Re:Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
by naravara on Monday March 13, 2023 @07:51AM
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> That was the new reality a decade ago. Social media apps was how you found blog posts, not RSS feeds.
The big social media influencers at the time, however, were using RSS feeds to find the stuff they would take viral. So it still had a beneficial effect on the environment as a whole. The tool itself can be niche in its user base but punch well above its weight if the users are influential.
The big social media influencers at the time, however, were using RSS feeds to find the stuff they would take viral. So it still had a beneficial effect on the environment as a whole. The tool itself can be niche in its user base but punch well above its weight if the users are influential.