Flutterby™! : the new web

I've seen a couple of people experimenting with ways to read and display RSS feeds recently. RSS is a simple XML file format that allows a headline link and a small description. I don't get much of the appeal, but the big thing that's hitting me is that the reason RSS is so popular is that so many websites suck, and this is the easiest way to get the headlines and data from those websites without having to wade through the grossness that their designers have foisted on us.