Help with RSS
About RSS
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an easy way to keep up with your favorite news
and information. An RSS feed contains headlines, summaries and links to full news
stories. If you click an RSS link, you will see XML (or eXtensible Markup Language)
code in your browser. This is to be expected, since you do not view RSS content
through a browser. You view the headlines through an RSS news reader (also called
an RSS aggregator).
What are RSS Readers?
RSS news readers are small software programs or web applications that aggregate
RSS feeds and display the information. They allow you to scan headlines from hundreds
of news sources in a central location.
Where Do I Get an RSS Reader?
A wide range of RSS readers can be easily downloaded from the Web. Some readers
are Web-based while others require you to download a small software program onto
your desktop. Most are free to use.
Searching the popular search engines will give you a variety of RSS readers you
can install.
How Do I Use This Feed?
The first step, as described below, is to choose an RSS reader. Each reader has
a slightly different way of adding a new feed (also called a "channel"). In most
cases, here's how it works:
- Open the RSS feed you want to join in a browser window
- From your browser, copy the URL that appears in your Address Bar of the browser
- Paste that URL into the 'Add New Channel' section of the reader.
You should be all set! The RSS feed will start to display and regularly update the
headlines for you.
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