Do you buy a lot on the Internet?

Between iTunes and Amazon, I buy a ton of stuff off of the Internet. If sales tax were applied, I’d be in serious trouble. Thankfully, my church, which also buys a ton of stuff online, has its tax-free status. That’s huge, as I’m sure you know.

However, the tax-free party just might end if a bill currently up for discussion in the Senate passes. This bill is “supposed” to help “brick and mortar” businesses compete in the Internet age.

I’m sorry, but we are in the Internet age!

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Let’s face it, RSS is for geeks.

Only the hardcore blog followers use it.

Sure, there are those exceptions, but for the most part, you’re everyday, typical Internet citizen is not leveraging RSS feeds to consume the web. That’s why walled garden networks like Facebook and Pinterest are popular. It “juices” the web and makes it more palatable.

There are some who have leveled up with tablet apps like Flipboard or maybe even tried Feedly once, but for the most part, RSS has never got the traction it should have.

Or at least that’s what I thought.

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