Amazon.com Syndicated Content is delivered in RSS format. RSS is a standard format (in XML) for delivering content that changes on a regular basis. Content is delivered in small chunks, generally a synopsis, preview, or headline. Selected categories, subcategories and search results in Amazon.com stores now have RSS feeds associated with them, delivering a headline-view of the top 10 bestsellers in that category or set of search results.\n\n
This is very cool, though the feeds a little hard to find at first. Don’t look for the orange XML or RSS buttons – use RSS autodiscovery to find the feed associated with a search. (In other words, the URL will be in a link tag in the header of a search results page.)
\n\n<p>And though I don’t really want to stir up trouble, I find it strange that Amazon uses <span class=\"caps\">RSS</span> v0.91, and that they link to <i>Netscape</i> (an all but defunct entity) and not a spec hosted by UserLand or <a href=\"http://www.thecrimson.com/today/article348552.html\">Harvard</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Anyway, at least they‘re providing feeds in <strong>some</strong> format!</p>\nshortname=amazon_rss
\n", "body": "Amazon.com Syndicated Content is delivered in RSS format. RSS is a standard format (in XML) for delivering content that changes on a regular basis. Content is delivered in small chunks, generally a synopsis, preview, or headline. Selected categories, subcategories and search results in Amazon.com stores now have RSS feeds associated with them, delivering a headline-view of the top 10 bestsellers in that category or set of search results.
This is very cool, though the feeds a little hard to find at first. Don’t look for the orange XML or RSS buttons – use RSS autodiscovery to find the feed associated with a search. (In other words, the URL will be in a link tag in the header of a search results page.)
\r\n\r\n\tAnd though I don’t really want to stir up trouble, I find it strange that Amazon uses RSS v0.91, and that they link to Netscape (an all but defunct entity) and not a spec hosted by UserLand or Harvard.
\r\n\r\n\tAnyway, at least they‘re providing feeds in some format!
\r\n\r\nshortname=amazon_rss\r\n", "parentPath": "./content/posts/archives/2003", "path": "2003/07/26/amazon-rss", "summary": "Amazon.com Syndicated Content is delivered in RSS format. RSS is a standard format (in XML) for delivering content that changes on a regular basis. Content is delivered in small chunks, generally a synopsis, preview, or headline. Selected categories, subcategories and search results in Amazon.com stores now have RSS feeds associated with them, delivering a headline-view of the top 10 bestsellers in that category or set of search results.\n\nSource: Amazon.com Syndicated Content (via Silicon Valley - Dan Gillmor's eJournal - Amazon Does RSS, Officially)\n\n\n\nThis is very cool, though the feeds a little hard to find at first. Don’t look for the orange XML or RSS buttons – use RSS autodiscovery to find the feed associated with a search. (In other words, the URL will be in a link tag in the header of a search results page.)\n\nAnd though I don’t really want to stir up trouble, I find it strange that Amazon uses RSS v0.91, and that they link to Netscape (an all but defunct entity) and not a spec hosted by UserLand or Harvard.
\n\nAnyway, at least they‘re providing feeds in some format!
", "needsBuild": true, "prevPostPath": "2003/07/23/from-foaf-rss", "prevPostTitle": "HTTP/1.1 From header and FOAF use in RSS aggregators", "nextPostPath": "2003/07/28/desktops-rock", "nextPostTitle": "Desktops are better than laptops?" }