I’ve been using Yahoo! Pipes quite a bit recently, partly because it’s so easy to use, and partly because it outputs data in RSS and JSON format.

For instance, if you decide to use the RSS output, you can use SimplePie to parse the data and display it, or you can output the JSON feed using jQuery. I’ve found the later method to be very quick and efficient, and it avoids the need to setup cache folders and cronjobs to automatically parse your feeds at set intervals. (more…)

If you want to avoid having to cache your parsed RSS or Atom feeds, using JavaScript is a good alternative. By using the JSON feed available for some feeds, you will get the very latest updates as they happen. (more…)