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by cally 2174 days ago
"I’m one of a few that saw the power of RSS, which is now coming back in the shape of podcasts"

I don't think the rise of podcasts is massively due to RSS. I think it's because of the low cost / high creativity balance of the format, where the format uses RSS.
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toyg 2174 days ago
It's somewhat ironic that podcasts have effectively outlived the two technologies they were based on (rss and iPods). Accidents of history and all that...
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JoelMcCracken 2174 days ago
Same reason we call our pocket computers with voice chat "phones"
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Andrew_nenakhov 2174 days ago
Not ironic at all. All that matters is the content, not the way it is delivered to the user.
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kevin_indig 2174 days ago
> All that matters is the content, not the way it is delivered to the user.

I think it matters for the creators, though.

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magnio 2174 days ago
Yeah tell that to the music industry.
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Andrew_nenakhov 2174 days ago
Music oligopoly, you mean?
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kevin_indig 2174 days ago
RSS is not the only reason but enabled, for example, Apple to create a platform for podcasts.
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