sesivany, 6 days ago to RSS

I keep reading that #GoogleSearch changes are killing small sites. They are indeed.
Last year I figured that the only way to keep my blog somewhat relevant was to strengthen the direct commucation with readers. I bet on #RSS and #ActivityPub.
Year over year, Google traffic share went down from 46% to 25% and direct traffic share went up from 37% to 54%. And the total traffic is up!

omnivore, 5 days ago to opensource

Over the years, some 100 people have translated the entire “Iliad” into English. The latest of them, Emily Wilson, explains what different approaches to one key scene say about the original, and the translators.
https://buff.ly/3ypvsBH
#opensource #history #omnivoreapp #readlater #rss #translation

cory, 3 days ago to blogging

🔗: What does it feel like to read RSS feeds? via Juha-Matti Santala #Blogging #Rss

For me, a lot of what I like about RSS and what Giles also talked about, is about the things that social media used to be like 10-15 years ago. When the main feed was filled with posts by people you chose to follow/befriend/connect with and it was chronological and every post was visible. https://hamatti.org/posts/what-does-it-feel-like-to-read-rss-feeds/