Comments on: Kleenex, Xerox, and RSS

By: eric

eric — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:17:20 +0000

Hey, I agree with you that Amy is one of the best communication bloggers on the web! But I also like your style! I think RSS is the best Acronym, cos although many people don’t know exactly what it is, they have heard of it before…

By: Amy Gahran

Amy Gahran — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:45:24 +0000

Awwww, thanks, Chris! I think you're pretty bright too.
Personally, I'm in favor of whatever label doesn't present an obstacle to non-geeks — which is why I thought any of the acronym- or standard-based names were a problem. “Feeds” seems easier — but really, I'd call them “bricks” or “rivers” or “gulls” if that made more sense to non-geeks. I'm not particularly attached to any special term, I'm simply in favor of functional communication. Generally, I don't think acronyms aid communication except among people who are already in the know.
:-)
- Amy Gahran
- Amy Gahran

By: Mitch Keeler

Mitch Keeler — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:38:13 +0000

I vote for “that little cute orange button that is on the Web page”. Catchy, ain't it?

By: Torgo

Torgo — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:06:04 +0000

Hell yes, Bligmorp is the way of the future.

By: Flack's Revenge

Flack's Revenge — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

unintended consequences” part of my post title). Here’s an excerpt: “Jonathan Schwartz: to get the latest updates directly from Sun, be sure to subscribe to our RSS feeds. You know, people use the term RSS like Kleenex. As long as Sun isn’t using RSS 2.0 to disclose financial results, it will probably be OK. Let’s take a look at the first feed. Oops. Oh, well, it probably is still OK. If RSS 2.0 is used correctly, and Sun is a technology company after all,