Yahoo new search engine, does RSS
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That's the search results for this site. Hard to read, but in the full version there are "View as XML" and "Add to My Yahoo" links. Yahoo sees that I've added special tags to my header which points to the location of my syndicated feeds -- my front page feed (which is everything that makes it onto the front page) and the blog feeds (which is a combined feed of everyone that posts to their blog here -- everyone also has their own blog feed).
Yahoo has also recently switched to using its own search engine, instead of relying on Google. At the same time, Google made a press release today that they are crawling over a billion pages -- the largest of any search engine.
Update: speaking of RSS, the Online Business Blog mentions that Yahoo Groups are now accessible as RSS feeds. No more mailing lists…
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how do you figure
that rssfeed of a mailing list replaces the mailing list? Where is the threading, how do I read an entire post without opening another browserwindow? Where is the list interface if I want to digest? How do I reply or post?
For my money, NNTP remains the quickest way to read high quantity of threaded messages, and a threaded Outl00k mailing list folder a close second. This isn't even close.
Depends on the purpose of the mailing list
If the mailing list is not used for threaded discussion, but instead for disseminating information, then an RSS feed might be more appropriate. Also, it lets people choose their desired way of consuming the information. I certainly hesitate to sign up for mailing lists, because I get so much email already.
You read the entire post by subscribing to your choice of full post feed, excerpts, or comments (or some combination).
Why do you need to digest if it isn't in a mailing list interface?
The discussion takes place in comments, and even better, can even been done by trackbacks or referrers.
It all comes down to the different ways people deal with information. I have found that for me, RSS feeds and a good aggregator work very well.
speed is all to me
and I find a threaded newsreader quickest in use, threaded email folder 2nd, slashcode/hypermail 3rd, and feeds last.