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1151 cloud-enabled feeds Permanent link to this item in the archive.

I just added a changes.xml for my rssCloud server.

http://static.scripting.com/rsscloud/changes.xml

Now you'll see a whole bunch of cloud-enabled feeds that weren't there before. They're feeds for the 1151 people and organizations that I follow on Twitter.

They're automatically produced by an app that I've had running since the beginning of 2009 that keeps an XML-based backup for everyone I follow. This is just another form of that stream.

If you follow any of these people in River2, and you have notification turned on, you'll get updates within a minute, knock wood.

This is another piece of the loosely-coupled 140 character network.

Another way of saying this is if I follow you on Twitter, you now have a cloud-enabled feed. Try updating on Twitter, and refreshing changes.xml in a minute. If all goes well you should see your feed at the top of the list.

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For a lot of users looking in, this probably means as much as the pictures of the Bay Bridge being taken apart and put back together. But when it's done, you'll be able to drive a car across it! :-)

A personal request Permanent link to this item in the archive.

First, it's wonderful that so many people are trying out River2. I really mean that. Thanks for giving it a try.

But please post your questions on the Howto page so it's possible other people could help with the answer. Thanks.

I'm just one person, and ideally I should be able to spend my time fixing bugs, writing docs, and building new stuff. If I have to support every user personally, well that just doesn't scale. :-)

Let's have fun!

     

Last update: Friday, September 04, 2009 at 9:36 PM Pacific.



A picture named dave.jpgDave Winer, 54, pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in Berkeley, California.

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