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June 4, 2004
Category RSS Newsfeeds
Not Always On now hosts RSS newsfeeds by category. Scroll down on the right hand side and click on "Syndicate this site" to see the feeds. (Click on the link below it - What does this mean? - for an explanation if you are unfamiliar with RSS and Syndication).
Given that this weblog is essentially a brain dump of random information and details I am amazed that 1) anyone other than myself reads it, and 2) that anyone other than my uncle (my only relative who knows what RSS is) would subscribe to the newsfeed of it. I'm pleased and flattered when someone links over here, but also scratch my head and wonder, why? Certainly people who are interested in the New York art postings will not be interested in the Sacramento restaurant postings. I have found myself holding back from truly brain dumping as much as I would like for fear of boring the very few people who do look at this site once in a while.
But this then gets to the essential question of the purpose of a blog. Many people write their blogs specifically to be read by others. I do that actually, on my other blogs. However in this case, Not Always On is also personal project, less crafted for an audience, and more a place for me to park publicly things I find interesting or useful. There is no rhyme or reason or order for the postings. For example, I'm beginning to list restaurants so that when I go to look for a phone number to make a reservation, I can just search the site.
So in the spirit of bringing some order to the ever increasing randomness of this site, I'm putting out RSS feeds by category. So, if you are only interested in the art postings, you can subscribe to those postings and no other. This way I can make one post about Robert Longo at the Whitney and another about amanita mushrooms along the Sonoma coast and not feel guilty that I'm off topic. This whole weblog is off topic, intentionally so.
Posted by elise on June 4, 2004 to Random
