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What is RSS?
RSS is used to provide items containing short descriptions of web content together with a link to the full version of the content. This information is delivered as an XML file called RSS feed, RSS stream, or RSS channel. An orange rectangle with the letters XML (
) is often used as a link to a site's RSS feed. RSS feed is a rather technical name.
RSS is widely used by the weblog community to share the latest entries' headlines or their full text, and even attached multimedia files (such as podcasting)
A program known as a feed reader or aggregator (here is a nice list of RSS Readers)can check RSS-enabled webpages on behalf of a user and display any updated articles that it finds. RSS saves users from having to repeatedly visit favorite websites to check for new content or be notified of updates via email. It is now very common to find RSS feeds on most major web sites, as well as many smaller ones.
(from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(protocol))
) is often used as a link to a site's RSS feed. RSS feed is a rather technical name.RSS is widely used by the weblog community to share the latest entries' headlines or their full text, and even attached multimedia files (such as podcasting)
A program known as a feed reader or aggregator (here is a nice list of RSS Readers)can check RSS-enabled webpages on behalf of a user and display any updated articles that it finds. RSS saves users from having to repeatedly visit favorite websites to check for new content or be notified of updates via email. It is now very common to find RSS feeds on most major web sites, as well as many smaller ones.
(from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(protocol))
Getting Started: Fetching Your Feed
You'll need a feed reader to get started.
You can find links to many popular feed readers for most operating systems here: http://blogspace.com/rss/readers.
We recommend web-based aggregators such as Bloglines, which allow you to check your favorite feeds from any computer with web access.
You can find links to many popular feed readers for most operating systems here: http://blogspace.com/rss/readers.
We recommend web-based aggregators such as Bloglines, which allow you to check your favorite feeds from any computer with web access.
How to Subscribe (Bloglines)
1. Go to: http://www.bloglines.com and click Register in the upper right
2. Create an account. You'll get an email when you're done.
3. Log back in to Bloglines.
4. Click My Feeds in the upper left.
5. Click Add, just below that
6. Copy one of the feed URL's on this page, and paste it into the Blog or Feed URL field . You can leave everything else blank.
7. Click Subscribe.
8. On the left, you'll notice a link to a new feed. Click here to browse.
9. Click on the content titles if you want to see the full page.
10. Bookmark this site (http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs), and check back often.
2. Create an account. You'll get an email when you're done.
3. Log back in to Bloglines.
4. Click My Feeds in the upper left.
5. Click Add, just below that
6. Copy one of the feed URL's on this page, and paste it into the Blog or Feed URL field . You can leave everything else blank.
7. Click Subscribe.
8. On the left, you'll notice a link to a new feed. Click here to browse.
9. Click on the content titles if you want to see the full page.
10. Bookmark this site (http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs), and check back often.
Feeds @ IST
IST Web: Recently Updated
The IST Website is constantly being updated with useful information for students and all those in the IST community.
http://ist.psu.edu/rss/rss.xml
IST Press Releases
Stay informed about important events within IST. This is IST's official Press Release feed.
http://ist.psu.edu/rss/rssnews.cfm
IST Events
Many of our events will be publishing RSS feeds. Whether or not you attend the event. keep in touch with its community, be reminded of important updates and schedules, and recieve text and audio summaries of sessions.
The IST Website is constantly being updated with useful information for students and all those in the IST community.
http://ist.psu.edu/rss/rss.xml
IST Press Releases
Stay informed about important events within IST. This is IST's official Press Release feed.
http://ist.psu.edu/rss/rssnews.cfm
IST Events
Many of our events will be publishing RSS feeds. Whether or not you attend the event. keep in touch with its community, be reminded of important updates and schedules, and recieve text and audio summaries of sessions.
