Slog - Comments on Slog by Topic http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic You can now sort Slog posts by topic. Click on the "Categories" link at the top of Slog and you'll find a list of posts sorted by type. Coming soon: RSS feeds by category.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:50:14 -0800 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:55:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Megan Nice idea

]]> Megan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592465 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592465 Housekeeping Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:05:02 -0800 Comment by charles sweet. can't wait for the rss. are comments going to be coming to rss anytime soon?

]]> charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592499 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592499 Housekeeping Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:25:03 -0800 Comment by failing computer nerd What is rss? How exactly does it work? I looked it up on Wikipedia and I still didn't get it.

]]> failing computer nerd http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592504 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592504 Housekeeping Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:31:39 -0800 Comment by K #3 - First, get an RSS reader (google.com/reader or one of the standalone programs) and then subscribe to some RSS feeds, such as:

http://www.thestranger.com/blog/atom.xml

The RSS reader periodically checks the feeds you are subscribed to and shows you the latest stories. Basically, it gives you a quick way of checking all your favorite sites.

In most browsers, you will see an orange icon to the right of the site's URL. You can often just click on that to add the RSS feed to your reader.

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592520 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592520 Housekeeping Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:20:11 -0800 Comment by charles RSS is basically a "feed" that you "subscribe" to with an rss reader. the reader checks the rss feed every so often and when content on page who's feed you are subscribed to is updated, your rss reader will alert you. basically it's a way to keep up with new content on a site without actually wasting your time opening your browser and physically surfing over there to see what is new.

here are a few rss clients

some browsers such as firefox and internet explorer 7 also have support for RSS. I believe firefox calls them "live bookmarks". the new version of outlook in ms office 2k7 also has an integrated rss reader. as do some portals like my.yahoo.com

]]> charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592521 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592521 Housekeeping Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:21:32 -0800 Comment by david Seeing the number of articles in each of your categories is an interesting statistical breakdown of what gets the most attention on Slog. "Arts" is far and away in the lead, and "Savage Love" has only 3 entries. Who'd thought?

]]> david http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592591 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592591 Housekeeping Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:49:43 -0800 Comment by charles I'd kind of like to see the categories expand though. The fact that there are so many posts in arts for example is screaming to be further broken down. There is no way I'm going to wade through 1k+ posts to try to find that original zadie smith post frizelle made a month or so ago.

Why not make a "on writing", "vidaduct", "you will know we are christians by...", or "absurd ECB feminism" tag? Do you have the capability to assign a post to one or more categories?

There are a few recurring themes in slog but you wouldn't be able to follow that thread by those really general categories. categories shouldn't read like the sections of a newspaper but like a topical map to what you write about.

]]> charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592651 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592651 Housekeeping Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:04:59 -0800 Comment by charles or if you REALLY wanted to get 2.0, you'd let US tag them for you ;)

]]> charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592652 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592652 Housekeeping Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:06:41 -0800 Comment by CameronRex Anyone else having trouble with this feature? I use Firefox browser and every time I try going through the categories the browser locks up. I have to 'force quit.'

]]> CameronRex http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592737 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/slog_by_topic#c592737 Housekeeping Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:55:20 -0800