The only good thing about the new IE: RSS Feeds
Friday, April 28th, 2006
a screenshot from
the IE tour (on Flickr)
So, we all know IE 7 is coming. We know it’s likely to not be much better than anything that came previously.
However, there is one thing to look forward to: With the advent of IE 7, a large portion of internet users will be introduced to RSS for the first time. Plus, it will come in a wrapper they understand (IE), so they are more likely to embrace it.
IMHO, RSS is a total no-brainer: set it, and forget it, how cool is that? The site lets you know when it has been updated — no more treks through bookmarks on the off-chance that a site has new content.
I know, I know, everyone who’s reading this likely has a list of 5000 RSS feeds they read, and RSS ain’t new. But the overall adoption numbers are very small, and the new IE will make that better.