Comments on: A Non-Scientific Poll: Do You Use RSS? http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/ Nerds are for Dorks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dan Mall http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14385 Dan Mall Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:47:12 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14385 1. Yes. 2. Blog. 3. Nope. 4. RssReader on Windows, NewsNetWire on Mac 5. RSS all the way! 1. Yes.
2. Blog.
3. Nope.
4. RssReader on Windows, NewsNetWire on Mac
5. RSS all the way!

]]> By: Victor Lewis http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14384 Victor Lewis Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:12:11 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14384 1. Yes 2. Just blogs 3. No but I would like to, if it were done well. 4. bloglines.com 5. RSS 1. Yes
2. Just blogs
3. No but I would like to, if it were done well.
4. bloglines.com
5. RSS

]]> By: sian siew http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14383 sian siew Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:09:50 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14383 1. Yes 2. Both 3. Yes 4. Bloglines.com 5. RSS feed 1. Yes
2. Both
3. Yes
4. Bloglines.com
5. RSS feed

]]> By: Phill Bryant http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14382 Phill Bryant Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:00:17 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14382 1. At High School 2. I use RSS within Thunderbird for blogs, and Firefox's live bookmarks for news (neowin, /. etc.) 3. Yes- Trillian. 4. See 2 5. RSS feed 1. At High School
2. I use RSS within Thunderbird for blogs, and Firefox’s live bookmarks for news (neowin, /. etc.)
3. Yes- Trillian.
4. See 2
5. RSS feed

]]> By: Justin http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14381 Justin Thu, 28 Apr 2005 04:08:43 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14381 1. not really (mass communication) 2. mostly blogs (including community/group blogs. is Slashdot news?) 3. no. 4. Live Bookmarks in Firefox. 5. RSS, given the high rate of updates. I still suscribe to e-mail headlines just to keep a copy. 1. not really (mass communication)
2. mostly blogs (including community/group blogs. is Slashdot news?)
3. no.
4. Live Bookmarks in Firefox.
5. RSS, given the high rate of updates. I still suscribe to e-mail headlines just to keep a copy.

]]> By: Bruce Walker http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14380 Bruce Walker Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:52:59 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14380 1. yes 2. I use RSS to keep up with news and events (and blogs) 3. yes 4. stand-alone newsreader (NetNewsWire; Mac OS X) 5. RSS feed 1. yes
2. I use RSS to keep up with news and events (and blogs)
3. yes
4. stand-alone newsreader (NetNewsWire; Mac OS X)
5. RSS feed

]]> By: Paul Hertl http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14379 Paul Hertl Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:40:34 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14379 1. Retired engineer 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Use Sharp Reader 5. RSS feeder 1. Retired engineer
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Use Sharp Reader
5. RSS feeder

]]> By: Jeff http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14378 Jeff Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:38:45 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14378 1. No - High School 2. Both 3. Yes 4. Standalon, SharpReader 5. RSS - That's the whole point of it! 1. No – High School
2. Both
3. Yes
4. Standalon, SharpReader
5. RSS – That’s the whole point of it!

]]> By: Matthew Turland http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14377 Matthew Turland Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:33:31 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14377 1. Yes. 2. Both. 3. No. 4. Firefox. 5. RSS. 1. Yes.
2. Both.
3. No.
4. Firefox.
5. RSS.

]]> By: Rachel C http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14376 Rachel C Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:07:42 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14376 1. Yes 2. Both. 3. Yes. 4. Stand alone (FeedDemon) 5. RSS. 1. Yes
2. Both.
3. Yes.
4. Stand alone (FeedDemon)
5. RSS.

]]> By: Jonathan Horak http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14375 Jonathan Horak Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:36:13 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14375 <ol> <li>My job(s) are. My schoolwork isn't.</li> <li>Both.</li> <li>Yes.</li> <li>Yes, NetNewsWire.</li> <li>RSS.</li> </ol>
  • My job(s) are. My schoolwork isn’t.
  • Both.
  • Yes.
  • Yes, NetNewsWire.
  • RSS.
    • ]]>         By: Marcus http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14374 Marcus Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:28:06 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14374 <ol> <li>No – I'm an archaeologist.</li> <li>Both.</li> <li>Yes.</li> <li>Stand-alone. NewsFire: it's the only way to fly. -:o)</li> <li>RSS every time.</li> </ol>
  • No – I’m an archaeologist.
  • Both.
  • Yes.
  • Stand-alone. NewsFire: it’s the only way to fly. -:o)
  • RSS every time.
    • ]]>         By: Donoho http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14373 Donoho Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:13:19 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14373 1. Yes 2. Both 3. Yes 4. Sage extension for FireFox 5. RSS 1. Yes
    2. Both
    3. Yes
    4. Sage extension for FireFox
    5. RSS

