What’s up with all the email newsletters? Please, y’all, blog with RSS feed is so much better!
@marmanold 100% agree, although I think email newsletters are conceptually easier for non-nerds to wrap their heads around and engage with; RSS requires another app that you check.
@marmanold I think “follower” retention is the key word as to why those who send out the newsletters do it that way, and as @robertsapunarich said, on the receiving end most people get emails, but most people (sadly) have never tried an RSS reader. Maybe it’s the acronyms fault, I don’t know. Maybe we should call it “Happy Mail” 😊
@robertsapunarich Agreed. Sad that email clients dropped RSS support and Webmail never really had it. Missed opportunity for a better, more open web.
@robertsapunarich @marmanold To Robert's point, I've found simple newsletter engines with simple RSS included, but not simple blog engines with email subscription included. This actually something I've requested of @help as a killer feature.
@toddgrotenhuis +1 to that feature request. Allowing people to subscribe via email would definitely make it easier for my less technical family and friends to follow my updates here. Cc @help