URL shortcuts for feed syndication specs

Want an easy way to jump to the specifications of your favorite web feed technologies? Me too! I created a few Uniform Resource Locator (URL) shortcuts to eliminate the need for bookmarks and provide a new and memorable way to introduce people to specs and standards. Add a subdomain before FeedSpecs.com and you just might find what you’re looking for.

• atom.FeedSpecs.com redirects to the Atom Syndication Format IETF specification (spec).

• rdf.FeedSpecs.com redirects to the RSS 1.0 spec.

• rss.FeedSpecs.com redirects to the RSS 2.0 spec.

• gdata.FeedSpecs.com redirects to Google’s gData spec.

• itunes.FeedSpecs.com redirects to the Apple podcasting spec

• mediarss.FeedSpecs.com redirects to Yahoo’s Media RSS spec.

• sle.FeedSpecs.com redirects to Microsoft’s simple list extensions spec.

• sse.FeedSpecs.com redirects to Microsoft’s simple sharing extensions spec.

A simple setup that makes it easier to share feed information.

I’d ideally like to create a centralized learning site supported and in partnership with other companies in the space to help introduce more people people to feed syndication technologies. If I had more time I’d make each spec better styled, create a feed generator in JavaScript, and provide a full database of aggregators and their parsing behavior.

I’ll stick to the simple stuff for now and keep adding domain shortcodes as new namespaces gain popularity.