 Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Last-minute Business RSS
"If you're an RSS junkie like I am, then your second most active program (after the browser) on the desktop is probably some form of RSS aggregator.
When I'm pressed for time - as seems to be most days now, a quick glance over the subscribed feeds in the morning prepares me for the day. My reading is a collection of weblogs and news feeds - much the same as I am sure your RSS aggregator feeds off.
But there is something missing....
Where is the Travelocity last minute travel feed for my New Years vacation, split into channels per location? See a vacation you like in your aggregator? Click on the link and 'buy now'. Yes it's advertising - but it's also information I happen to be interested in.
Where is the TOYS'R'US special offer channel for toys (with perhaps a separate channel per interest)?
Even O'Reilly has yet to catch on to what is possible. Why can't I get this as an RSS feed also? Or monitor new career opportunities from here using my aggregator?" [O'Reilly Network, via Scripting News]
I wouldn't want my aggregator to go wholly commercial so I'd have to be able to control this completely. But let's figure out the authentication side of this while we're at it so that I can one-click into my account with those sites.
Then, of course, I want recent additions to my home library's collection in subjects of my choosing....
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