I have mostly stopped reading newsletters. I resorted to RSS feeds instead. They are never caught by my mail filters and they don't clog my inbox - and the sorting mechanisms of good RSS readers are fantastic.
My subscriptions change multiple times a week though.
One advantage of getting newsletters is that your mail is generally always open in browser. So it is one less app you need to worry about. Also, many newsletters do provide an RSS feed.
The objective of a newsletter is not to cover every article on every website. Rather, it is curation of content.
That said, I agree that browser is not always best way to consume content. As you said earlier, RSS is flexible, so you can create RSS feeds of newsletters. That way, you can have the best of both worlds.
IMO, RSS reader requires an initial setup cost and many people get quickly overwhelmed by the number of unread articles unless they invest some time in setting up good filtering rules.
Yes, subscribing to too many newsletters is counter-productive. If "Unsubscribe" does not work, the last resort is "Report Spam". There is also the possibility of people harvesting email addresses for spamming.
I have mostly stopped reading newsletters. I resorted to RSS feeds instead. They are never caught by my mail filters and they don't clog my inbox - and the sorting mechanisms of good RSS readers are fantastic.
My subscriptions change multiple times a week though.
I used Google Reader before. I use newsletters as a curation mechanism. Which RSS reader do you use?
I use NewsBlur. If you prefer a locally installed one, you should try Newsboat.
One advantage of getting newsletters is that your mail is generally always open in browser. So it is one less app you need to worry about. Also, many newsletters do provide an RSS feed.
All websites provide an RSS feed. (You can make them if they don't.) Not all websites provide a newsletter.
Having a browser open all the time just to read information is not always desirable.
The objective of a newsletter is not to cover every article on every website. Rather, it is curation of content.
That said, I agree that browser is not always best way to consume content. As you said earlier, RSS is flexible, so you can create RSS feeds of newsletters. That way, you can have the best of both worlds.
IMO, RSS reader requires an initial setup cost and many people get quickly overwhelmed by the number of unread articles unless they invest some time in setting up good filtering rules.
So does a newsletter though - and maintaining them can easily become a horrible task. You'll need to hope that "Unsubscribe" works...
Yes, subscribing to too many newsletters is counter-productive. If "Unsubscribe" does not work, the last resort is "Report Spam". There is also the possibility of people harvesting email addresses for spamming.
That won't happen with RSS! ;-)
Wait till everyone is on the SPA bandwagon :P