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Difference between RSS and ATOM feeds

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by sofieseo, Jan 24, 2012.

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    Hello Everyone!!
    Can anyone plz tell me what is the difference between RSS and ATOM feeds....? If you tell me RSS then Why and If you tell me ATOM then why..? Which is better RSS or ATOM.... Plz share your views on it with proper and easy way to understandably ans put on it........!!!!






    Thanx In Advaced!!
     
    sofieseo, Jan 24, 2012 IP
  2. vishalbhalodia

    vishalbhalodia Member

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    Atom Feed is similar to RSS Fees but it is different only in HTML tag.
     
    vishalbhalodia, Jan 31, 2012 IP
  3. Samykrish

    Samykrish Greenhorn

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    An Atom feed is very similar to an RSS feed in that it is a lightweight XML format allowing for easy syndication of web content. In fact, most RSS readers and news aggregators will be able to read Atom feeds just fine, as it is becoming a widely-used alternative to RSS feeds.
     
    Samykrish, Feb 1, 2012 IP
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    softonaseo Member

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    this such a great information.
     
    softonaseo, Feb 1, 2012 IP
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    yorkmax Peon

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    but why every one is started to use atom feeds ? what is the difference ?
     
    yorkmax, Feb 1, 2012 IP
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    andrewmclaren01 Greenhorn

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    Atom and RSS are both a similar technology which was developed to help people receive automatic updates of their favorite websites.
     
    andrewmclaren01, Feb 1, 2012 IP
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    RSS does not allow any well-formed XML markup in it’s content. This is very bad when it comes to using RSS-syndicated content elsewhere. In fact, it only supports plain text or escaped HTML which, without getting into the technical issues surrounding that, simply means it’s very difficult to work with.

    Atom is a relatively recent spec and is much more robust and feature-rich than RSS. For instance, where RSS requires descriptive fields such as title and link only in item breakdowns, Atom requires these things for both items and the full feed.

    More from: http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/03/30/rss-vs-atom-whats-the-big-deal/
     
    webdev007, Feb 1, 2012 IP
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    Mithuasha Banned

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    ATOM is an IETF standard while RSS is not
    ATOM feeds explicitly indicates the content while the browser is left to figure out whether the RSS feed contains plain text or escaped HTML
    ATOM code is modular and reusable while RSS code is not
    RSS still holds dominance in the syndication format due to its head start and popularity
     
    Mithuasha, Feb 2, 2012 IP