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07 Jan 15

ysabou

rss feed

26 Jan 14

Ellie K

rss atom reader feed

28 Jun 13

Louisette Leduc

"What is RSS?
What is Atom? The RSS Format (example) Glossary
What Can I do with RSS?
Displaying Headlines on Other Website Search Engine Why Use an Aggregator?
Choosing an Aggregator Aggregators and Atom
What is OPML?"

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Really Simple Syndication, Rich Site Summary,
often labeled as XML.
each item contains a title, summary, and a link to a URL
The most common use for RSS files is for news and other reverse-chronologically ordered websites like blogs
format quite similar to RSS.
RSS file
- my website is syndicated = my website produces an RSS feed
displaying headlines on other websites
search engines
- aggregating RSS feeds from multiple websites
- many others
display headlines from other websites
search engines
they index
earch engines
news aggregators
newsreaders
in RSS aggregators
own personalized aggregator
three-panel layout
necessity
that reads a half dozen or more pages
periodically check for new items
wouldn’t be feasible without an RSS aggregator.
Many people read several hundred feeds.
best to try several out
s multiple computers,
all free to use
Some websites produce only Atom feeds and not RSS feeds
that converts Atom feeds into RSS feeds,
hat lists all the RSS feeds you subscribe to
Rather than re-subscribing to all 50 feeds from XYZ, you can export an OPML
enter the URL of the RSS
two ways to subscribe.
follow a subscribe link
Links labeled as
enter in the URL of a web page and it will then read its RSS feed.
you’ll need to copy and paste the RSS URL into your aggregator.

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03 Jan 12

Caro Mailloux

"Atom is a format quite similar to RSS. It was created by people who felt that RSS could be improved upon, and some that disagreed with some of the politics regarding RSS."

rss atom inf6107 aggregator

simply contain a list of items. Usually, each item contains a title, summary, and a link to a URL (e.g. a web page). Other information, such as the date, creator’s name, etc., may also be available. The most common use for RSS files is for news and other reverse-chronologically ordered websites like blogs.
Probably the most popular use for RSS is in RSS aggregators.
Aggregator?

For anyone that reads a half dozen or more pages that have RSS feeds, an aggregator is a necessity. RSS aggregators are set up to periodically check for new items in the feeds you are subscibed to, commonly once every hour. In other words, the news comes to you, rather than you having to go to the news. This saves a tremendous amount of time