![]() ![]() Now, let's get into why you should have a syndication feed for your blog. If you need some more information, the link to mentioned earlier shows more meanings. So syndication is the process of acquiring and then publishing the content. So to put this in perspective for this blog: This blog contains content from different sources, in this case: me, the writer, and publishes this to a lot of different sources at the same time. This means a central location can acquire content from all kinds of different locations and then publish that content from a single source to a lot of different places. In the journalism world, according to, a syndicate is an agency that acquires content from different sources and distributes that content for simultaneous publication in many different channels (newspapers, websites, etc.). Syndication? What does that mean?īefore I continue, it might be a good idea to explain what syndication actually means. If you're wondering what the differences are between RSS and Atom, you can read about it on Wikipedia. ![]() In this post, I'll explain why you should be using a feed, be it Atom or RSS, for your blog. Atom is just a more modern version of RSS, but they serve the same purpose: Sharing updates from a source to different destinations. A lot of people have heard about RSS in some way or another, but fewer people know Atom. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom (Atom Syndication Format) are two ways to syndicate your content across platforms. RSS/Atom feed: Why you should have one for your blog ![]() Home Blog RSS/Atom feed: Why you should have one for your blog ![]()
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