RSS Versus Newsletter
My confusion all started when, I started to know what an RSS is. After exploiting it to a level , I was deeply confused, because we already have a similar service which is a "Newsletter", so what’s special about RSS
I carried out my analysis for quite a few days to find out
Let’s get to the analysis
RSS:A service which would allow one to subscribe for dynamic contents and can be later read through specialized applications(for details refer to my blog " RSS-Buzz Word ")
Newsletter: A service whereby dynamic contents such as news, offers,..can be sent to all the subscribed users as an email
I figured out certain differences, which would help us out to find out the difference between an RSS and a Newsletter
RSS | Newsletter |
|---|---|
We based service through XML | Web based service through HTML |
Datas are delivered to RSS readers and aggregators | Datas are delivered to email account subscribed |
Contents would be crawled by spiders | Search engine cannot access Newsletters contents |
Helps Websites, blogs,..to get good Search engine ranking | It doesn't helps to get good Search engine ranking |
Increases website traffick | It does not increase website traffick |
RSS feeds occupies lesser file size | Newsletters are normally bigger than RSS feeds |
Spam free | Open to spam |
Organising and reading Feeds are more user friendly | Organising and reading newsletters are not as user friendly as feeds |
More secure way of communication | Less secure as you use your contact details such as email address |
Lots of options in RSS Readers and aggreagotors to email and bookmark the updates | Options left based on your email account provider |
Theres no specific storage size as such(unsure) | Storage size for newsletter depends upon the email service provider |
The above few points must have thrown light on why RSS is becoming popular than Newsletter.If you know any other points to add or corrections pls let me know.
