Jerry Lawson at NetLawBlog points us to a resource comparing the new Atom format for newsfeeds to the RSS standard developed by David Winer and ceded to Harvard. Jerry doubts that the additional complexity of the Atom fomat will outweigh "the additional costs and confusion." Netlawblog: Atom vs. RSS
My experience is that Google has been a good judge of cost/benefit outcomes, and is no fan of unnecessary complexity. Their Blogger subsidiary has chosen to offer Atom formatted feeds instead of RSS. I don't know enough about the two technologies to form an opinion, but am glad that there is competition. Competition always seems to make both the market leader and the challenger improve.
For some background, see: Unintended Consequences: Atom v. RSS: Google weighs in (2/13/04).
Posted by dougsimpson at February 15, 2004 07:34 AM | TrackBack