RSS has always been useful because of its time stamp. Unlike static web content, RSS can be pulled in a time basis easing the task of identifying new content. Now FeedCycle.com takes a natural step forward and allows user to control the timing parameters of their feeds., i.e, it enables the publisher to create, publish and manage cyclic, or serialised web feeds. To give a graphical example, it allows users to replay a given feed (say a podcast) and deliver its content in a day to day basis. Subscriber can get all the content regardless of the exact moment in which they subscribed, that is to say they can be in a different cycle from others subscribers.
It is a great idea that may have applications in educational content like taped classes, manuals...The service is free for 30 feeds, with a maximum of 500 items each and unlimited subscribers which suffices for most content.
Others plans cost 10 GBP or 20 GBP per month and offer additional bandwidth, feeds and items. Users can check existing feeds in a directory structured by a tag cloud. It allows redirection of feeds to Feedburner for extra statistics and control.
They host a curious Christmas competition to familiarize users with the site: they award $500 to the best «Twelve Days of Christmas» carol, a kind of cumulative song, with 12 stanzas ideal for testing timed delivery of feeds.
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