The big consumer benefit to RSS is that consumer’s opt-in to content of interest; totally controlling the flow of information they receive. If the quality of the content in the feed declines, users simply remove the feed from their RSS reader and they will not receive any additional updates from that source. Ultimately, RSS will be a standard, like email addresses and websites are now a "must" for businesses.
RSS, being a tool that saves Internet surfers time and allows webmasters to re-purpose and re-package existing and new content will, in my opinion, continue to thrive. A business effectively using RSS can bring new site visitors, increase search engine positioning, and generate product interest. The flexibility of RSS as a communication medium and the expansion capabilities of the enclosure tag will allow RSS to flourish as an online marketing tool. Each day businesses are adopting new uses for RSS, and users are becoming accustomed to skimming content that they choose in a single centralized location.
As businesses adopt RSS and consumers experiment with feeds, the popularity of RSS will grow. Ultimately, consumers are the driving force behind technology. The convenience of RSS and increased popularity will set a precedent for consumer expectations. Businesses using RSS as a communication vehicle are able to create keyword-rich, themed content, establishing trust, reputation, and ongoing communication with current and prospective customers.
The big consumer benefit to RSS is that consumers opt-in to content of interest, totally controlling the flow of information they receive. If the quality of the content in the feed declines, users simply remove the feed from their RSS reader and they will not receive any additional updates from that source. The RSS reader acts as an aggregator, allowing users to view and scan multiple content streams in a timely fashion.
Consumer expectation will drive businesses that are slow to adopt. Ultimately, RSS will be a standard, like email addresses and websites are now a "must" for businesses. RSS feeds will join their ranks.
Unlike blogs, businesses can easily justify RSS feeds, as they will be increasing customer and corporate communication. RSS will create new revenue channels. RSS has the potential to help companies develop strong relationships with consumers and create brand loyalty. RSS Feeds will draw existing customers and prospective clients, translating to a new or renewed income stream. Businesses using RSS feeds as a communication medium to notify interested customers of specials, discounts, product announcements, technical support tips, news and industry studies will ultimately sustain RSS as a viable and valued communication medium
RSS feeds will join their ranks. Businesses using RSS feeds as a communication medium to notify interested customers of specials, discounts, product announcements, technical support tips, news and industry studies will ultimately sustain RSS as a viable and valued communication medium.
Since Ruby is human-oriented it shouldn't change that much, but the scale of the data being processed will change, so scalability is the key.
There was a follow-up comment from someone running Ruby on embedded systems and is concerned about bloat of the core libraries. Matz replied that additions to core will be minimal; that the standard distort will certainly grow but the core language should be easily separable. So for example, the internationalization framework is in the core, but the specific routines (huge) are outside. Request was made for changes to the build procedure to allow trimming down the build to leave out non-mandatory components. Good point was made about difficulties in migrating to newer versions due to needing to do custom builds.
RSS is no longer a science experiment; it's becoming an important part of the infrastructure, which means that a lot of programmers are going to get the assignment of generating and parsing it. Ruby attracts people that love programming. Someone called out that it's like motorcycle-with-training wheels.
