had two separate, unrelated conversations about an hour apart with people working in the technology industry who once used RSS readers but had mostly abandoned them in favor of using Twitter to find news and interesting blog posts. And unlike RSS, Twitter is two-way — the discussion is right there. Only on GigaOM Pro. MORE >>

According to a survey in 2005 , only 12% of internet users know what RSS feeds are. While RSS feeds give us the latest news, blog posts, and site updates through a single interface, it’s not farfetched to think that they can also be a major time suck.  Or you know, you can just fine-tune your subscription list. Do a review. MORE >>

Celine Roque wrote a great article about how to fine tune your RSS subscriptions and prune them down to the feeds that provide you with the most value. spent some time over the Thanksgiving holiday reviewing my feeds and getting rid of the poor performers, which really helps me get more value while spending less time in my RSS reader. MORE >>

In fact, social media web sites such as Twitter , FriendFeed and   Facebook have the potential to take over many of the functions of RSS readers such as Google Reader , Newsgator and Bloglines. There are a few different ways to use Twitter as an RSS reader. Can Facebook be used as an RSS reader? Written by Eric Berlin. Twitter. MORE >>

About 14 months ago, I responded to myriad “RSS is Dead” stories by asking you, my RSS readers , if you were really  reading. That’s always been the problem publishers have had with RSS – it’s impossible to monetize. Apparently that was far easier to monetize than RSS). mean, think about it. MORE >>