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Capo · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

RSS feeds can benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites. However, a drawback to RSS feeds involves the fire-hose effect of

A) having old messages purged by new messages.
B) being discouraged because it's so hard to subscribe to RSS feeds.
C) getting so many feeds so fast that it's impossible to manage them.
D) RSS feeds that separate trivial articles from those that are essential.
E) all of the above.

Question 2

A ________ is a social media site where users, not owners, contribute most of the content.

A) branded channel
B) user-generated content site
C) content curation channel
D) central hub
E) content marketing site

Mholman93 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C
Explanation: C) Anyone who's signed up for more than a few RSS feeds can face the fire-hose effect of getting so many feeds so quickly that it's impossible to stay on top of them.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B
Explanation: B) YouTube, Flickr, Yelp, and other user-generated content (UGC) sites, in which users rather than website owners contribute most or all of the content, have become serious business tools.