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A web feed is a data format used for providing users with frequently updated content.

A web feed is a data format used for providing users with frequently updated content.

A typical scenario of web feed use is:

  • a content provider publishes a feed link on their site which end users can register with an aggregator program (also called a feed reader or a news reader) running on their own machines;
  • doing this is usually as simple as dragging the link from the web browser to the aggregator. When instructed, the aggregator asks all the servers in its feed list if they have new content;
  • if so, the aggregator either makes a note of the new content or downloads it. Aggregators can be scheduled to check for new content periodically. Web feeds are an example of pull technology, although they may appear to push content to the user.
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Setting up a Github Commit RSS feed

I am trying to have my github commits as an RSS feed but so far I have not managed to figure it out. I know that a private feed is available with the following syntax: https://github.com/username.atom?token=token But this the user's activity feed.…
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How to force a script reload and re-execute?

I have a page that is loading a script from a third party (news feed). The src url for the script is assigned dynamically on load up (per third party code).
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How can I improve this PHP/MySQL news feed?

Let me start right off the bat by saying that I know this is not the best solution. I know it's kludgy and a hack of a feature. But that's why I'm here! This question/work builds off some discussion on Quora with Andrew Bosworth, creator of…
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Are there any constantly updating RSS feed services to use for testing, or just very active RSS feeds?

I'm trying to test a service that consumes RSS feeds and turns them into push notifications, and it would be nice if there was a very regularly updated publicly available RSS feed I could point it at. I know I can just use a news feed like CNN, but…
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What is the difference between and in RSS?

I have the feeling, in every RSS.xml file, both the pubDate and the lastBuildDate match. I am sure that this one, is not always true... So firstly, what is the difference between those two above? Secondly, the RSS readers, sort the content by Date,…
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Difference between description and content:encoded tags in RSS2

What is the difference, if any, between the tag and the tag in RSS 2.0 format specifications? Is one more important than the other? Should I be using both in my feeds or one will suffice?
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FB.ui feed dialog is "ignoring" the picture attribute, using cached og:image tag instead

Here's my FB.ui code: FB.ui({ method: 'feed', message: '', link: 'http://mywebaddress/pathToContent', picture: 'http://mywebaddress/pathToPhoto/photo.jpg', display: 'popup' }); The dialog pops up perfectly, it has the link so no…
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Are there free realtime financial data feeds since the demise of OpenQuant?

Now that the oligopole of market data providers successfully killed OpenQuant, does any alternative to proprietary and expensive subscriptions for realtime market data subsist? Ideally I would like to be able to monitor tick by tick securities from…
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How large RSS reader works (netvibes, Google reader...)

I wonder how web applications like Google Reader, Blogline, techronati works, and what technics they follow to parse millions of RSS feeds using cron job at one time?
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Which is most used? RSS or Atom? and which one is better to build from?

I am thinking of using either RSS or Atom in my project, but also "enhancing" the feed with some of my own special attributes specifically used by my project. So I have two questions: 1) Which is most used of RSS and Atom on the web and by the big…
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Is there a decent alternative to Yahoo Pipes?

Pipes is being very buggy lately and has stopped saving new pipes these days. Google Mashup Editor and Microsoft Popfly are both discontinued. Are there are any currently running web apps(or atleast libraries that run on appengine) that do…
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Good resource for the ATOM and RSS specification?

I've been trying to find the "official" documentation for ATOM and RSS so I can program against it. The problem I'm running into is that there are a lot of places that includes parts but never the whole specification. Does anyone know of a good…
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Library or tool to download multiple files in parallel

I'm looking for a python library or a command line tool for downloading multiple files in parallel. My current solution is to download the files sequentially which is slow. I know you can easily write a half-assed threaded solution in python, but I…
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How To Discover RSS Feeds for a given URL

I get a URL from a user. I need to know: a) is the URL a valid RSS feed? b) if not is there a valid feed associated with that URL using PHP/Javascript or something similar (Ex. http://techcrunch.com fails a), but b) would return their RSS feed)
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Grouping similar news contents together like in GOOGLE NEWS

I am unable to manage the RSS feeds easily due to an overwhelming number of new stories / similar news contents posted in various news sites. For subjects such as world news and business news, many of the stories are redundant, adding a burden to…
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