RSS Web-Feeds, The Next Big Thing?

mi writes "Yahoo! carries an Associated Press editorial about RSS-based news feeds, and how they are pushing the spam-ridden e-mail and advertising-ridden web-pages aside and consolidate information from multiple sites. Slashdot itself is mentioned by the author as one of his sources." We've been exporting our headlines practically since the beginning. (note that RSS link in the footer). I still think the problem with RSS is the name. It sounds stupid. Let's all call it 'Speed Feed'. Cheesy rhyming will help the non techno elite remember it, and this is a technology that needs to be more widely deployed. (It's also worth noting that Slashdot's RSS feed will have more article contents for subscribers in a few weeks)

forget speed feed...

[batmn42]

how about quick fix? fastpass? extremely expedient content delivery system?

That last one may not be quite as catchy...

They're missing the point

[NSash]

If I were able to read the news ten times more quickly, I'd just have to get back to work ten times faster!

one thing

[Anonymous Coward]

in soviet russia, you feed rss

RSSSSS Feed

[elid]

We've been exporting our headlines practically since the beginning. (note that RSSS link in the footer).

Yess...
we wantssss it...
RSSSS feed...our precioussss....

Great name!

[Anonymous Coward]

Speedfeed...though it does bring to mind when my brother was in basic training...they only get a few minutes for meals, and work up a heckuva appetite...He got a weekend off and I went to visit. We went to lunch, he ordered a big meal and, just out of habit, polished it off in five minutes flat. Just inhaled the sucker. Midway through, he said "hey just so you know, I'm choking right now. Only way to eat this fast is to swallow bites whole."

Man

[Anonymous Coward]

If RSS was more prevelent I'd use my phone to take more pix of my moblog and bluetooth them to my airport ipod while I'm garage band jamming with my fellow orkuteers at coachella.

Re:Slashdot Poll, obviously!

[Snork Asaurus]

"What should RSS be called?" should be the next /. poll!

I'm not sure what it should be called, but if it ever catches on, about 3 years later it will suck and be called "Microsoft News".

Re:I think he's got it right

[DrEasy]

Firewire, Firebird, Firefox... just pleeeaaase don't call it FireFeed. Stop playing with Fire!

Speed Feed

[spazoid12]

It's also worth noting that Slashdot's RSS feed will have more article contents for subscribers in a few weeks

Then call it Greed Feed.

Re:Commercialisation is next :-(

[MegaFur]

Yeah, but look on the brightside. Now there's a near-infinite supply of cheap, easy access porn.

Re:forget speed feed...

[SoTuA]

what's the problem with RSS?

Say it aloud: R-R-S

Our ARSES! Cool ri- ummmm...

ok, ok, let's call it SpeedFeed.

Speed Feed LOL!

[ThisIsFred]

If you think Slashdot is a "speed feed", try setting your RSS utility to update from /. every five minutes and see what happens.

nomenclature

[TheUser0x58]

I still think the problem with RSS is the name. It sounds stupid. Let's all call it 'Speed Feed'. Cheesy rhyming will help the non techno elite remember it, and this is a technology that needs to be more widely deployed.

Oh yeah, because MP3 and XML are such unmemorable technical names for useful technologies, they could never become overused technology buzzwords.

er..

[jimmyCarter]

I still think the problem with RSS is the name. It sounds stupid. Let's all call it 'Speed Feed'. Cheesy rhyming will help the non techno elite remember it, and this is a technology that needs to be more widely deployed.

Taco, you're right.. millions have been struggling with the acronym of HTML for years now b/c it's just not "catchy" enough..

Re:forget speed feed...

[Anonymous Coward]

what's the problem with RSS?

Say it aloud: R-R-S

are you retarded?

Re:God I hope so.

[Richard_at_work]

Heh, yes. Slashdot even banned themselves once, all the slashdot specific (BSD, Developers etc) side boxes on the front page showed "Your RSS request has been blocked due to excessive usage.". I did have a screen shot which i sent off to slashdot support and it mysteriously got fixed. The next day. I have no idea if this happened to everyone or just a selection.