David Kirk doesn't like all the overloading that is going on in RSS content. I have to agree, embedding FeedFlares, related posts, copyright notices, etc are a job for RSS clients, not something that should exist in the post content. On the other hand, I have to disagree on ads, because big media isn't gonna give us full-content RSS without embedded ads. It's a compromise I'm willing to make. What do you think?
http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/2006/10/31/too-much-rss-feed-bling/
- James Holderness
As the author of The RSS Blog, I'm obligated to test this stuff, find out what it's about and report on it. Good or bad.
Randy
Randy
While we're on the subject of FeedBurner services, though, are they responsible for the del.icio.us links that show up in your feed from time to time? The reason I ask is they keep showing up as repeats with different guids every time. It's a bit annoying.
- James
James,
Yes, FeedBurner is responsible for those links. They should be showing up, once per day (at most) and each day's set of links should have a unique GUID. I'm unsure what you mean by REPEATS. What exactly is repeating and annoying about them?
Randy
I thought at first it was just a duplicate checking bug in my client, but I've looked in the database and each repeat has its own guid. For example "Links for 2006-10-07" showed up at least twice: once with the guid "urn:item:7204287" and once with the guid "urn:item:6991834". I'm afraid I don't have a more recent example since I usually delete them straight away.
Anyway I'm saving a copy of your current feed now, and if it happens again I'll be able to show you exactly what I mean.
- James
Thanks James. In the meanwhile, I'm bring the FeedBurner guys into this thread.
Randy
You were correct. Eric found the problem. This should be fixed.
Thanks,
Randy
- James