Re: Is the RSS Icon a Failure?

Not at all.  I see variations on the classic icon on numerous individual si=
tes that advertise their own feed.  I think Mozilla is making a small mista=
ke to abandon this iconic icon.

--- In [email protected], "Rogers" <cadenhead@...> wrote:
>
> Mozilla is removing the orange RSS icon from the Address bar in Firefox a=
nd replacing it with a Bookmarks menu item called "Subscribe," as described=
 in this blog post:
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> http://camendesign.com/blog/rss_is_dying
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> Here's Mozilla developer Asa Dotzler's take on why this is good:
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> "The UI, as it was =EF=BF=BD a tiny orange button in the addressbar wasn'=
t helping users use the feature so it was removed. Better UI, a menu item w=
ith a real description of what RSS does, 'subscribe' replaced it. That's a =
positive step, not a negative one. Though it may be encountered by fewer us=
ers, it will make much more sense to those who do encounter it."
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> Although I like the RSS icon and look for it all the time on sites, I'm w=
ondering whether it's too wonky to further broader mainstream usage of feed=
s. It's a good visual identifier for RSS but may not help convey what feeds=
 are or why users should subscribe to them.
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> Do you think the icon has been a failure?
>




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