Rab’s World

Do you know how useful the RSS format can be? Only 5% of the Internet population use it though, so let’s try to increase this awareness on May 1st.

Here’s a blurb from rssday.org

“Spread the word!

Back in 2005 5% of the Internet users said they were using RSS aggregators or XML readers to get the news and other information delivered from blogs and content-rich Web sites as it is posted online (according to the Pew Internet Project).

Feedburner recently reported that they track around 60 million RSS subscribers. Even if we bump that number to 70 million RSS users (counting people that use RSS with other applications or platforms) this would still convert to a meager 5,4% of the Internet users around the world, as of today.

What is the takeaway message? Only a very small percentage of the Internet population is aware of the RSS format and its benefits, and that number is growing slowly over time.

By creating the RSS Awareness Day and celebrating it every year we should be able to get the general public exposed to this format, hopefully increasing the usage of RSS feeds and related applications among Internet users.

If you have a blog or website, help us spread the word by writing about the RSS Awareness Day or by using one of the badges and banners below. You don’t need to link back here (although you can). As long as you help to raise the awareness about RSS we are happy!”

Still not getting this technology? OK view these compilations of YouTube videos.

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