Even forum software like Discourse, which is what the Obsidian forum uses, supports RSS. Newsletter services that don’t (like Mailchimp and Convertkit) can usually be turned into an RSS feed with services like kill-the-newsletter. Popular newsletter hosting services like Substack and Ghost also provide RSS feeds. The vast majority of web publications and podcasts put out an RSS feed it’s a stock feature of Wordpress, which powers over a third of all the internet’s websites. It’s similar to how email is a host-neutral protocol, except RSS is for content instead of conversations. In the case of RSS, it basically lets websites talk to content aggregators, which put together new posts from a variety of different sources into one combined, chronological feed under your control (instead of being at the mercy of an algorithm or having to visit 10+ different sites to find everything you’re interested in). It’s similar to an API or the standardized way we use radio waves to send information from radio stations to car radios ( or your phone, but I digress). RSS (“real simple syndication”) is a protocol, a standard set of rules that allow electronic devices to communicate with each other. although my method doesn't require Readwise, the self-serve onboarding transition means I'm finally allowed to share screenshots of how I use RSS feeds to help synthesize information. Now that Readwise's read-it-later app, Reader, is in public beta, I thought I'd talk a little bit about how I use it to help curate useful notes in Obsidian. ![]() Awhile back, I shared a screenshot of what my RSS feed looks like and a couple of people asked for more details about what RSS is and how to use it to have frequent encounters with things one might to make notes about.
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