RSS vs. Twitter

RSS and Twitter "push" content to readers. RSS was a "hot" in 2007. Now all you hear about is Twitter. So now there is a debate about whether Twitter will kill RSS.

• Twitter vs. RSS Feed reader - The smackdown compares differences between pushing content with Twitter and RSS."


• Twitter followers vs. RSS subscribers favors Twitter.


• RSS subscribers or Twitter followers: Which are worth more? claims RSS subscribers are more engaged.

For librarians running a blog, the question is "Should your blog even provide a RSS link and a Twitter link or just a Twitter link?" Since setting up these links is a one time activity and is not difficult, sitting up both seems the most sensible answer for now.