The History of RSS

THE HISTORY OF RSS The death of Google Reader is imminent, but RSS is resilient technology that goes way back. Here's everything you ever wanted to know about the history of RSS and more. 1994 November 1994 Dave Winer Joins San Francisco Newspaper Strike Dave Winer becomes interested in web publishing during the San Francisco newspaper strike, when he helped to automate production processes for the strikers' online newspaper. Subsequently shifts the focus of his company, UserLand, to online publishing products. 1995 Sm Francdes Cronlde Juff inte prc 1996 1995 - 1997 Ramanathan V. Guha Develops MCF Guha develops the Meta Content Framework (MCF) at I ipe er t al a Apoure Cla arice Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group. hev tem de ST d 1997 December 1997 XML Released on Scripting News Winer designs and implements an XML syndication format for use on his pioneering weblog, Scripting News. Fe Len View e bemis Commeticalar Netscape:Version -20000S Netscape Communicator4.75 1998 N Or e 00 Nee Com Ceres A Te n et a T al C eg ewin ed NETSCAPE o 1999 March 1999 RSS 0.9 Created for Netscape Guha and Dan Libby create first version of RSS for Netscape. It July 1999 Netscape Releases RSS 0.91 adapted MCF for XML, and used Resource Description Framework (RDF) site summary. Eventually became known as RSS o.9. |Libby creates RSS 2000 o.91 for Netscape- simplified format, removed RDF elements, incorporated aspects of Winer's Scripting News format. December 2000 December 2000 Winer Releases RSS 0.92 RSS o.92 released by Winer. Introduced the enclosure RSS-DEV Releases RSS 1.0 RSS 1.0 released by RSS-DEV Working Group, including Guha and reps from O'Reilly Media and Moreover. Reintroduced 2001 element, which permitted audio files to be carried in RSS feeds April 2001 Netscape Drops RSS Netscape drops RSS support at the behest of new owner America Online (AOL). and helped spark the podcasting trend. Demonstrated enclosure support for RDF and added XML namespace support. by including a URL to a Grateful Dead song in Scripting News. 2002 AOL e The New York Times September 2002 RSS 2.0: 'Really Simple Syndication' Winer releases RSS 2.0 and redubs initials Really Simple Syndication. RSS 2.0 added namespace support and preserved backward compatibility with RSS o.92. Later that year, the New York 2003 Times agrees with UserLand to syndicate their articles in RSS 2.0. June 2003 Google philpp.Jenmenagmail.com o Home IMAccent I Sn Seach te new corert each he Veb Atom RSS Emerges Sam Ruby starts a wiki page to discuss the shortcomings of RSS. Atom 0.2, 0.3, and 1.0 eventually emerged from this community debate. Hame Yor suscretons Read tems stamred up down refresh Welcome to Google Reader 2004 Spend your time reading what you care about most. To get started in the search box above, erter the name of a news source or topic (eg.new york tmes or cotege footbal) and cick "Search for new cortent When you find something that kooks interestng cick on its te ta preview Cick on a suscribe buton to get new tems from that site whenevert updates July 2003 Winer Gives RSS 2.0 f you know where a feed ves you can enter the teed UE Copyright to Harvard Winer assigns copyright for RSS 2.0 to Harvard's Berkman Center Or you can msot scstong from other programs You can Tke he Googge Reager tour to leam more October 2005 2005 for Internet & Society. 'Freezes' RSS 2.0 format and launches At Gle- Las FAO Birth of Google Reader RSS Advisory Board with Brent Simmons and Jon Udell. Wetherell and a small team at Google launch Google Reader. December 2005 Microsoft Adopts Mozilla's RSS Logo Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook teams adopt orange RSS feed logo, originally used by Mozilla in its Firefox browser. 2006 February 2006 RSS-DEV Releases RSS 1.0 RSS 1.0 released by RSS-DEV Working Group, including Guha and reps from O'Reilly Media and Moreover. Reintroduced I support for RDF and added XML 어 2007 namespace support. September 2006 Google Reader Redesign Google Reader announces redesign including such features as unread counts, ability to mark all as read, a new folder-based interface, and a sharing feature. 2008 November 2006 Launch of DevHD Khodabakchian co-founds DevHD, which sought to create a platform using RSS feeds, online storage, and social media integration to connect users with personally relevant information. 2009 feedly June 2008 DevHD Releases Feedo DevHD releases Feeddo-soon redubbed Feedly-a web extension optimized for RSS feeds. Featured a minimal, customizable, magazine-style interface that adapts to the user's personal RSS feed preferences. Major breakthrough in terms of RSS beautification that 2010 was eventually adapted for Andriod and iOS apps. +1 +1 201I October 2011 +1 Google Reader Gets the G+ Treatment Google replaces Share and Like buttons with the less popular +I button. The decision was received unfavorably by previous Reader developers such as former product manager Ben Shih, as well as major tech news outlets like Wired, Forbes, CNET, and Information Week. 2012 Google Reader will not be available after July 1, 2013 March 2013 Learn more 2013 Google Announces the End of Reader Urz Holzle publicly announces the end of Google Reader. Users given a sunset period until July I, 2013, to allow them to move their content from the popular aggregator. OK Infographics @ aNewDomain.net I SCRIPTING NEWS THE HISTORY OF RSS The death of Google Reader is imminent, but RSS is resilient technology that goes way back. Here's everything you ever wanted to know about the history of RSS and more. 1994 November 1994 Dave Winer Joins San Francisco Newspaper Strike Dave Winer becomes interested in web publishing during the San Francisco newspaper strike, when he helped to automate production processes for the strikers' online newspaper. Subsequently shifts the focus of his company, UserLand, to online publishing products. 