt’s work. Matt explains what a newsreader app does, where to get one, and how to start using it. The site explains what feeds are, and provides very simple instructions for beginners who might be using feeds for the first time. “Why would you use something like this?” This post is an attempt to answer that question.īack in 2020, Matt Webb created a little website called, explaining the technical basics behind using RSS feeds (aka web feeds). I shared the link to, but after reading it my colleague was still baffled. This post was prompted by a conversation with a 20-something colleague, who had never heard of RSS. This is for people who don’t already use RSS. If you already use RSS, this post is not for you. What using RSS feeds feels like It feels good
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