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If you prefer to have something simpler than RSS/XML, you can simply add an extra variable in the URL. For example /rss/feed/marvel?as=json. The feeder will in that case, instead return content as json.
How does the fetching works
In its simples way, we use feed agents, that is fetching the content for us. The fetched content will then be collected and merged in a RSS container. The agens are there to secure some kind of uptime. If we fetch data from only one place, and that site looses its internet connectivity for a few hours or days, we suddenly have no feed content to show.
What about RSS-less sites?
It's a complex process, but as long as the site is consequent with the content, we can provide a RSS feed for it.
Eventually upcoming features
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