RSS Basics

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RSS Basics

• David Free, dfree_at_gpc.edu
• Jennifer Link, jlink_at_gpc.edu
• September 12, 2005

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What is RSS?

• Really Simple Syndication
• Rich Site Summary
• RDF Site Summary
• A document specification for Web content that
  allows feed readers or aggregators to collect,
  organize, and present Web-based content.
• Huh?

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What is RSS?

• A way to make web content deliverable to and
  readable on the aggregator service of your choice

Content from all of those sites delivered to one
place
Your daughters blog
Netflix
slashdot.org
cnn.com
Jerzs Literacy Weblog
chronicle.com
SEC football
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What You Need

• An aggregator/reader account
• Bloglines www.bloglines.com
• FeedReader
• Pluck www.pluck.com
• My Yahoo my.yahoo.com
• Many others

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What You Need

• Feeds
• Look for

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What You Need

• Feeds, continued
• Search for feeds
• Feedfinder (from Feedster) feedfinder.feedster.co
  m
• Syndic8 www.syndic8.com
• RSS Locator www.rss-locator.com/search/search.php
  
• Daypop www.daypop.com
• Plazoo www.plazoo.com
• Search tool within your reader service

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What You Need

• How to subscribe to a feed
• Login to feed reader account.
• Right-click on feed button.
• Choose Copy Shortcut.
• Paste copied shortcut into feed reader.
• Dunwoody Blog Lunch N Learn - gpcdunwoodylnl.blogs
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How to Create a Feed

• Have content to be syndicated (like a blog)
• Create the RSS file
• Automatic from some services
• DIY with instructions from Stephen Downes,
  tinyurl.com/5svrw
• Generate feeds for free
• Feedburner, www.feedburner.com
• IceRocket, rss.icerocket.com
• Validate your RSS file feedvalidator.org

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Thanks for attending!

• David Free, dfree_at_gpc.edu
• Jennifer Link, jlink_at_gpc.edu