> Let's make sure the newbies don't get confused: RSS does not solve
the
> big problem of bandwidth.
I'm familiar with RSS from my research into podcasting audio... my
take is that bandwidth can be at least mitigated if everyone
exercises common sense regarding compression - but common sense
isn't that common...
> What it does is "syndicate" your content
> such that lots of feedreaders (web-based or standalone) can
> "subscribe" to it and show your loyal readers the latest from you
as
> soon as you publish it.
That is the part that interests me.
> So it's a great way to increase and maintain
> your audience. The more that happens, however, the more you'll
have to
> deal with the question of how to afford the bandwidth.
I have a decent bandwidth allowance on my server, so hopefully my
obscure little experiments won't eat into it too much.
> > im not sure if Flash files show up in RSS feeds...il let ithers
chime in here.
>
> They do, you just have to code them right. Feel free to copy my
feed
> at http://www.straughan.com/feeds/rss.xml for examples; several
people
> on this list were instrumental in helping me get this to work.
I was planning on using WMVs - the Flash is just how I display video
at the moment - but it is useful to know that Flash can be used with
RSS too. Thanks!
Peter
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