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dotcommer · 10-03-2006, 11:31 PM

I asked the programmer of the CelebrityCash.com feeds, what is the difference between RSS, XML and JavaScript.

Here was his response
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XML is a syntax concept and protocol. RSS is one such protocol defined w/ XML, defined in an RFC standard. The javascript delivery method, though I haven't seen it offered, is sorta like how we offer our feeds. It isn't RSS by any way shape or form, but it's the same 'effect' of providing data to webmasters. The big difference is, of course, that it must be provided in a static layout. A lot of feeds, such as ours, allow customizations, some even way more so (ala Google AdWords). But in reality it is not RSS at all.
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He also said that the concern about making CelebrityCash.com feeds as and XML based RSS feed is that an RSS/XML feed can be changed so that traffic can be sent somewhere else instead of back to CelebrityCash.com.

Since Celebrity Cash is delivering content ie: Pictures, videos etc... this can't be done by using the feeds they way they are now.
Once they establish a trust factor with an affiliate, then they can make them available as a true RSS XML feed.

10-03-2006, 11:31 PM
dotcommer Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 312	I asked the programmer of the CelebrityCash.com feeds, what is the difference between RSS, XML and JavaScript. Here was his response ----------- XML is a syntax concept and protocol. RSS is one such protocol defined w/ XML, defined in an RFC standard. The javascript delivery method, though I haven't seen it offered, is sorta like how we offer our feeds. It isn't RSS by any way shape or form, but it's the same 'effect' of providing data to webmasters. The big difference is, of course, that it must be provided in a static layout. A lot of feeds, such as ours, allow customizations, some even way more so (ala Google AdWords). But in reality it is not RSS at all. ------------ He also said that the concern about making CelebrityCash.com feeds as and XML based RSS feed is that an RSS/XML feed can be changed so that traffic can be sent somewhere else instead of back to CelebrityCash.com. Since Celebrity Cash is delivering content ie: Pictures, videos etc... this can't be done by using the feeds they way they are now. Once they establish a trust factor with an affiliate, then they can make them available as a true RSS XML feed.