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--- guides:rss [2025/05/08 10:55] – wgp
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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**\\
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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.
-  * 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/]]
-You can also migrate your existing Youtube subscriptions to your RSS reader with these introductions:
+  * RSS from Substack [[https://your.substack.com/feed]]. Replace "your" with the name of your Substack publication.
-[[https://christophemarois.com/youtube-without-the-feed/]]
-  * RSS from Substack\\
+  * RSS from Spotify. This website gives you the RSS link from a Spotify podcast profile: [[https://getrssfeed.com/]]
-[[https://your.substack.com/feed]]
-Replace "your" with the name of your Substack publication.
-  * RSS from Spotify\\
+  * 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]])\\
-This website gives you the RSS link from a Spotify podcast profile:
-[[https://getrssfeed.com/]]
-  * 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]])\\
 All Mastodon accounts have an RSS address which can be followed from RSS apps:\\