    ]]>         By: Ryan Latham http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14372 Ryan Latham Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:49:50 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14372 1) Yup 2) Yeah 3) Yuh huh 4) Bloglines and Feed Demon 5) RSS...I don't need anything else in my mailbox :/ 1) Yup
    2) Yeah
    3) Yuh huh
    4) Bloglines and Feed Demon
    5) RSS…I don’t need anything else in my mailbox :/

    ]]>         By: shihchiun http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14371 shihchiun Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:30:59 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14371 1. No. 2. Mostly news, some blogs too 3. yep 4. Bloglines (online aggregator) 5. i don't really care, but rss. 1. No.
    2. Mostly news, some blogs too
    3. yep
    4. Bloglines (online aggregator)
    5. i don’t really care, but rss.

    ]]>         By: LinkTiger http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-2/#comment-14370 LinkTiger Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:28:36 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14370 1. No 2. Both 3. Yes: Mozilla, Red Hat, and Apple, mostly 4. Bloglines mostly with only a couple Live Bookmarks 5. RSS, definately 1. No
    2. Both
    3. Yes: Mozilla, Red Hat, and Apple, mostly
    4. Bloglines mostly with only a couple Live Bookmarks
    5. RSS, definately

    ]]>         By: rsanders http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14369 rsanders Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:38:32 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14369 1) yes 2) yes, news and blogs 3) yes 4) bloglines 5) feed 1) yes
    2) yes, news and blogs
    3) yes
    4) bloglines
    5) feed

    ]]>         By: John http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14368 John Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:48:08 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14368 1. Yes, desktop support tech. 2. News but not blogs, don't realy read them. 3. Yes Firefox but they never update the feed... 4. Live bookmarks and Sage. 5. RSS over email.( what the above poster said) You are welcome. 1. Yes, desktop support tech.
    2. News but not blogs, don’t realy read them.
    3. Yes Firefox but they never update the feed…
    4. Live bookmarks and Sage.
    5. RSS over email.( what the above poster said)

    You are welcome.

    ]]>         By: MattMystic http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14367 MattMystic Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:33:31 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14367 1. Yes 2. Both 3. Yes 4. Sage (Firefox) 5. RSS feed. 1. Yes
    2. Both
    3. Yes
    4. Sage (Firefox)
    5. RSS feed.

    ]]>         By: NOGG3R5 http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14366 NOGG3R5 Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:21:12 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14366 1.Yes 2.|Both 3.No 4. Thunderbird. 5. RSS. I liek to keep email as a social thing "Real mail from real people" 1.Yes
    2.|Both
    3.No
    4. Thunderbird.
    5. RSS. I liek to keep email as a social thing “Real mail from real people”

    ]]>         By: Jenni http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14365 Jenni Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:01:17 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14365 1. yes 2. both 3. no 4. bloglines.com 5. rss. email gets no love :( 1. yes
    2. both
    3. no
    4. bloglines.com
    5. rss. email gets no love :(

    ]]>         By: sean http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14364 sean Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:45:36 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14364 1. Yes 2. both 3. No 4. Klipfolio 5. 100% RSS no question 1. Yes
    2. both
    3. No
    4. Klipfolio
    5. 100% RSS no question

    ]]>         By: Jason Terk http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14363 Jason Terk Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:34:44 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14363 1. Yes 2. BOth 3. Yes 4. Bloglines, so I can read my feeds no matter what computer I'm on. 5. RSS please. 1. Yes
    2. BOth
    3. Yes
    4. Bloglines, so I can read my feeds no matter what computer I’m on.
    5. RSS please.

    ]]>         By: Josh http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14362 Josh Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:28:53 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14362 1. Yes 2. Both 3. Yes 4. I use a PHP tool I sort of wrote. (See www.freepgs.com/joshdick/news) 5. An RSS feed. 1. Yes
    2. Both
    3. Yes
    4. I use a PHP tool I sort of wrote. (See http://www.freepgs.com/joshdick/news)
    5. An RSS feed.

