NOTE:Since this post was published, we’ve been informed that it’s actually an Atom feed, rather than RSS. Still, that’s but a technicality. As long as your reader supports Atom as well as RSS, the result is the same.
While Google is yet to provide an official API forGoogle+, enterprising developers have taken matters into their own hands with everything from astatistics serviceto amedia player pluginalready available for the nascent social project. Now comes an unofficial solution for something a lot of users have been hoping would arrive – RSS feeds.
PlusFeedis a simple service that provides an RSS feed of any Google+ user’s public posts. Simply find the unique number at the end of their profile URL, and then add it to the PlusFeeds URL. So, for example, the URL of The Next Web’s Google+ RSS feed is:http://plusfeed.appspot.com/103907806627406122152
Then it’s just a case of adding that feed URL to your favourite RSS reader and you’re away – all their public posts will be added to the feed. From our tests, they seem to update quickly too. While this isn’t an essential feature for everyone, and there’s no knowing how long this unofficial solution will work for, if you’ve been desperate for Google+ RSS feeds – your wish is granted.
Story byMartin SFP Bryant
Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously(show all)Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletterPreSeed Nowand technology and media consultancyBig Revolution. He was previously Editor-in-Chief at TNW.
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