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-Why use RSS, rather than social media platforms to follow articles, news, opinion pieces?  +Why use RSS, rather than social media platforms to follow articles, podcasts, news, opinion pieces?  
  
-RSS Feed doesn’t have an algorithm, it doesn’t priorities any specific feed, shows them in an order, so you don't have to create any output that is optimized for algorithm behaviours. It is a very direct way to receive information in form of a vertical list. It also ends once you've read all the news/articles for the day, so there is no endless scroll like in social media. Because there are no ads that are waiting for you to consume! +RSS Feed doesn’t have an algorithm, it doesn’t prioritize any specific feed, does not show them in a specific order other than the date so you don't have to perform your "content" in a way thaat is optimized for algorithm. It is a very direct way to receive information in form of a vertical list. It ends once you've read all the news/articles for the day, so there is no endless scroll like in social media. That is because there are no ads that are waiting for you to consume! 
  
-Many websites, podcasts etc. have actually feeds that you can follow them directly. For this, you need a reader to read RSS feed. There are some readers you can use, most of them have monthly subscriptions. Some options here that don't require subscription, either have free versions, or you can buy the app just once in the beginning.+Many websites, podcasts etc. have actually feeds through which you can follow them directly. For this, you need a RSS reader to read RSS feed. There are different readers you can use and most of them have monthly subscriptions. Some options here that don't require subscription, some with free versions, or you can buy the app just once in the beginning.
  
 **1) RSS Reader App options to use**\\  **1) RSS Reader App options to use**\\ 
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   * Reeder Classic - you pay once to buy the app\\    * Reeder Classic - you pay once to buy the app\\ 
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   * [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netnewswire-rss-reader/id1480640210|Net News Fire]], app for iPhone &iPad \\    * [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netnewswire-rss-reader/id1480640210|Net News Fire]], app for iPhone &iPad \\ 
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   * Nextcloud gives you a free reader as a web app\\    * Nextcloud gives you a free reader as a web app\\ 
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   * [[https://miniflux.app|Miniflux]]\\    * [[https://miniflux.app|Miniflux]]\\ 
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   * Opera, Vivaldi, Mozilla Firefox have the use option as RSS reader\\    * Opera, Vivaldi, Mozilla Firefox have the use option as RSS reader\\ 
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   * For Linux, you can use the Newsflash\\    * For Linux, you can use the Newsflash\\ 
 +  * [[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.capyreader.app/|Capy Reader]] for Android
  
 **2) Turning newsletters into feeds:**\\  **2) Turning newsletters into feeds:**\\ 
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 **3) Full Text RSS**\\  **3) Full Text RSS**\\ 
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 Some RSS feeds may give you only a short version of an article in your RSS reader, but you want to be able to read them in full length in your RSS reader application and don't want to have to go the source website, so it's better to throw the feed links all first into here : [[http://ftr.fivefilters.org]]\\  Some RSS feeds may give you only a short version of an article in your RSS reader, but you want to be able to read them in full length in your RSS reader application and don't want to have to go the source website, so it's better to throw the feed links all first into here : [[http://ftr.fivefilters.org]]\\ 
 This way you can be sure that the article you'll get will be in the original length. At some cases, this may not work. You can preview it and see if it works. And you can self host this one in your home server! \\  This way you can be sure that the article you'll get will be in the original length. At some cases, this may not work. You can preview it and see if it works. And you can self host this one in your home server! \\ 
  
 **4) Finding out the feed links from different platforms:**\\  **4) Finding out the feed links from different platforms:**\\ 
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 Many platforms with good intentions already make the rss feed link visible, unlike Spotify, YouTube etc where you should not be able to reach the link so easily of course to keep you on the platform. That's why sometimes you have to figure out. Here are some examples. Many platforms with good intentions already make the rss feed link visible, unlike Spotify, YouTube etc where you should not be able to reach the link so easily of course to keep you on the platform. That's why sometimes you have to figure out. Here are some examples.
  
-  * RSS from Youtube channels: +  * RSS from Youtube channels: By copying the channel link to your RSS Reader, you should get the RSS feed link. In case that doesn't work, you can try to get the channel ID with these instructions: [[https://webschale.de/2024/rss-feed-fuer-youtube-channels/]]. You can also migrate your existing Youtube subscriptions to your RSS reader with these introductions: [[https://christophemarois.com/youtube-without-the-feed/]]
  
-By copying the channel link to your RSS Reader, you should get the RSS feed link. In case that doesn't work, you can try to get the channel ID with these instructions: [[https://webschale.de/2024/rss-feed-fuer-youtube-channels/]]+  * RSS from Substack [[https://your.substack.com/feed]]. Replace "your" with the name of your Substack publication.
  
-You can also migrate your existing Youtube subscriptions to your RSS reader with these introductions: +  * RSS from Spotify. This website gives you the RSS link from a Spotify podcast profile: [[https://getrssfeed.com/]]
-[[https://christophemarois.com/youtube-without-the-feed/]]+
  
-  * RSS from Substack\\   +  * RSS - Mastadon (Copy paste from: [[https://fedi.tips/following-mastodon-and-fediverse-accounts-through-rss/#:~:text=RSS%20feeds%20are%20simple%2C%20easy,accounts%20to%20follow%20RSS%20feeds|link]])\\ 
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-[[https://your.substack.com/feed]] +
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-Replace "your" with the name of your Substack publication. +
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-  * RSS from Spotify\\   +
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-This website gives you the RSS link from a Spotify podcast profile: +
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-[[https://getrssfeed.com/]] +
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-  * RSS - Mastadon\\  +
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-(Copy paste from: [[https://fedi.tips/following-mastodon-and-fediverse-accounts-through-rss/#:~:text=RSS%20feeds%20are%20simple%2C%20easy,accounts%20to%20follow%20RSS%20feeds|link]])\\ +
  
 All Mastodon accounts have an RSS address which can be followed from RSS apps:\\  All Mastodon accounts have an RSS address which can be followed from RSS apps:\\ 
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 **5) Using RSS for your DIY website:**\\  **5) Using RSS for your DIY website:**\\ 
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 You can use RSS to announce your events, exhibitions or anything new happening, without depending on social media, for your announcements where one way communication is sufficient.\\  You can use RSS to announce your events, exhibitions or anything new happening, without depending on social media, for your announcements where one way communication is sufficient.\\ 
  
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 An example of a RSS.xml file:\\  An example of a RSS.xml file:\\ 
-{{: rss_file_example.png?400|}}+<code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
 +<rss version="2.0"> 
 + 
 +<channel> 
 +  <title>My Title</title> 
 +  <link>https://mywebsite.com</link> 
 +  <description>My Description</description> 
 + 
 +  
 +  <item> 
 +    <title>Title of the Entry</title> 
 +    <link>Link of the Entry</link> 
 +    <description> 
 + 
 +<![CDATA[    <img src=“Image Link">    
 + 
 +      My Text here  ]]>  </description> 
 + </item> 
 + 
 + 
 +  <item> 
 +    <title>Title of the Entry</title> 
 + 
 +    <link>Link of the Entry</link> 
 +     
 + 
 +<description> 
 + 
 + <![CDATA[    <img src=“Image Link">    
 + 
 +My text <p>  
 + 
 +My text 
 +        
 + ]]>  
 +</description> 
 + 
 +  </item> 
 +</channel> 
 + 
 +</rss> 
 +</code>
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