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A simple request
: Hey, Washington Post, now that you own Slate, can you do something simple for me: Get Kaus an RSS feed. You can put the rest on RSS but, believe me, I know how hard it can be to get these things done. So a step at a time: Start with Mickey. These days, if it’s not on RSS, I miss it.
Slate does have an RSS feed… headlines only, but still easier than browsing their site.
http://slate.msn.com/rss/
Or are you seeking individual feeds?
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What is a RSS feed?
WaPo is actually moving in the other direction. Since the acquisition, they’ve stopped including entire articles in their e-mail newsletters. Now you only get the top three paragraphs of Today’s Papers, War Stories, etc., before you’re forced to click on a link to read the rest.
So don’t count on it.
Lileks should get an RSS feed too.
Jeff,
YOU can make an RSS feed yourself w/out waiting on Slate. Use http://FeedFire.com to create one!
Amen. Kaus is the only thing worth reading on Slate most days. He needs his own feed.
They should also consider making his page more blog-like: permalinks, tightly-focused posts, categories, and non-passport comments.
In LA back in March, I begged Mickey to get an RSS feed. In fact, I bet him something ($500? I can’t remember) that he’d have a feed within a year. It’s inevitable, and stalling is silly. Thanks for the help, Jeff!
Of course, what he needs even more desperately is permalinks.