The Atlantic – “How to Take Back Control of What You Read on the Internet Social-media algorithms show us what they want us to see, not what we want to see. But there is an alternative. By Yair Rosenberg. “The social-media web is built on a lie. Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter enticed… Continue Reading
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Flipboard joins the fediverse
“Flipboard has announced it is joining the fediverse in a major way, by allowing you to interact with Mastodon through their app, as well as setting up their own instance. Reading the language in the blog posts, it is clear that Flipboard sees this not just as a side experiment, but that they are all… Continue Reading
feedle – It’s a world of feeds
feedle is: A search engine for blogs and podcasts. Find what you are looking for across millions of blog posts and podcast episodes. Every search is an RSS feed. Subscribe and stay up-to-date when a new result matches your criteria.’ A perfect match Discover content creators you may not know about, all from a single… Continue Reading
8 Ways to Discover the Most Popular Online Content
The return – again of RSS via Make Use Of: ” With the internet fill of content, it can be hard to know where to turn. Here are some ways to discover popular content online. These days, most people get their daily dose of news from Facebook posts, Twitter, Reddit threads, and more. However, if… Continue Reading
RSS government
GovFresh, Luke Fretwell – “Defaulting to an open protocol to syndicate government information makes public communications universally accessible. Every government website should have an RSS feed. This ensures there is an open, universal standard for syndicating government information. The problem – While it’s important that government shares information via distributed outlets – social media, email… Continue Reading
5 of the Best Solutions for Monitoring Website Changes
maketecheasier: “One of the quickest ways to check a website for new updates is to add the site to your favorite RSS reader and let the tool notify you of any new content. However, an RSS reader can only check for updates within the confines of RSS-formatted code. This limitation means RSS readers won’t work… Continue Reading
The Best RSS Feed Readers for Streamlining the Internet
WIRED: The Best RSS Feed Readers for Streamlining the Internet – “RSS has been around awhile now, so there are a lot of very good RSS readers out there. Most of them feature built-in search and suggestions, so you don’t have to go hunting for feeds yourself. You just might discover some cool new sites… Continue Reading
Chrome “Feed” is tantalizing, but it’s not the return of Google Reader
Ars Technica – It’s not that Google doesn’t like RSS, it just wants RSS to look like Google: “Does Google enjoy teasing and sometimes outright torturing some of its products’ most devoted fans? It can seem that way. Tucked away inside a recent bleeding-edge Chrome build is a “Following feed” that has some bloggers dreaming… Continue Reading
6 reasons to ditch Chrome and try Vivaldi, the enthusiast’s browser
PCWorld: “Download the Vivaldi browser. Right now. And in the few, painless seconds that downloading and setting up Vivaldi entails, let us convince you why doing so will enhance your browsing experience. Running a secondary browser is one of the easiest, most impactful decisions you can make on your computer. Why? Because you don’t actually… Continue Reading
Web Guide for the New Economy 2022
Via LLRX – Web Guide for the New Economy 2022 – Accurate and actionable data on the economy is critical to many aspects of our research and scholarship. This guide by research expert Marcus P. Zillman provides researchers with links to information on a range of sources focused on new economy data and analysis from… Continue Reading
What is RSS and How to Use it Effectively
A reminder to continue to reference this article by Pete Weiss, What is RSS and How to Use it Effectively. RSS has changed over the years, but remains a significant application for researchers. Per recent postings on the subject here on beSpacific: Bookfeed.io – An RSS feed listing all newly released books from your favorite… Continue Reading
Bookfeed.io – An RSS feed listing all newly released books from your favorite authors
Likas Mathis – “Bookfeed.io is a simple tool that allows you to specify a list of authors, and generates an RSS feed with each author’s most recently released book. I made this because I don’t want a recommendation algorithm to tell me what to read, I just want to know when my favorite authors release… Continue Reading
