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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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