My RSS feed sucks: Users, please switch over to the RDF feed or new Atom feed!
If you subscribe to my RSS feed, you've probably noticed that it doesn't work very well -- it doesn't include links, images, or formatting, so it's hard to read.
I'd recommend switching over to my RDF feed or my Atom feed, both of which are nicely formatted. I've never been able to figure out how to fix the RSS feed, and I'm inclined to not bother, because these other two good options exist.
We now return to your regular programming!
Posted by Clive Thompson at December 08, 2005 03:32 AM
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I know you don't care, and RDF and Atom are fine with me, but the key to putting HTML in RSS feeds is CDATA. Like this:
<description>
<![CDATA[
<p>Do you hate business jargon as much as I do? Blech.</p>
<p><strong>A classic example of meaningless jargon is "Web 2.0"</strong>. Nobody knows what it means, it doesn't mean anything.</p>
<p><strong>And for an unbelievable example of jargon run amuck, consider Microsoft's recent "Live" announcement</strong>. Talk about meaningless blather.</p>
<p><a href="http://w-uh.com/posts/051126b-Web_2.0_and_other.html">Please click to read more...</a></p>
]]>
</description>
Cheers...
Posted by: Ole Eichhorn at December 8, 2005 11:27 AM
God save the lazyweb effect! Okay, lemme try putting that into the RSS templates later and see if I can get it it to work ... thanks!
Posted by: Clive at December 8, 2005 1:26 PM
Clive,
the hands down easiest way to get beautiful RSS feeds is to use feedburner:
http://www.feedburner.com/
You can set up an account with them (free) and use whichever feed you're happiest with to send them your data. Then they convert it to a new feed that is compatible with pretty much all the known subscription services, etc. It's push button easy and has the side benefit of allowing you to track your metrics (which I enjoy anyway).
The best part is that then you can post just one feed that services RSS, rdf, atom etc and it's a little less confusing for the readers who still haven't really figured out the whole subscribe thing.
Posted by: johntunger at December 8, 2005 2:29 PM
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I know you don't care, and RDF and Atom are fine with me, but the key to putting HTML in RSS feeds is CDATA. Like this:
Cheers...
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at December 8, 2005 11:27 AM
God save the lazyweb effect! Okay, lemme try putting that into the RSS templates later and see if I can get it it to work ... thanks!
Posted by: Clive![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.collisiondetection.net/nav-commenters.gif)
at December 8, 2005 1:26 PM
Clive,
the hands down easiest way to get beautiful RSS feeds is to use feedburner:
http://www.feedburner.com/
You can set up an account with them (free) and use whichever feed you're happiest with to send them your data. Then they convert it to a new feed that is compatible with pretty much all the known subscription services, etc. It's push button easy and has the side benefit of allowing you to track your metrics (which I enjoy anyway).
The best part is that then you can post just one feed that services RSS, rdf, atom etc and it's a little less confusing for the readers who still haven't really figured out the whole subscribe thing.
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at December 8, 2005 2:29 PM