Forbes has evidently titled its RSS feeds in a way that there’s a space before the “F” in “Forbes.” This means that in some feed readers (well, at least BlogExpress), Forbes will appear at the top of the category, above the feeds named with an “A.” It can be renamed, of course, but when the feed synchronizes, it automatically un-renames, so the space returns.

I tested this with several Forbes feeds, just to see if it was a titling typo on the first one to which I subscribed. It wasn’t, so I’m guessing it’s deliberate. It’s sort of an RSS version of naming yourself “AAAA Auto Parts,” the goal of course being that you appear first (or close to first) in the Yellow Pages listings.

As an anal-retentive lunatic, I find this irritating, and a reason not to subscribe to Forbes feeds.

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 28th, 2005 at 12:01 am and is filed under Internet Stuff.