RSS Has No Value Without A Filter

The irony of the video RSS in Plain English is that it is simultaneously one of the clearest and most engaging explanations of RSS I have ever seen and also a vivid demonstration of why RSS has not gone mainstream — how can something that takes 3.5 minutes to explain be a killer app?

[![Click to Play Image](http://blip.tv/file/get/Leelefever-RSSInPlainEnglish369.flv.jpg "Click To Play")](http://blip.tv/file/get/Leelefever-RSSInPlainEnglish369.flv) [Click To Play](http://blip.tv/file/get/Leelefever-RSSInPlainEnglish369.flv)

**Translation:** Why run around sipping from multiple water fountains when you can ~~drown~~ drink from one giant fire hose? ** He’s the simplest way I can put it:** There is NO value to having information come to you in one place when the result is TOO MUCH information for you to sift through.

Or even simpler: Without a filter, RSS has no value.

Any questions?