http://denniskennedy.com/blog/2005/09/by-request-why-did-you-add-an-email-subscription-to-your-blogs-feed-if-you-are-such-an-advocate-of-rss/ Legal technology, technologylaw and other musings. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://denniskennedy.com/blog/2005/09/by-request-why-did-you-add-an-email-subscription-to-your-blogs-feed-if-you-are-such-an-advocate-of-rss/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Matt Buchanan Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:31:04 +0000 http://denniskennedy_com.innosoftware.net/?p=830#comment-23 Great post Dennis. I remember that Skype chat well... We struggled with the RSS/e-mail issue on Rethink(IP) a bit. Initially, we thought that everyone SHOULD be using RSS and, by golly, we'd work to make that a reality. But then it dawned on us...some people (a majority, by a longshot) WANT information delivered by e-mail. So we decided to give the people what they want...choice. Readers can receive our RSS MOJO feeds via RSS or via FeedBlitz-powered e-mail. I've wondered why people want e-mail over RSS. Some, I bet, are intimidated by new technology, no matter how simple and/or practical it is. Many people are heavily invested in e-mail with their elaborate folder structures, rules, etc. that allow efficient review and storage of information. For others, e-mail is just the easiest way to recieve stuff. It's become so commonplace to "Enter your e-mail address here" that, I think, it will take some time for RSS to supplant e-mail as the preferred form of information delivery, despite its advantages. In the meantime, I'll keep preaching the gospel. Great post Dennis. I remember that Skype chat well…
We struggled with the RSS/e-mail issue on Rethink(IP) a bit. Initially, we thought that everyone SHOULD be using RSS and, by golly, we’d work to make that a reality. But then it dawned on us…some people (a majority, by a longshot) WANT information delivered by e-mail. So we decided to give the people what they want…choice. Readers can receive our RSS MOJO feeds via RSS or via FeedBlitz-powered e-mail.
I’ve wondered why people want e-mail over RSS. Some, I bet, are intimidated by new technology, no matter how simple and/or practical it is. Many people are heavily invested in e-mail with their elaborate folder structures, rules, etc. that allow efficient review and storage of information. For others, e-mail is just the easiest way to recieve stuff.
It’s become so commonplace to “Enter your e-mail address here” that, I think, it will take some time for RSS to supplant e-mail as the preferred form of information delivery, despite its advantages.
In the meantime, I’ll keep preaching the gospel.

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