    ]]>         By: Jason Marble http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14361 Jason Marble Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:25:25 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14361 1. Yes 2. Both 3. No 4. No, I use Bloglines 5. RSS Feed, fo shizzle 1. Yes
    2. Both
    3. No
    4. No, I use Bloglines
    5. RSS Feed, fo shizzle

    ]]>         By: mpcc http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14360 mpcc Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:21:48 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14360 1. Yes 2. both 3. No 4. Feedreader 5. RSS 1. Yes
    2. both
    3. No
    4. Feedreader
    5. RSS

    ]]>         By: trovster http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14359 trovster Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:14:14 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14359 1. Yup. 2. Both. 3. Nope. 4. Feed Demon. 5. RSS. 1. Yup.
    2. Both.
    3. Nope.
    4. Feed Demon.
    5. RSS.

    ]]>         By: Randall Newton http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14358 Randall Newton Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:12:32 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14358 1. Yes. I write about technology for the manufacturing and construction industries. 2. I use RSS for both blogs and web sites that use RSS, to keep with with business as well as personal interests. 3. No, but I would if they offered it. 4. NewsGator, integrated into Outlook, and RSS as bookmarks in Firefox. 5. RSS. 1. Yes. I write about technology for the manufacturing and construction industries.
    2. I use RSS for both blogs and web sites that use RSS, to keep with with business as well as personal interests.
    3. No, but I would if they offered it.
    4. NewsGator, integrated into Outlook, and RSS as bookmarks in Firefox.
    5. RSS.

    ]]>         By: ej2 http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14357 ej2 Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:59:28 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14357 1. Yes 2. Both 3. Yes 4. RssBandit 5. RSS 1. Yes
    2. Both
    3. Yes
    4. RssBandit
    5. RSS

    ]]>         By: mateo http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14356 mateo Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:45:00 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14356 1. Yes 2. Both 3. No 4. Sage plugin for firefox 5. RSS feed, no doubt 1. Yes
    2. Both
    3. No
    4. Sage plugin for firefox
    5. RSS feed, no doubt

    ]]>         By: J44xm http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14355 J44xm Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:41:48 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14355 1. Yes (Web Design) 2. Both. 3. No. 4. "Something integrated into another program (Live Bookmarks in Firefox)" 5. RSS, no question 1. Yes (Web Design)
    2. Both.
    3. No.
    4. “Something integrated into another program (Live Bookmarks in Firefox)”
    5. RSS, no question

    ]]>         By: MacGeek http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14354 MacGeek Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:33:35 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14354 1. Yep 2. Both 3. A few 4. NetNewsWire...stays open all day long. 5. Can't imagine getting all those emails. With all the feeds I subscribe to, that would be in the neighborhood of 1000 emails a day... 1. Yep
    2. Both
    3. A few
    4. NetNewsWire…stays open all day long.
    5. Can’t imagine getting all those emails. With all the feeds I subscribe to, that would be in the neighborhood of 1000 emails a day…

    ]]>         By: cyberDrake http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14353 cyberDrake Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:24:49 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14353 1. yes 2. both 3. yes 4. mozilla Thunderbird 5. RSS 1. yes
    2. both
    3. yes
    4. mozilla Thunderbird
    5. RSS

    ]]>         By: cornix http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14352 cornix Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:22:50 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14352 1. Nope 2. Both 3. Nope 4. Sage-Extension for Firefox 5. RSS definitely 1. Nope
    2. Both
    3. Nope
    4. Sage-Extension for Firefox
    5. RSS definitely

    ]]>         By: flipp http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/a_non_scientific_poll_do_you_use_rss/comment-page-1/#comment-14351 flipp Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:12:40 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1549#comment-14351 1. yes 2. both (anything that i find interesting with an rss feed gets picked up) 3. yes. (google/flickr/redhat for example) 4. integrated (sage via firefox) 5. email updates are so 1995, use rss damnit! 1. yes
    2. both (anything that i find interesting with an rss feed gets picked up)
    3. yes. (google/flickr/redhat for example)
    4. integrated (sage via firefox)
    5. email updates are so 1995, use rss damnit!

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