Thanks for the info Guys.

On 28 May 2010 22:18, Pádraic Brady <[email protected]> wrote:

> Google doesn't receive instant updates from BBC - it just retrieves the
> feed every few minutes. There's a difference between frequent polling and
> real-time updates. The first can be done with any platform - just use a GET
> request. The second requires active pings from a Publisher so a Hub can
> notify Subscribers. What you're describing is subtly different, that BBC
> feeds are updated after Google is notified? This could be a simple case of
> highly focused optimisation - allow Google access to fresh feed generation
> (filter by Google's domain) while the general public get a cached feed
> updated every 10-15 minutes. Would be simple to architect and ensures Google
> always get the fresh content ASAP for indexing.
>
> The only proactive instant update mechanisms getting wider usage are
> Pubsubhubbub and RSS Cloud. BBC implement neither at the moment, so you are
> stuck with polling for now, or using an offsite service (e.g. Superfeedr)
> which does 10 minute polling and updates via PuSH.
>
> Paddy
>
> Pádraic Brady
>
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> ------------------------------
> *From:* Daniel Latter <[email protected]>
> *To:* Bradley Holt <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* Zend Framework General <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Fri, May 28, 2010 12:47:12 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [fw-general] Feeds
>
> Maybe I am misunderstanding but how can I use PuSH for a BBC feed if they
> don't support it? because doesn't a publisher ping the hub to notify of an
> update?
>
> So saying that, I am wondering how Google Reader gets instant updates from
> a BBC feed?
>
> On 28 May 2010 01:21, Bradley Holt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Daniel Latter <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm processing feeds with Zend_Feed and I am wondering how to get instant
>>> feed updates like Google reader?
>>>
>>> For example, I consume a feed from bbc.co.uk and get a pubDate for each
>>> item, but if I look in Google reader at same feed I can see that it has
>>> been/gets updated almost instantly with new items? But the propoagtion to
>>> the feed takes much longer?
>>>
>>> Now I know about the pubsubhubbub class that ZF provides that enables
>>> "real time web" but that is still relatively new.
>>>
>>>
>> Why is its "newness" a reason not to use it?
>>
>>
>>> So I guess my question is how can I architect real time feed updates like
>>> Google Reader.?
>>>
>>>
>> I'd just use PubSubHubbub and not reinvent the wheel :-)
>>
>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
>

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