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David Hobbs raises some great points about RSS in large organizations.

http://welchmanpierpoint.com/blog/designing-rss-feeds-information-heavy-organizations-non-web-distribution-your-content

I'd like to add to his great questions.

  • Raw XML or  a nicer view?
    Although a raw XML is bad, so is nicer view that doesn't include multiple options to subscribe including at least one email option.
  • RSS and Atom?
    Both is bad and Atom is worse. RSS is supported by every RSS aggregator and Atom by some, not all.
  • Will users be able to see the pattern in your url feeds?
    Unless your target audience cares, this is geek speak for not important to anyone but geeks.
  • Will you allow your internal users to create (and publish) custom feeds?
    More unimportant geek stuff.
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