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  • Application Programming Interfaces, Really Simple Syndication and the Open Protocols

    Application Programming Interfaces, Really Simple Syndication and the Open Protocols

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesTwitter and Reddit want to charge people to use their API despite already wanting people to pay them directly. Twitter decided to drive users away and make itself more expensive. As a result of this the website is imploding, rather than thriving.  Yesterday I read that Reddit, too, wanted to charge users…

  • Video Podcasts as a way to avoid Algorithms

    Video Podcasts as a way to avoid Algorithms

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I opened YouTube, looked at the choice of videos and thought “I don’t feel like watching any of this content because of its headlines”, whilst eating lunch. Instead, I tried something less habitual. I opened the podcast app on my laptop and looked for videos that might be interesting. I ended…

  • Snackr and RSS

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith my love for the short form Snackr is a welcome addition to my world as an easy way to keep an eye on rss feeds. It’s a ticker box that scrolls all the latest articles. You can choose whether you whether you want every post over the past day to…