1995 Sm Francdes Cronlde Juff inte prc 1996 1995 - 1997 Ramanathan V. Guha Develops MCF Guha develops the Meta Content Framework (MCF) at I ipe er t al a Apoure Cla arice Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group. hev tem de ST d 1997 December 1997 XML Released on Scripting News Winer designs and implements an XML syndication format for use on his pioneering weblog, Scripting News. Fe Len View e bemis Commeticalar Netscape:Version -20000S Netscape Communicator4.75 1998 N Or e 00 Nee Com Ceres A Te n et a T al C eg ewin ed NETSCAPE o 1999 March 1999 RSS 0.9 Created for Netscape Guha and Dan Libby create first version of RSS for Netscape. It July 1999 Netscape Releases RSS 0.91 adapted MCF for XML, and used Resource Description Framework (RDF) site summary. Eventually became known as RSS o.9. |Libby creates RSS 2000 o.91 for Netscape- simplified format, removed RDF elements, incorporated aspects of Winer's Scripting News format. December 2000 December 2000 Winer Releases RSS 0.92 RSS o.92 released by Winer. Introduced the enclosure RSS-DEV Releases RSS 1.0 RSS 1.0 released by RSS-DEV Working Group, including Guha and reps from O'Reilly Media and Moreover. Reintroduced 2001 element, which permitted audio files to be carried in RSS feeds April 2001 Netscape Drops RSS Netscape drops RSS support at the behest of new owner America Online (AOL). and helped spark the podcasting trend. Demonstrated enclosure support for RDF and added XML namespace support. by including a URL to a Grateful Dead song in Scripting News. 2002 AOL e The New York Times September 2002 RSS 2.0: 'Really Simple Syndication' Winer releases RSS 2.0 and redubs initials Really Simple Syndication. RSS 2.0 added namespace support and preserved backward compatibility with RSS o.92. Later that year, the New York 2003 Times agrees with UserLand to syndicate their articles in RSS 2.0. June 2003 Google philpp.Jenmenagmail.com o Home IMAccent I Sn Seach te new corert each he Veb Atom RSS Emerges Sam Ruby starts a wiki page to discuss the shortcomings of RSS. Atom 0.2, 0.3, and 1.0 eventually emerged from this community debate. Hame Yor suscretons Read tems stamred up down refresh Welcome to Google Reader 2004 Spend your time reading what you care about most. To get started in the search box above, erter the name of a news source or topic (eg.new york tmes or cotege footbal) and cick "Search for new cortent When you find something that kooks interestng cick on its te ta preview Cick on a suscribe buton to get new tems from that site whenevert updates July 2003 Winer Gives RSS 2.0 f you know where a feed ves you can enter the teed UE Copyright to Harvard Winer assigns copyright for RSS 2.0 to Harvard's Berkman Center Or you can msot scstong from other programs You can Tke he Googge Reager tour to leam more October 2005 2005 for Internet & Society. 'Freezes' RSS 2.0 format and launches At Gle- Las FAO Birth of Google Reader RSS Advisory Board with Brent Simmons and Jon Udell. Wetherell and a small team at Google launch Google Reader. December 2005 Microsoft Adopts Mozilla's RSS Logo Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook teams adopt orange RSS feed logo, originally used by Mozilla in its Firefox browser. 2006 February 2006 RSS-DEV Releases RSS 1.0 RSS 1.0 released by RSS-DEV Working Group, including Guha and reps from O'Reilly Media and Moreover. Reintroduced I support for RDF and added XML 어 2007 namespace support. September 2006 Google Reader Redesign Google Reader announces redesign including such features as unread counts, ability to mark all as read, a new folder-based interface, and a sharing feature. 2008 November 2006 Launch of DevHD Khodabakchian co-founds DevHD, which sought to create a platform using RSS feeds, online storage, and social media integration to connect users with personally relevant information. 2009 feedly June 2008 DevHD Releases Feedo DevHD releases Feeddo-soon redubbed Feedly-a web extension optimized for RSS feeds. Featured a minimal, customizable, magazine-style interface that adapts to the user's personal RSS feed preferences. Major breakthrough in terms of RSS beautification that 2010 was eventually adapted for Andriod and iOS apps. +1 +1 201I October 2011 +1 Google Reader Gets the G+ Treatment Google replaces Share and Like buttons with the less popular +I button. The decision was received unfavorably by previous Reader developers such as former product manager Ben Shih, as well as major tech news outlets like Wired, Forbes, CNET, and Information Week. 2012 Google Reader will not be available after July 1, 2013 March 2013 Learn more 2013 Google Announces the End of Reader Urz Holzle publicly announces the end of Google Reader. Users given a sunset period until July I, 2013, to allow them to move their content from the popular aggregator. OK Infographics @ aNewDomain.net I SCRIPTING NEWS