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by monksy 9 hours ago
What did Google benefit from killing rss? Seems like that would help engagement on the web in general.
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tommek4077 8 hours ago
You couldnt put ads that easily in rss feeds.
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InsideOutSanta 8 hours ago
It's a decentralized solution in a world where google wants everything to go through google.
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waqasx 4 hours ago
Subscribing to RSS creates a p2p web over http. It cuts out the middleman. Who is the biggest middleman of the internet?
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goldenarm 8 hours ago
They killed greader and RSS to push Google+, which was a brilliant decision.
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danesparza 8 hours ago
Ad revenue.
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