From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2004-11-13T16:06:40+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] RSS: Howto get started?

Curt Hibbs rote:
>
> Francis Hwang wrote:
> >
> > One cool thing is that RSS has all sorts of bizarre uses besides just
> > content from a single author. PubSub Concepts, for example, is a
> > company that has lightning-fast, free searching of millions of data
> > sources, and you can make URIs that represent feeds for strings you're
> > looking for. For example, this URI gives me every time it finds the
> > string "Francis Hwang", usually within hours of the content being
> > posted:
> >
> > http://rss.pubsub.com/e7/93/819df23244dbc3a86c3fa46306.xml
>
> I've been a longtime RSS user and have used many different
> readers over the
> years. But I was unaware of PubSub. It looks like a fantastic resource --
> thanks!
>
> Also, linked off of the PubSub home page is an RSS client called
> Gush that I
> also had not hear of. It has a very interesting mix of features and looks
> very promising. I'm downloading it right now and it may replace my current
> reader. So, thanks again!
>
> Curt
>
> PS
>    For those that want to check it out, here is the home page for Gush:
>
>        http://www.2entwine.com/
>
>    Be sure to read the "About Us" page... these guys have a great sense of
> humor.

Well... I didn't really like Gush all that much, so I just uninstalled it.
My favorite reader for Windows is still RSS Bandit
(http://www.rssbandit.org/).

Curt