Tony Hirst tipped me off in an email to the new “Fetch Data” module in Yahoo Pipes. This feature allows you to parse any XML or JSON, opening up a whole new world of possibility. To demonstrate, I’ve created a pipe that will take all feeds listed in an OPML file, aggregate all of the [...]

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Our gossip columnist has heard through the grapevine that R-Mail, the popular RSS-to-email service, is up for sale. Randy Morin, who runs R-Mail, announced last month that 50,000 users were using the service. This seems to have gotten somebody’s attention. The question is, what is the motive for buying the service? The technology to support [...]

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There have been several startups lately that offer ways to leave audio messages on websites. Many of them involve using your phone by either calling a number or having an automated system call you. Library Clips has compiled a good catalog of these sites, so I won’t bother to put a list here. One of [...]

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